“Gish’s prose is as sharp as a scalpel…The novel’s diaristic format lends itself perfectly to the revelations that unfold, and the ending will haunt readers long after the final page is turned.” — Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW
“Unfolding entirely through Ada’s richly detailed diary entries, Gish’s atmospheric debut is a heady blend of literary fiction and gothic horror that captures one woman’s descent in the face of an oppressive society. Reminiscent of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” in its exploration of feminist themes, this slow-burn tale will also appeal to fans of Robert Eggers’ 2015 folk horror film, The Witch.” — Booklist
“Grey Dog is a slow-burn feminist horror novel with a lush setting and an explosive payoff.” — Foreword Reviews
“Grey Dog is a haunting historical gothic, exquisitely detailed and suffused with queer longing, violent trauma, and escalating dread. Set your first impressions aside: this is a work of overwhelming intensity that will take you in its teeth and shake you.” — David Demchuk, author of Red X
“Elliott Gish has produced a ripe, exquisitely rendered gothic in which wildernesses, both interior and natural, are dangerous, seductive, and bloody spaces. Ada Byrd is an iconic character, equal to Carmilla or Eleanor Vance.” — Kelly Link, author of White Cat, Black Dog
“Grey Dog is a slow-burn horror story that unfolds so smoothly and subtly you don’t realize until it’s far too late that all the walls are on fire and the story has its hands wrapped around your throat. A thrilling ride.” — Suzette Mayr, author of The Sleeping Car Porter
“Grey Dog is a bewitching tale of the horrors of spinsterhood in the early 1900s, with madness and magic threaded through every sentence. Elliott Gish transforms the multiple ways in which women were psychologically abused and viciously monitored into a gorgeous vision of folk horror, feral girl children, and wondrous monsters.” — Heather O’Neill, author of When We Lost Our Heads