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Philip Fracassi

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PHILIP FRACASSI is the Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award-nominated author of the novels A Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, Boys in the Valley, The Third Rule of Time Travel, and The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre. He is also the author of the story collections Behold the Void, Beneath a Pale Sky, and No One is Safe!

His stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Black Static, Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare Magazine, Interzone, and Southwest Review.

Philip lives in Los Angeles and is represented by Copps Literary Services, Circle M + P, and WME. You can find him on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky, or visit pfracassi.com. ...more

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	Boys in the Valley 4.11 avg rating — 13,319 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre 4.08 avg rating — 4,510 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Rule of Time Travel 3.62 avg rating — 4,993 ratings — published 2025 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacculina 3.53 avg rating — 2,662 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gothic 3.79 avg rating — 2,449 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Child Alone With Strangers 4.24 avg rating — 1,844 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behold the Void by Philip Fracassi (Goodreads Author), Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.03 avg rating — 1,239 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath a Pale Sky 4.11 avg rating — 843 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D7 3.69 avg rating — 526 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Altar 4.02 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Writing and Reading 2025 Wrap-up

December 15, 2025

This was an interesting year for me.

I traveled more than I’m used to, and more than I’d like, with a two week trip to Spain for the Celsius 232 Festival in Aviles and a two month promotional tour to support The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre. I also did a smaller tour earlier in the year to promote The Third Rule of Time Travel, as well as trips to AuthorCon in March and

For avid readers, the turning of the calendar year always brings about the particular joys of anticipation. But before we all get swept up in...

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A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever

by Kim Mager

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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)

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“One reason tragedy exists is to teach us how to help others, help others learn how to find a way through their own dark time, through a journey of growth.”
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“God’s greatest gift to us is our ability to love others, and to see it happening before your eyes … it’s like watching a garden grow.”
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