The Gordon Place

Name: The Gordon Place
Price: 19.99 USD
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ISBN: 9781938271458

✍️ Isaac Thorne

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4.5

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📚 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

A constable and a reporter confront a haunted house and a decades-old hate crime in Lost Hollow.

Graham Gordon returns to his family’s abandoned estate to face his father’s vengeful spirit. Simultaneously, Afia Afton pursues a news feature that leads her into the same dangerous location. The narrative weaves together Graham’s physical survival and Afia’s quest for truth regarding her father’s death. Both characters must deal with the weight of history as they uncover secrets buried in the Gordon place. The story highlights the intersection of personal grief and supernatural horror, showing how unresolved trauma can manifest as literal danger. Readers follow their parallel journeys as they attempt to break free from the cycles of hate and fear that define their lives.

Key Themes

hate crime haunted house familial trauma

Literary Context

The story is set in the fictional town of Lost Hollow, published by Lost Hollow Books in 2019. It engages with American small-town folklore and Halloween broadcast traditions, reflecting a contemporary interest in local legends and media-driven horror narratives within a US context.

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Recommended For Fans Of

Shirley Jackson · Stephen King · Neil Gaiman · Tana French

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Horror Fiction

🏛 Lost Hollow Books 📅 2019 📖 348 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781938271458

📝 Description: The Gordon Place

Isaac Thorne’s The Gordon Place follows Graham Gordon, a constable for Lost Hollow, as he enters his abandoned childhood home after two decades. Local rumors cite disembodied screams, but Graham faces a more immediate threat: the hateful spirit of his deceased father trapped within the rickety cellar stairs. His struggle to escape becomes a battle between spirit and flesh, forcing him to confront his past. Parallel to this, Channel 6 News reporter Afia Afton investigates a decades-old hate crime that claimed her father’s life. She meets with town administrator Patsy Blankenship to develop a ghost story feature for a Halloween broadcast. When Patsy mentions the screams at the Gordon residence, the two narratives collide. The book examines how personal history and supernatural horror intersect, requiring Graham to redeem his future while Afia seeks closure on her father’s murder. This novel suits readers interested in small-town mysteries intertwined with familial trauma and ghostly retribution. It draws on gothic traditions of haunted houses where the past refuses to stay buried. The story does not appeal to those seeking lighthearted scares or purely academic folklore studies. Thorne, through Lost Hollow Books, presents a narrative where solving a murder is as dangerous as surviving the house itself.

💎 Our verdict on The Gordon Place

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Horror Reads editorial team

Horror desk

Isaac Thorne effectively weaves a tale where personal history and supernatural horror intersect, creating a tense atmosphere that lingers long after the final page. The parallel narratives of Graham’s physical survival and Afia’s quest for truth regarding her father’s death are handled with care, highlighting how unresolved trauma manifests as literal danger. The book succeeds in grounding its gothic elements in real-world issues of hate crimes and small-town dynamics. It suits readers who appreciate complex character motivations alongside ghostly retribution. While the setting is familiar, the execution of the dual perspective adds freshness to the haunted house genre, making it a strong choice for fans of psychological horror.

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📖 Why choose it

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Why this book is worth reading

Readers drawn to the intersection of familial grief and supernatural horror will find this narrative compelling. It appeals to those who enjoy small-town mysteries where local secrets are deeply rooted in historical hate crimes. The parallel journeys of Graham and Afia offer a dual perspective on resolving past trauma, making it suitable for fans of psychological depth alongside spooky atmospheres. Those interested in how unresolved anger can literally haunt the present will appreciate the thematic weight. It is not for those seeking lighthearted scares or purely academic folklore studies. Instead, it offers a tense exploration of redemption and truth-seeking within a dangerous, isolated setting.

⭐ Reader reviews

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Reader rating

4.5

Based on 1 reviews

Horror Reads editorial team

Isaac Thorne effectively weaves a tale where personal history and supernatural horror intersect, creating a tense atmosphere that lingers long after the final page. The parallel narratives of Graham’s physical survival and Afia’s quest for truth regarding her father’s death are handled with care, highlighting how unresolved trauma manifests as literal danger. The book succeeds in grounding its gothic elements in real-world issues of hate crimes and small-town dynamics. It suits readers who appreciate complex character motivations alongside ghostly retribution. While the setting is familiar, the execution of the dual perspective adds freshness to the haunted house genre, making it a strong choice for fans of psychological horror.