William ♥ Mason Coile

Published September 2024 ♥ Published by Putnam

Mason Coile is a pseudonym of Andrew Pyper.

I am saddened to say that he passed away earlier this year. Two more novels are slated to be published posthumously. 

“I am the spirit of perpetual negation. For all things that exist deserve to perish.”

I randomly picked William up at Walmart one day, the cover instantly caught my eye. It’s been awhile since I have read something like this and I’m excited to get into it.

Spoiler Sweetie, jump down to my Final Thoughts to avoid them.

1. Don’t go in the attic. 
2. This guy is paranoid af and I’m here for it. 
3. I wish I could read as fast as William here. 
4. William sounds..  interesting. Still probably better looking than some of my exes. 
5. Monetize your Pinocchios. 
6. I’ve been reading too much smut. I thought these two were looking to swing. 
7. I have so many questions. Is William going to murder these two? Is Henry going to let him?
8. Excuse me Davis, is that your kid?
9. How did I do? I’m dead. 
10. Oh, William 100% fucked with the power. 
11. Very Ultron of William to build his own body. 
12. Ah yes. William deep faked a video of you murdering someone. 
13. Remove the power source, that’ll work. Silly Henry. 
14. I knew it. 
15. Wow. William. 
16. I’ll. Show. You. 
17. Some of this is very paranormal but instead of a spirit tossing plates, it’s William touching a pregnant woman’s belly.  
18. What.. 

William Review

Minor Spoilers.

William by Mason Coile was an unputdownable thrill ride. Blending a mix of horror, sci-fi and psychological thriller, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. The chapters are short, and the pace is super quick. The entirety of the story takes place over just one day. William is just begging to be turned into a creepy psychological horror movie.

“The philosopher was wrong,” William says. “‘I think, therefore I am.’ It should be ‘I do, therefore I am.’ Pure freedom.”

What happens when AI goes rogue?

William focuses on a man and his pregnant wife, Henry and Lily. Henry is agoraphobic. Spending his days locked inside his highly automated home, he creates numerous creepy projects in his laboratory. His latest? A highly intelligent artificial intelligence in a partially made robot of spare parts named William.

After receiving a copy of Faust, William becomes unhinged. What with the staring into the abyss and all. This couldn’t have happened at a worse time. Lily has company coming, and they want to meet William.

Because what terrified him wasn’t the thing on the other side of the wood, but the new thing that had joined it. A presence that will not be contained.

William is utterly delightful and so very creepy. After being murdered by his maker, William retreats into the smart home. Weaponizing it against his creator and guests. Aspects of William were very paranormal. Only instead of a human ghost, we have an A.I ghost.

Jaw dropping twist.

I’m not sure if I’ve just been away from this type of story for so long, or Coile’s twist was just that good. Either way, I was stunned. I was so wrapped up in the story, the possibility didn’t even occur to me. I would love to see William turned into a three part limited series, or movie.

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