House of Monstrous Women

A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumoured witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines. Josephine del Rosario feels like a pariah in her town. Long ago orphaned after her father''s political campaign ended in tragedy, she''s all alone, taking care of the family home while her older brother is off in Manila, where a revolution brews. And it''s starting to feel like he''s abandoning her. When she receives a letter from a cherished childhood friend, Hiraya, inviting her to play a game, she jumps at the reason for leaving town. Josephine will have whatever her heart desires if she wins. Maybe she can change her life. It doesn''t matter that dark rumors have always surrounded Hiraya. Except Hiraya''s house is strange-labyrinthine and huge, and something seems to be following Josephine everywhere she turns. What''s worse is there''s something her old friend isn''t telling her. There is something insidious about this invitation, and if Josephine isn''t careful, she''ll find that change is sometimes bought with blood.

About the author

Daphne Fama was born in the American South, embedded in its tight-knit Filipino community. When she’s not writing stories about monsters and the women who love them, she’s writing about video games. And when she’s not writing, she’s spending every minute adoring her partner and pup.

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Fama
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2025
• EAN: 9780857507969
• ISBN: 978-0-85750-796-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Dark Fantasy, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural, Gothic, FICTION / Ghost, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, FICTION / Gothic, Philippines, Contemporary horror and ghost stories, c 1980 to c 1989, Esoteric thriller, FICTION / Own Voices, FICTION / Horror / General