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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 4.12 avg rating — 12,603 ratings — published 2023 — 18 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 3.63 avg rating — 4,387 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
	The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre 4.16 avg rating — 2,611 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Sacculina 3.53 avg rating — 2,576 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 3.80 avg rating — 2,353 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 — 1,785 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Behold the Void by Philip Fracassi (Goodreads Author), Laird Barron (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.03 avg rating — 1,226 ratings — published 2017 — 15 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 4.12 avg rating — 827 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
	Altar 4.02 avg rating — 460 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
	D7 3.71 avg rating — 476 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

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When I first published a little horror chapbook called "Mother" over a decade ago, the initial print run was 25 copies. After some early reader response, the publisher doubled the print run to 50. I remember thinking how incredibly BAD ASS it was that 50 people I’d never met were out there in the world buying my debut story.

Since then, I’ve published over 50 short stories, 6 novels,

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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

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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.”
― Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

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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.”
― Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

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

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The Only One Left Riley Sager

51 votes, 16.8%

Chasing the Boogeyman Richard Chizmar

29 votes, 9.6%

The Ferryman Justin Cronin

24 votes, 7.9%

Summer of Night Dan Simmons

21 votes, 6.9%

The Exorcist's House Nick Roberts

21 votes, 6.9%

Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry

20 votes, 6.6%

The Hacienda Isabel Cañas

16 votes, 5.3%

Boys in the Valley Philip Fracassi

15 votes, 5.0%

Rock Paper Scissors Alice Feeney

13 votes, 4.3%

Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson

12 votes, 4.0%

Zero Days Ruth Ware

11 votes, 3.6%

Marina Carlos Ruiz Zafón

11 votes, 3.6%

Harvest Home Thomas Tryon

10 votes, 3.3%

The Chain Adrian McKinty

9 votes, 3.0%

The Devil Takes You Home Gabino Iglesias

8 votes, 2.6%

The Laughing Policeman Elizabeth J. Brown

7 votes, 2.3%

The Between Tananarive Due

6 votes, 2.0%

A History of Fear Luke Dumas

6 votes, 2.0%

Timeloop : A Dark Time Travel Tale — Project Dechentreiter Elder Prince

5 votes, 1.7%

Ancient Images Ramsey Campbell

4 votes, 1.3%

Not Dark Yet Peter Robinson

3 votes, 1.0%

The Enemy Charlie Higson

1 vote, 0.3%

One Second After William R. Forstchen

0 votes, 0.0%

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