Gothic Hospital is a book by Australian author Gary Crew.

Gothic Hospital
AuthorGary Crew
GenreHorror
PublisherLothian Books
Publication date
2001
Media typePrint
Pages160 pages
ISBN0734402325 First edition paperback

Synopsis

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The book focuses on a teenager named Johnny Doolan who discovers many old gothic books in his attic after his younger sister dies of tuberculosis, which results in his parents breaking up. The books' chapters are replaced by "sessions" as the book is partly set at a psychiatrist's office.

In the book, Johnny claims to his psychiatrist that when he reads the books in his attic, the book "fills itself in" with colour, and Johnny becomes part of the story. One book Johnny particularly becomes engrossed in, is a book about an old Gothic hospital, and Johnny eventually believes that his father is trapped in the book.

Release

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Gothic Hospital was first published in Australia in 2001 through Lothian Books.[1]

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Crew, Gary, 1947- (2001). Gothic hospital. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Lothian. ISBN 0-7344-0232-5. OCLC 51341315.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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