Gothic

⭐⭐⭐⭐ – The cover on this is perfect for this book. It gives an old school horror book feel.

Gothic by Philip Fracassi is an old-school horror novel that tells the story of Tyson Parks, a struggling horror writer who receives an antique desk from his partner, Sarah, as a birthday present.

Unbeknownst to him, the desk has been sought after for centuries by a mysterious woman who finally tracks it down to Tyson's home. As Tyson begins using the desk, he starts acting strange and his writing becomes more disturbing than ever before.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book for its spooky atmosphere and well-paced plot. The characters were intriguing, and the writing fantastic. The novel had an old school horror vibe to it that reminded me of classic films like Carrie.

Overall, Gothic was a really entertaining horror novel that I would highly recommend to any fan of the horror genre.

ARC Via NetGalley

I just finished Gothic by Phillip Fracassi and this is what I thought.

Tyson parks is a washed up horror writer hoping for a come back. The book he just submitted was not what he promised and now is under a time crunch to write something new.

His partner Sarah, gets him a gothic desk to help with his writer's block, a birthday gift.

A woman, mystical and mysterious, has been searching for that very desk for years and has hired a PI to track it down. Finally she has found it ..

Tyson begins to write at the desk but has no memory of writing at it... he begins to act out of character and becomes increasingly violent but his new book is well received by his agent and the publisher but is it worth his sanity for the glory of his comeback?

Yikes! This book was so graphic and I devoured the whole thing in a few hours. If you are looking for old school horror with mysticism wrapped right in then this one has to be next on your list.

Tysons transformation from washed up has been, to international best seller was gripping to watch unfold and the descriptions of what happens to him when he sits and writes was so horrifying I had my fist over my mouth for part of the book.

I'm a huge horror fan and this one checked all the boxes. Great character development, fast and steady pace and the plot was excellent.
What didn't I like... The ending. I felt like I needed to know answers to some questions I had because I'm not a fan of loose endings with things left unexplained. I know I'm in the minority here because I need definites of knowing but I know a lot of horror fans like to be left this way.

I do highly recommend this book. It's out now so grab yours today!!! 4.5 stars

Thank you to @netgalley and @cemetarydancepublications for my review copy