Apotheosis: A Divine Horror about the Battle for a Damned Soul

by Frank Reteguiz

As Above, So Alice’s Demons Are Coming for Us.

Alice Persephone had it all. A powerful career. Wealth. Influence.

Now, she’s in prison for an unspeakable crime.

Desperate for a reduced sentence—Alice agrees to a radical experiment at Johns Hopkins University. A fusion of modern science and ancient ritual, the procedure promises breakthroughs in human consciousness.

But something goes wrong. Horribly wrong.

Now, Alice is trapped in a waking nightmare, hunted by the demons of her past—both real and imagined. As the darkness spreads, she must fight to escape before it consumes her… and everyone else.

A gripping psychological horror thriller for fans of Paul Tremblay, Cormac McCarthy, and Stephen King.

How do you outrun something that lives inside you?

142 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 12, 2025

About the author

A fun, awkward, and fascinating man, Frank Reteguiz was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was transplanted to Jacksonville, Florida when he was eleven. He graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of West Florida, where he was nominated Mr. UWF (Homecoming King) in 2009 and a brother in Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He worked as a police officer in Savannah, Georgia for three years, followed by being a deck officer for Disney Cruise Lines, and then worked for Tesla in sales and marketing. He had an obsession with storytelling, myths, and psychology since he was a boy but didn't follow through with his passion until his best friend encouraged him to put pen to paper. He draws inspiration from writers such as Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Malcolm Gladwell, and Mary Shelley; along with other storytellers like Joseph Campbell, Quentin Tarantino, and Christopher Nolan. Frank's goal is to tell stories that will one day not only entertain audiences but will become part of modern mythology.