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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
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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
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Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, and terrifying.
— Andy Davidson, author of The Hollow Kind
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Philip Fracassi amazes and inspires me. Full stop.
— Gemma Files, Shirley Jackson Award-winning author
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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
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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
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The most unsettling novel I have read all year. Cold dread clings to every page.
— Ronald Malfi, author of Black Mouth
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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
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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
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Fracassi makes terror read so damn beautifully.
— Victor LaValle
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Fracassi...builds his horrific tales slowly and carefully...he's especially skillful at creating, and sustaining, suspense.
— The New York Times
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This Fracassi guy is damn good.
— Richard Chizmar, New York Times bestselling author
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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
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Fracassi...brings a depth of understanding to his monsters, human and otherwise.
— The Guardian
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Fracassi’s storytelling is...horror with a big, broken heart.
— Esquire
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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
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Philip Fracassi is an artist who paints with words…timeless and original.
— Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth
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A master storyteller.
— Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the Spectre
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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