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Philip Fracassi

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December 31, 1970

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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.
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Hi Rob -- Yes. Plans are in motion for a trade pb / ebook. Hope to announce something in the upcoming weeks.

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Boys in the Valley

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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

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"Fracassi does it again. This author just does not miss 👏🏼 From the very first page, I was completely pulled in! The story drops you into a brutal world where three brothers go AWOL during the Civil War, only to stumble into something far more terrify" Read more of this review »
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"Every Philip Fracassi book I read is so different from the last and this one is his best yet!!

Completely atmospheric and eerie, Sarafina follows 3 confederate soldier brothers during the American civil war who decide to desert. Lost in the woods in " Read more of this review »
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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.”
Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

“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.”
Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

“You don’t wash with another man’s blood and expect to get clean.”
Philip Fracassi, Shiloh

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