South African gothic horror about inheritance, memory, and what refuses to stay buried.
ROACHES
A caretaker cottage. A fresh start.
Then the roaches arrive.
The exterminator finds nothing.
Her cat Hermes watches something Lisa can’t.
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Cailynn Brawffe is a South African horror author writing gothic and supernatural fiction rooted in the landscapes, histories and inherited shadows of her home country.
Her work explores generational trauma, folklore and the darkness that lives quietly inside families and the land they occupy. She is currently working on her debut novel.