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A review by carlyoc
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A very self-aware horror novella. A group of 20-somethings who used to explore haunted houses get together for one last hurrah at a crepy Japanese mansion.
Cat's friends don't quite know how to treat her after she spent some time in psychiatric care for depression but her best friend Faiz wanted her to be at his wedding. He is marrying Talia, who always dreamed of getting married in a haunted house. So their friend Philip rented out a Heian manor house and volunteered to be their priest. But trying to hold a nontraditional yet happy wedding is tempting fate in a building where a young bride was once buried alive to forever wait her husband who was never to arrive.
The writing was very poetic and i liked the imagery of all the mythic Japanese monsters, but I felt like there could have been more suspense in a longer-foem story.
Cat's friends don't quite know how to treat her after she spent some time in psychiatric care for depression but her best friend Faiz wanted her to be at his wedding. He is marrying Talia, who always dreamed of getting married in a haunted house. So their friend Philip rented out a Heian manor house and volunteered to be their priest. But trying to hold a nontraditional yet happy wedding is tempting fate in a building where a young bride was once buried alive to forever wait her husband who was never to arrive.
The writing was very poetic and i liked the imagery of all the mythic Japanese monsters, but I felt like there could have been more suspense in a longer-foem story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Murder