
It’s sharp, playful, and nasty as hell.” - Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghos t s “ Nothing But Blackened Teeth reads like the ghost-punk noir you never knew you needed. Cassandra Khaw is a master of the terrifying tale.” - Sam J Miller, Nebula-Award-winning author of Blackfish City “This book burns and crackles and slithers, its prose as beautiful and deadly as its horror. “Delicate and disgusting…Each page holds an image more finely drawn and disturbing than the last.” - T. Jemisin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fifth Season

“Brutally delicious! Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!” - N.K.

Absolutely recommended.” - Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway Khaw’s first original novella, Hammers on Bone, was a British Fantasy award and Locus award finalist, and their forthcoming novella, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, will be published by Nightfire in October 2021.

Khaw’s work can be found in places like Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, and Tor.com. Lurking in the shadows is the ghost bride with a black smile and a hungry heart.Īnd she gets lonely down there in the dirt.Įffortlessly taking the classic haunted house story and turning it on its head, Nothing but Blackened Teeth is a sharp and devastating exploration of grief, the parasitic nature of relationships, and the consequences of our actions.ĬASSANDRA KHAW is an award-winning game writer, and former scriptwriter at Ubisoft Montreal. It’s the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding.Ī night of food, drinks, and games quickly spirals into a nightmare as secrets get dragged out and relationships are tested.īut the house has secrets too. Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists.Ī Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company.
