The apocalypse can wait. Dr. Maria Wright has patients. Her patients just happen to be ghosts, poltergeists, spectral trauma cases-and one primordial entity hiding inside her supply closet. Maria runs a struggling private therapy practice for the supernatural, where cognitive behavioral therapy, grounding techniques, and clinical boundaries are considered more effective than exorcisms. Her latest patient, Entity Zero, is an ancient cosmic horror suffering from severe existential depression, spatial instability, and the deeply troubling belief that its existence is a universal mistake.
Unfortunately, Entity Zero isn't Maria's biggest problem. Inspector Vane from the Department of Unsanctioned Clinical Practice is determined to shut her clinic down for operating an unlicensed astral portal, treating non-corporeal patients, and violating approximately every supernatural regulation ever written. As bureaucratic inspectors close in and the fabric of reality begins to unravel, Maria has one simple objective: keep her patients stable, keep her clinic open, and convince an ancient horror that being less terrifying doesn't mean being worthless.
Because sometimes the difference between cosmic annihilation and a successful therapy session is nothing more than a clipboard, a grounding exercise, and a doctor who absolutely refuses to panic. A darkly funny urban fantasy filled with cosmic horror, ghosts, paranormal therapy, supernatural bureaucracy, and deadpan humor, Why Is My Ghost Crying? is a strange, clever, character-driven supernatural comedy for readers who like their horror unsettling, their fantasy absurd, and their monsters emotionally complicated.
The apocalypse can wait. Dr. Maria Wright has patients. Her patients just happen to be ghosts, poltergeists, spectral trauma cases-and one primordial entity hiding inside her supply closet. Maria runs a struggling private therapy practice for the supernatural, where cognitive behavioral therapy, grounding techniques, and clinical boundaries are considered more effective than exorcisms. Her latest patient, Entity Zero, is an ancient cosmic horror suffering from severe existential depression, spatial instability, and the deeply troubling belief that its existence is a universal mistake.
Unfortunately, Entity Zero isn't Maria's biggest problem. Inspector Vane from the Department of Unsanctioned Clinical Practice is determined to shut her clinic down for operating an unlicensed astral portal, treating non-corporeal patients, and violating approximately every supernatural regulation ever written. As bureaucratic inspectors close in and the fabric of reality begins to unravel, Maria has one simple objective: keep her patients stable, keep her clinic open, and convince an ancient horror that being less terrifying doesn't mean being worthless.
Because sometimes the difference between cosmic annihilation and a successful therapy session is nothing more than a clipboard, a grounding exercise, and a doctor who absolutely refuses to panic. A darkly funny urban fantasy filled with cosmic horror, ghosts, paranormal therapy, supernatural bureaucracy, and deadpan humor, Why Is My Ghost Crying? is a strange, clever, character-driven supernatural comedy for readers who like their horror unsettling, their fantasy absurd, and their monsters emotionally complicated.