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A review by precioussantiago
Gothic by Philip Fracassi
4.0
As a fan of vintage horror I would recommend this especially to fans of pulpy horror books from the 80's and 90's.
This is a modern possession, cursed object story that follows a horror writer who is struggling to write the next bestseller. He receives an antique desk as a gift on his birthday and suddenly he is inspired and writing nonstop. He also begins to exhibit some disturbing behavior that threatens to destroy his family lift-but he is at least writing. And not just writing, it's a masterpiece.
This is a pretty straight forward story that doesn't really offer anything new to the possession horror trope, but the authors writing is top notch. His prose was sharp and engaging, sophisticated without being too flowery. I now want to pick up all his work because I just love it when I click with an authors writing style. There were definitely some disturbing moments (please check for trigger warnings) in the story and I was shocked by the ending. Overall great storytelling and I am officially making it a mission to pick up more by this author.
This is a modern possession, cursed object story that follows a horror writer who is struggling to write the next bestseller. He receives an antique desk as a gift on his birthday and suddenly he is inspired and writing nonstop. He also begins to exhibit some disturbing behavior that threatens to destroy his family lift-but he is at least writing. And not just writing, it's a masterpiece.
This is a pretty straight forward story that doesn't really offer anything new to the possession horror trope, but the authors writing is top notch. His prose was sharp and engaging, sophisticated without being too flowery. I now want to pick up all his work because I just love it when I click with an authors writing style. There were definitely some disturbing moments (please check for trigger warnings) in the story and I was shocked by the ending. Overall great storytelling and I am officially making it a mission to pick up more by this author.