{"id":17995,"date":"2023-05-02T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=17995"},"modified":"2023-05-01T22:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T02:26:45","slug":"philip-fracassi-citywide-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/philip-fracassi-citywide-blackout\/","title":{"rendered":"Philip Fracassi talks GOTHIC on Citywide Blackout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philip Fracassi recently appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/CitywideMax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citywide Blackout podcast<\/a> to talk about his novel\u00a0<em>Gothic<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/gothic-fracassi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available now from Cemetery Dance<\/a>. Host Max Bowen introduces the interview, which you can listen to below:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A haunted item is a familiar element in horror novels, but a haunted desk? That\u2019s a new one to me and I am here for it! Continuing our series of interviews with authors on Cemetery Dance, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pfracassi.com\/books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Fracassi<\/a>\u00a0joins me to talk about his recent novel <em>Gothic.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Citywide Blackout\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=rs7m9-3db12c-pbblog-playlist&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;rtl=0&amp;logo_link=&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;size=315\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">About the Book<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>On his 59<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday, Tyson Parks\u2014a famous, but struggling, horror writer\u2014receives an antique desk from his partner, Sarah, in the hopes it will rekindle his creative juices. Perhaps inspire him to write another best-selling novel and prove his best years aren\u2019t behind him.<\/p>\n<p>A continent away, a mysterious woman makes inquiries with her sources around the world, seeking the whereabouts of a certain artifact her family has been hunting for centuries. With the help of a New York City private detective, she finally finds what she\u2019s been looking for.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s in the home of Tyson Parks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as Tyson begins to use his new desk, he begins acting&#8230; strange. Violent. His writing more disturbing than anything he\u2019s done before. But publishers are paying top dollar, convinced his new work will be a hit, and Tyson will do whatever it takes to protect his newfound success. Even if it means the destruction of the ones he loves.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it means his own sanity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philip Fracassi recently appeared on the Citywide Blackout podcast to talk about his novel\u00a0Gothic, available now from Cemetery Dance. Host Max Bowen introduces the interview, which you can listen to below: A haunted item is a familiar element in horror novels, but a haunted desk? 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