"Now in her early 60s, Onoh has developed an idiosyncratic relationship with the horror genre.
"'I am terrified of ghosts and darkness. I still sleep with a bright light on. I can't sleep without [it],' she says.
"'As I grow older, I found that I struggle to watch horror films or read horror books,' Onoh says, while admitting that 'it's my natural thing to write horror. I don't know why.'"

Nuzo Onoh, 'Queen of Africa Horror,' Terrified of Ghosts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66707505

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