Where the Dead Brides Gather

By Nuzo Onoh,

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Book description

A powerful Nigeria-set horror tale of possession, malevolent ghosts, family tensions, secrets and murder from the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement and 'Queen of African Horror'. For readers of Octavia Butler, Ben Okri and Koji Suzuki.


Bata, a young girl tormented by nightmares, wakes up one…


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1 author picked Where the Dead Brides Gather as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Nuzo Onoh is the 'Queen of African Horror' and she manages to create a mesmeric story of unfamiliar haunting in unchartered worlds. There is a summoning of gods and priestesses, and the appearance of ghost brides. Where the Dead Brides Gather is a sinister and gripping read.

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