Philip Fracassi
@pfracassi
USA Today Bestselling writer of: SARAFINA 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 (Header art by Chris Nurse)
General PSA - my novella SHILOH has been taken out of print, along with the novella SACCULINA, and the story collections BEHOLD THE VOID, NO ONE IS SAFE, and BENEATH A PALE SKY. All of these titles will return in glorious resurrected fashion, mostly in 2027. More soon.
For a limited time, the eBook of A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS is only two bucks from Amazon or Barnes & Noble: Amazon: www.amazon.com/Child-Alone-... Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-child-al...
Was very pleased to see BOYS IN THE VALLEY cross 15000 Goodreads reviews. Thanks to everyone who read the book and took the time to leave a rating. www.goodreads.com/book/show/61...
Hanging out on the set of SKELETONS with the incredible writer / director JT Mollner. 🎬
Was awesome to hang out with Kyle Gallner, one of the incredible actors bringing the story of “Fail-Safe” / SKELETONS to life, before Stephanie and I visit set this week. Go see this man’s movies!
Hey Sydney-based friends, I left signed books behind today at Galaxy Books on York St, Kinokuniya, and Dymocks!
Steph and I are excited to be heading to Australia. We’re gonna spend some time in Sydney before heading to Melbourne to spend a few days on the set of SKELETONS.
Hungarian edition of BEHOLD THE VOID is pretty badass, and leans hard into the story "Altar", which I dig.
PSA: So folks are aware, my four titles from Lethe Press have been taken out of print. There are still some copies on the secondary market, but you will no longer find them via retailers. I'm working on a new home for these titles, and am confident I'll be announcing something on that front soon.
Keith Carradine has joined the SKELETONS project. This cast is insane. deadline.com/2026/07/keit...
My thanks to Final Draft and Shanee Edwards for the interview. Discussed: -Short Stories as Proof of Concept -Getting to the Big Screen -Control Versus Collaboration -Advice for Writers Link: bit.ly/finaldraftpf
THE THIRD RULE OF TIME TRAVEL recently hit 1,000 reviews on Amazon. Only my 2nd book to ever do so. A nice milestone! Thanks to all the readers and reviewers who supported my offramp into sci-fi / psychological horror territory. More info: pfracassi.com/third-rule
Publisher sent me a slightly updated front cover for TRAPS AND SPECTERS today. Not gonna lie. Pretty neat seeing that line of text above my name. First time it's been on a book.
My updated calendar of events for 2026. Wasn't planning on traveling much this year - whoops. But hope to see folks out on the road! More info: pfracassi.com/newsandevents
Massive congrats to Trevor Henderson, Brian Duffield, and Zach Cregger for the massive sale. Sounds like an incredible project!
We watched KEEPER last night. WTF, man. Osgood Perkins is the best.
Hey Friends - I've seen a few lists come out about "2nd Half of 2026" horror that don't mention my new collection. So I'd love to take this opportunity to say: MY NEW STORY COLLECTION, TRAPS AND SPECTERS, COMES OUT ON SEPTEMBER 22! INCLUDES 14 STORIES AND AN INTRODUCTION FROM MATT DINNIMAN! 😄
For those who may be interested, there's a very fun group started by some readers on Facebook called Fracassi Freaks. Over 900 members strong. A great community with amazing readers, the occasional giveaway, and nuggets of insider information from yours truly. www.facebook.com/groups/30827...
Happy BN Preorder 25% Day(s) to those who celebrate! You can get a YUGE discount on 2 of my upcoming titles: TRAPS AND SPECTERS - a story collection THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE - paperback edition Links! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/traps-and-... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-autumn...
Ten years ago I wrote a story I couldn't sell called "Fail-Safe". It ended up in my collection, BEHOLD THE VOID, and subsequently was chosen to be in BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR (v10). Six years ago a production company took interest and shopped it around Hollywood. Bad Robot attached as producer...
Huge thanks to the Financial Times for naming SARAFINA one of the Best Summer Books of 2026 (Sci-Fi). Available wherever you buy books, from CLASH in the US and Black Crow in the UK.
Realized I was running a little low on hardcover copies of this book. Got a few more sent my way. I’m really proud of this novel, tbh, and I’m glad so many people have enjoyed it.
Photo from my Union Square & Co. dinner at StokerCon, with authors Gwendolyn Kiste, Leanna Renee Hieber, Rachel Kitch, and my Hachette editor Ardyce Alspach. My novel, THE BLUE BUTTERFLY, will release from Union Square next July.
One of the best parts of going to writer conventions is having the opportunity to hang out and talk shop with writing legends. Spending time with the great S.A. Cosby and one of my genre heroes, Craig Davidson (aka Nick Cutter), was an absolute highlight of a weekend packed with highlights.
Reviewer friends! You can now download my upcoming collection, TRAPS AND SPECTERS, from NetGalley. Coming from Shortwave Publishing on September 22. Includes an introduction by Matt Dinniman.
BEHOLD! The amazing ARC for the upcoming anthology, UNEARTHED, edited by myself and Dan Coxon. UNEARTHED releases September 15 from TITAN Books. For review inquiries, please reach out to the publisher.