The Four Phases

In the Phases, death would be mercy.
Ash Adams never asked to be trapped in a place where time folds in on itself, where exhaustion gnaws deeper than fear, and where escape is nothing but illusion. The Phases are endless-an unforgiving cycle that ensnares countless souls, with barely any victors to speak of.

Haunted by the Hostess, a figure who delights in taunting and torment, Ash is forced to confront shadows of desire, dread, and the strangers who cross his path. Every step through the Phases tightens the grip of the cycle, twisting reality into something far worse than dying.
The cycle never ends. The Hostess is always watching.

What begins as a vacation in Romania quickly descends into nightmare. A tram ride with his friends Zane and Mallory takes a sinister turn when an eerie melody lures them toward a mysterious circus. Inside, the Hostess awaits-her warped reality a labyrinth of endless phases, where exhaustion is worse than death and escape is only an illusion.
Ash and his friends are thrust into a cycle of games that never ends, each step pulling them deeper into her cruel design. But in the Phases, mercy does not exist. And among them, only one can claim victory.

For readers of gothic thrillers and psychological horror, The 4 Phases is a quick descent into mystery, obsession, and the suffocating terror of a world that refuses to let go.