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Philip Fracassi
@pfracassi.bsky.social
USA Today Bestselling writer of:

• THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE
• THE THIRD RULE OF TIME TRAVEL
• NO ONE IS SAFE!
• BOYS IN THE VALLEY
• GOTHIC
• A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS

www.pfracassi.com/books

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When I first published a little horror chapbook called "Mother" a decade ago, I never thought I'd be typing something like this, but I'm so thrilled to share that my newest novel, THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE, is a Top 100 USA TODAY Bestseller.

@torbooks.bsky.social
My horror novel GOTHIC has been resurrected and is officially out TODAY in a new edition from @clashbooks.bsky.social.

pfracassi.com/gothic

This paperback features new cover artwork from Matthew Revert, corrected text, and an exclusive 6000 word excerpt from an out of print Tyson Parks novel.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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New author interview with @pfracassi.bsky.social is now LIVE for your listening pleasure! We chat about The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre, how age is depicted in media, the incredible Rose DuBois, and subverting expectations. Links to listen can be found below 🖤:
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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For my #BookReview this week I read @pfracassi.bsky.social for the first time and had a blast! Here's what I made of his evil desk story Gothic, which is being reissued TODAY!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJJJ...
Spoiler-free book review: Philip Fracassi - Gothic (2022/2025) Dave's Book Club📚
YouTube video by Dave Reads King (Dave Musson)
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November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Tomorrow! @pfracassi.bsky.social returns to the pod to chat about The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre! We talk about age stereotypes in media, subverting expectations within the slasher, and much more!
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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#Gothic by @pfracassi.bsky.social exemplifies what I like about his writing - smart and full of self-referential humor, gruesome imagery, and engaging (if not always likeable) characters and a thrilling plot. #BookSky ARC from #NetGalley and @clashbooks.bsky.social for my unbiased review:
Gothic — CandiKat Horror
Anyone who writes anything for any reason has experienced the dead stare of a blank page at some point, and some of my favorite fiction has explored that feeling. Though comparisons to Stephen King w...
candikathorror.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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So cool to talk with @pfracassi.bsky.social at Horror Reader Weekend, and to hear him cry like a demonic baby as he read from GOTHIC. (Also, everyone read Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre. It’s awesome, bloody fun!)
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Just finished The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social and it’s without question the best slasher I’ve ever read. Equal parts THELMA and SCREAM. Can’t recommend it enough to horror readers out there.
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE reads like a Giallo film written by Tennessee Williams. @pfracassi.bsky.social tugs at your heartstrings then grips and rips.
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Hey yall! To celebrate the upcoming release of Gothic from CLASH Books on Tuesday, I wrote up a mini review over on my Substack. This is still one of my all time favorite books!

@clashbooks.bsky.social
@pfracassi.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/unstable...
Gothic Mini Review
Celebrating the reissue of this absolute banger!
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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COVER REVEAL

🐦‍⬛THE DAYTIDE COMETH🐦‍⬛

DAYTIDE is BLACK METAL WIZARD OF OZ in an illustrated, hardcover edition with an introduction by @pfracassi.bsky.social and an original poem from @carolinehardaker.bsky.social.

From: @rapturepublishining.bsky.social
www.rapturepublishing.com/product/dayt...
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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... Our upcoming collection from @pfracassi.bsky.social, TRAPS AND SPECTERS, is coming next September but while you wait for that, pick up his novel GOTHIC, out from @clashbooks.bsky.social next week!

www.clashbooks.com/new-products...
GOTHIC - Philip Fracassi - SIGNED — CLASH BOOKS
“A literary treat that delivers what it promises to horror fans.”  — Fangoria , Issue 18 Vol. 2 Get this exclusive flat-signed & numbered edition of cult-classic,  Gothic ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Philip Fracassi!

@pfracassi.bsky.social

Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Fest was the best! #hplma @campnecon.bsky.social
@newenglandhorror.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
One week from today you can hold the brand new reissued edition of GOTHIC from CLASH Books!

This edition features new cover art, corrected text, and a 6000-word bonus story (a Tyson Parks novel excerpt).

Pre-order links: pfracassi.com/gothic
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Happy pub day to @christinahenry.bsky.social
And she’s going to join us at @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social
next Tuesday Nov 11 at 6:30 pm with the lovely Lindy Ryan Come on out for these two powerhouses of horror!! #books
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Reminder to folks in the NY area that I'll be attending HORROR ON THE HUDSON this upcoming weekend (11/7-9) along with a slew of fantastic horror writers.
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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My November Aardvark Book Club @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social picks:
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry @christinahenry.bsky.social and The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi @pfracassi.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social

“a heartbreaking slasher. Brutal, frightening and yet deeply emotional”

Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/11/autu...
AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE by Philip Fracassi (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Nils reviews Philip Fracassi's classic slasher horror AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE: "a heartbreaking slasher. Brutal, frightening and yet deeply emotional"
fantasy-hive.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Been thinking a lot about the advice @pfracassi.bsky.social offered in my "Five Questions" interview with him.
"You’ll never have to stop working to create success, so just keep going." #writingadvice
November 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Going to keep this short and sweet because I'm catching an early flight to Louisiana, but the BROKEN BINDING edition of THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE is now up for sale!

Here's the link:

thebrokenbindingsub.com/products/the...
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
New Orleans Writer Folks -

On Sunday evening, 11/2, I'm doing a writer's workshop where I'll be reading and answering questions for a couple hours at a local brewery. Open to any writers in the area who might be interested.

thirdlanternlit.org/events/writi...
Writing Craft Q&A with Philip Fracassi — Third Lantern Lit
This moderated Q&A session will explore writing craft with prolific horror writer & screenwriter, Philip Fracassi . At the start, we will be treated with a reading by Philip from his newe...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Louisiana!

I'll be at the Louisiana Book Festival this Saturday, 11/1, in Baton Rouge, and at Octavia Books on Sunday, 11/2, in New Orleans, w/ Christina Henry and Brian Asman.

Links to more info in comments.

Hope to see folks out there!
October 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Here are three horror books to make you read with the lights on. Your electric bill won't be happy but you certainly will! Featuring @pfracassi.bsky.social Michael D.A. Clarke and @anwolong.bsky.social

youtu.be/crN9RRAHwls?si…
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
NOW IN PAPERBACK!

My debut trade novel, A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS, is now available in a brand new paperback edition.

Includes new cover artwork by Francois Vaillancourt, an introduction by Clay McLeod Chapman, an exclusive Bonus Story, and corrected text.

Now available wherever you buy books.
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM