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Demon Song
A Horror Novel by Kelsea Yu
Subgenres:
- Gothic,
- Mythology-Inspired,
- Mother-Daughter Relationships
This book is for you if you're into...
- Gothic horror set in haunted Beijing opera houses
- Chinese mythology bleeding into unsettling reality
- Mother daughter bonds tested by supernatural secrets
From Little Stack
Megan’s mother stranded them in China thanks to her bad life decisions. At least she found them a home at the Huihuang Opera house. There, Megan befriends the star of the show. At first, she thinks the opera is nothing more than a retelling of a Chinese folk story. Then she learned the truth. Want to be a star? Take one headdress made of bones and skulls, paint your face white, drip red around your mouth, and sing your most haunting song. Oh, and don’t forget the knife.
A young woman discovers the terrifying secrets lurking within the walls of a Beijing opera house, in this addictive Gothic horror novella inspired by Chinese mythology about the price of fame, and the bonds between mothers and daughters. Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Cassandra Khaw.
Places like this have a history. Desires. And this one is famished.
Megan and her mom are on the run after narrowly escaping the clutches of an abusive man who dragged them from Portland to Beijing. With few options, Megan's mom turns to an old friend who offers them room and board in Huihuang Opera Theater in exchange for cleaning the ancient building.
Between her rusty Mandarin and constant reminders that she's an outsider, Megan struggles with loneliness—until she meets Kristy, the glamorous young lead in the operatic adaptation of "The Monkey King and the White Bone Demon." Soon, Megan's free time is split between reading a battered copy of the Chinese classic that inspired the opera and her budding new friendship; Kristy's love of singing brings out Megan's long-buried ambitions.
But the opera house has its secrets. There are passages within the walls that shouldn't be there, and the more Megan delves into that old book, the more the myths begin to bleed into real life. As Megan finds it increasingly difficult to separate reality from folklore, she must uncover a decades-old mystery to discover the true, horrifying secret of the opera house before it casts its hungry eyes on her.
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