A scholar chasing down the origin of a cryptic folk song finds himself trapped in Cerr Astiigos, a sinister sea-side castle whose Lord is haunted by the crypts that lie deep below and harbor a terrible secret as to what the scholar truly seeks.
“A gorgeous blend of folk horror and the gothic, Astiigos has a vividly imagined world, brooding, elegant prose, and delightfully sexy and eerie secrets in equal measure.” – Robin Zeno, a very good writer who is also my friend.
Well, that’s my very buttoned-up and docile elevator pitch for the book. The Lord of Astiigos (ah-STEE-goss) is a queer 19th century style gothic horror novel I’ve been working on since fall of 2021. You’ll like it if you enjoy:
Beta readers have called it “bone chilling”, and “wildly erotic”, and my friend stephen said that the [redacted] in here reminded him of those “beef jerky dark souls 3 boys”. Good to know!
Download the free teaser of Chapters 1-5 as an ebook here and a pdf here.
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