My books are focused on African supernatural horror, specifically, ghosts and hauntings. African Horror encompasses several horror sub-genres like supernatural horror, psychological horror, demonic/occultic horror, sci-fi horror (popularised by Nnedi Okoroafor) slasher/gore/splatter horror and paranormal romance to mention a few.
African Horror is a literary genre in its own right, a sub-genre of horror that has existed for centuries, albeit without a formal title till my book, The Reluctant Dead, began spearheading the term, African Horror. African Horror is not a reference to AIDS, famine or Ebola, just as Indian Horror is not a reference to rapes or honour killings. What is African horror? Well, in 2015, Onoh had this wonderful top 10 list explaining what African horror is and also, very importantly, is not:ġ. We will hear from Onoh herself in a guest post written to you, the American library worker, tomorrow, but for today, I wanted to give you a very quick primer on African horror, point you to a few resources to explore on your own, and give you authors to check out. She has made it her goal to educate the world on this thriving and vibrant subgenre. Onoh is not only one of the most heralded writers of African horror, she is also its biggest promoter. While this trend is still emerging in America, it has already begun to move into the mainstream as a popular subgenre of British horror thanks in large part to the work of Nigerian-British author, BBC contributor, and lawyer, Nuzo Onoh. You can feel the warm thick air, the rich history and legends, the desperation of the impoverished, and the deep horror of the betrayed.31 Days of Horror: Day 24- Trend Alert: African Horror Today marks the beginning of a 3 day series on the very hot trend of African Horror. She brings a refreshing perspective to the table that paranormal lovers are sure to enjoy. The stories are rich in flavor and clever in metaphor, the horrors completely surreal or-far more unnerving-all too possible. These are stories where the setting itself becomes a character-fog laced cemeteries, sulfur rich salt marshes-places housing creatures that defy understanding and where the grotesque and macabre are celebrated. Sinister shopkeepers whose goods hold the highest price, a woman’s search for her mother drags her into the binding embrace of a monster, a witchdoctor’s young niece tells him a life-altering secret, an investigator who knows how to keep a 100% confession rate…. Soak in these twelve tales of Southern Gothic horror:
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