Nothing But Blackened Teeth

this is a short novella about a group of friends who meet in an abandoned japanese mansion so that two of them can get married.

every character is vague and unlikable. the author tries to give them some unique character traits but they dont stick so its a mess.

if you arent familiar with basic japanese culture or folklore you will not understand half of this story.
if you ARE familiar- however, the only saving grace of this novella is the old school japanese imagery.

also- theres this weird tone where the characters keep referencing horror movie tropes in comparison to what theyre experiencing in real time....but theres not a solid-enough establishment of them being horror fans in the first place for it to seem like natural dialogue...


i DID enjoy a handful of well written horror-ish quotes..i think this author has potential but this story wasnt fleshed out enough. the pacing seems way too fast and yet i was rushing to finish bc i didnt care what happened to the characters.