Books That Burn reviewed Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Review of 'Nothing But Blackened Teeth' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH is a chilling story with a classic setup: a very old mansion which the protagonists aren’t really supposed to have entered, and a variety of interpersonal tensions and allegiances which normally wouldn’t matter much to their daily existence but suddenly drive life-and-death stakes when the spooky stuff begins. The prose is exquisite, articulating the numb feeling of finding oneself the genre-savvy protagonist of a horror story but unable to change things. I love how it uses the hero’s trope-awareness to ramp up the terror and resignation as events play out to their viscera-laden conclusion.
Short and spooky with an excellent ending, make sure this is on your horror shelf.
Short and spooky with an excellent ending, make sure this is on your horror shelf.