Juju

"Juju" by Murray Leinster is a suspenseful tale set in the heart of West Africa, where the clash between colonial presence and ancient superstitions ignites a battle for survival. The story introduces Evan Graham, a plantation owner whose life becomes intertwined with the terrifying juju rituals practiced by the local tribes, especially during a bone-chilling ceremony led by a witch doctor. A sense of unease permeates Graham’s world as a monstrous gorilla emerges, seeking retribution and vengeance, which blurs the line between natural threat and supernatural forces, pushing the characters to their limits against an increasingly volatile backdrop of both human and animal menace where their values and lives are put in peril.