Boys in the Valley Audiobook

Quotes

• The prose is precise, the terror’s exquisite, and Fracassi’s got his hand on the chisel going into your chest.

  — Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of My Heart Is a Chainsaw

• A sublimely chilling story….Fracassi almost cheerfully paints this gloomy tale with painfully beautiful and detailed prose that is not afraid to shy away from gore and terror.

  — Library Journal, STARRED review

• Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, and terrifying.

  — Andy Davidson, author of The Hollow Kind

• As poignant as it is chilling, with a fast-paced, unflinching ending, it’s the richly drawn characters that make Boys in the Valley a standout.

  — Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor and The Hunger

• A riveting, and horrifying, tale of survival set against a punishing and vivid backdrop. Think William Peter Blatty and William Golding blended together…but still the insights and angles are all Philip Fracassi.

  — Victor LaValle, author of The Ballad of Black Tom

• Harrowing and claustrophobic, Boys in the Valley is an outstanding horror novel, filled with dread. You can feel the evil in this story, soaked into every page. One hell of a read from Philip Fracassi!

  — Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and All Hallows

• Boys in the Valley is cruel, creepy, and keeps the pedal to the metal. An unrelenting and highly entertaining show of horrors.

  — Thomas Olde Heuvelt, author of Hex and Echo

• Perfectly paced, elevated horror. Fracassi is required reading for the genre and beyond. A bellwether of what’s to come.

  — Jonathan Edward Durham, author of Winterset Hollow

• Philip Fracassi amazes and inspires me. Full stop.

  — Gemma Files, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author

• A gothic, gory Lord of the Flies…The horror here is as much a warning on the dangers of human corruption as a testament to hope in the face of nigh-insurmountable darkness…Horror readers will be hooked.

  — Publishers Weekly

• Fracassi’s tale casts a black spell...exploring the limits of faith, the bonds of brotherhood, the loss of childhood, and the extremes of evil.

  — J. Todd Scott, author of The Flock

• The most unsettling novel I have read all year. Cold dread clings to every page.

  — Ronald Malfi, author of Black Mouth

• A tale that will truly frighten, unnerve, and touch readers' hearts…a beautiful novel that should be — will likely be — remembered as one of the best of the young decade.

  — Cemetery Dance Online

• Fast-paced, relentless, and chilling without ever neglecting the human side of the proceedings. This is pure horror that should satisfy any fan of the genre.

  — Jeffrey Thomas, author of The American

• Fracassi makes terror read so damn beautifully.

  — Victor LaValle

• Fracassi...builds his horrific tales slowly and carefully...he's especially skillful at creating, and sustaining, suspense.

  — The New York Times

• This Fracassi guy is damn good.

  — Richard Chizmar, New York Times bestselling author

• Philip Fracassi’s fiction is a mix of old and new school horrors, chock full of frightening monsters, demons, and humans. I always look forward to what he’s going to do next.

  — Paul Tremblay, author of The Pallbearers Club

• Fracassi...brings a depth of understanding to his monsters, human and otherwise.

  — The Guardian

• Fracassi’s storytelling is...horror with a big, broken heart.

  — Esquire

• Philip Fracassi is the best sort of horror writer—one who is unafraid to hunt for light in even the darkest places.

  — Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters

• Philip Fracassi is an artist who paints with words…timeless and original.

  — Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth

• A master storyteller.

  — Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the Spectre

• His range, prolific output, and fast-paced prose are all set to put him on the shelf next to names such as King, Straub, and Thomas Harris.

  — Signal Horizon