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The Unclean

Desee seeks to revive her dead child after clansmen cast him into an evil forest. A powerful witch-doctor aids her journey to a trial by ordeal.

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A dead child is cast into the evil forest by the clansmen in a burial ritual steeped in dark superstitions. His grieving mother, Desee, resorts to desperate and terrifying measures to bring him back to life. Desee's quest will force her to make some terrible choices, and with the diabolical help of a powerful witch-doctor, embark on a harrowing journey that will end in deadly consequences, culminating in a trial by ordeal underneath the infamous Tree of Truth .

First published: 2020
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Book tags

Content warnings

Abuse
Body Horror / Body Trauma
Child Death
Death of a Loved One
Emotional Abuse
Gore
Graphic Violence
Misogyny
Religious Abuse / Trauma
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Violence
Torture

Missing warnings do not mean other content is absent.

Horror profile

Scary: 4 out of 5
Creepy: 4 out of 5
Gore: 3 out of 5
Disturbing: 4 out of 5
Weird: 3 out of 5

How we calculate this

These are editorial estimates of intensity, informed by reading and review evidence, then checked before publication. They aren't star ratings, reader-vote averages or a measure of quality.

Each dimension runs from 1 (low) to 5 (exceptionally intense). A 5 is reserved for strongly consistent evidence. People experience horror differently.

Scary: Fear, tension and immediate threat.
Creepy: Unease, dread and an uncanny atmosphere.
Gore: Graphic injury, blood and bodily detail.
Disturbing: Upsetting ideas and lingering psychological impact.
Weird: Surreal, strange and reality-bending elements.

We draw a filled profile only when all five scores have been reviewed. Unrated does not mean mild. Missing scores are not estimated from genre tags or your saved taste. This profile isn't a complete content-warning guide.