DAYTIDE IS HERE @rapturepublishing.bsky.social has assembled a gorgeous deluxe limited edition of this sprawling horror fantasy. Fully illustrated, with an introduction by the amazing @pfracassi.bsky.social so you know it’s good. Copies are available through Rapture’s website. SPARK THE HALO!

Love to see one of my favorite writers, and a dear friend, get her props when she deserves them. The great Tayari Jones profiled in the Times. Her new novel, KIN, is out next week. For Tayari Jones, All Roads and All Novels Lead to Atlanta www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

Now listening to A Child Alone with Strangers by Philip Fracassi @pfracassi.bsky.social This is gonna be great, I just know it. It starts out breaking your heart. I feel so bad for Henry. He's a good little boy.

HUGE NEWS out of European Film Market! Sony has picked up SKELETONS, based on my short story, FAIL-SAFE, for worldwide distribution! So excited to have this going forward with a major deal, and will be my first deal as Executive Producer.

Finished up Gothic by Phillip Fracassi @pfracassi.bsky.social today. And all I have to say is Fuuuuuck!

HUGE NEWS out of European Film Market! Sony has picked up SKELETONS, based on my short story, FAIL-SAFE, for worldwide distribution! So excited to have this going forward with a major deal, and will be my first deal as Executive Producer.

@pfracassi.bsky.social is a modern master - chilling, heartbreaking, prolific. I don't get every deluxe edition from all the authors I follow, but I really wanted these lovely @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social titles: BEHOLD THE VOID, BENEATH A PALE SKY, NO ONE IS SAFE!, and the new FOUR TO DIE FOR.

New author newsletter went out today. It's a doozy. To view: mailchi.mp/bc3735f9c4cb... PS - You can sign up for my newsletter here: bit.ly/fracassinews

Reminder while we're between two consecutive Fridays the 13th: @pfracassi.bsky.social's slasher novel THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE is excellent gateway horror for folks who love thrillers. Fact is, it's not about slashing so much as how to live when you're facing down death every day.

COVER REVEAL! This is for the Earthling Publications edition of THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE. This will be the first and only fine press edition of the novel. Preorders start February 24.

TWO UK COVER REVEALS! Stunning covers for my UK editions from Black Crow now available for preorder. Covers designed by Rian Hughes. First PB UK print runs will have block sprayed edges. SARAFINA releases April 7 GOTHIC releases May 26 PLUS an exclusive HB edition of SARAFINA coming soon...

An unused angle from The Shining. Every detail is fascinating. Tony the Tiger. The ominous eye of HAL watching her in the mirror. The casual amount of second hand smoke kids had to breathe in the 70’s.

COVER REVEAL! My 4th story collection, TRAPS AND SPECTERS, will be out this September from Shortwave Publishing, and this is the brilliant cover by Alan Lastufka. TRAPS features fourteen stories, including some never published, and in an introduction by Matt Dinniman.

On the one hand, I'm slightly bummed they changed the name from FAIL-SAFE to SKELETONS. On the other hand, it sounds like the project is full steam ahead, which is excellent news. bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393496...

On the one hand, I'm slightly bummed they changed the name from FAIL-SAFE to SKELETONS. On the other hand, it sounds like the project is full steam ahead, which is excellent news. bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393496...

Celebrate 100 years of Amazing Stories and Science Fiction at Verbatim Books in San Diego, Friday, April 10th 7 PM. @pfracassi.bsky.social , Shelly Streetby, Jac Jemc of Clarion and Author KC Grifant. More TBA...

COVER REVEAL! My 4th story collection, TRAPS AND SPECTERS, will be out this September from Shortwave Publishing, and this is the brilliant cover by Alan Lastufka. TRAPS features fourteen stories, including some never published, and in an introduction by Matt Dinniman.

Cover reveal for @pfracassi.bsky.social's TRAPS AND SPECTERS, a new collection of novelettes and short stories coming this September! Cover art and design by @alandistro.bsky.social Featuring an intro by @mattdinniman.bsky.social Shortwave Shop link: shop.shortwavepublishing.com/products/tra...

I just finished SARAFRINA by @pfracassi.bsky.social and wow! If you love historical horror and ritualistic, dark and twisted folklore, you need to keep an eye out for this one in April 🪾

Some acquisitions from work this week… adding to my @danielkraus.com collection, and had to get the new @clashbooks.bsky.social published Gothic from @pfracassi.bsky.social and The Changeling from @victorlavalle.bsky.social who I’m also trying to beef up my collection and read all of his work!

Finished-The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social. Nightmare fuel. This hit harder than I thought it would. Full force, no brakes. A story that will break you and let you pick up the pieces, just to be put together again.And you’ll be proud of the cracks that are showing

Huge thanks to my friend Christina Henry for getting me a copy of her newest novel, which I read an early version of and absolutely loved. If you’re looking for a haunted house novel with a nasty streak and some family bond themes, you won’t do much better than this one.

Just read the last chapter of the WIP to my office assistant and the response is hard to gauge.

Welp, I just now finished what will be my last pass for SARAFINA and truth be told I found a few things to tweak. Thanks to the kids at CLASH Books for giving me a few extra days to get it as perfect as I’m able.

Old news / new article. Hoping that FAIL-SAFE goes into production this spring. Based on my story of the same name, from my collection BEHOLD THE VOID. horrorfuel.com/2026/01/24/b...

Nice review here for the upcoming novel. "Sarafina is a savage meditation on war and the terror of a world that does not care if you understand it. By blending historical fiction, body horror, and cosmic elements, Fracassi crafts a story that feels immediate yet vast." @clashbooks.bsky.social

Check out my first article of 2026! It simply had to be @pfracassi.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social is releasing this gorgeous novel in paperback so get your preorders in asap! You don’t want to miss this one. Coming at you April 07, 2026!

Congrats to all the authors and editors who made the Stoker nomination long list. 2025 was a great year for Horror fiction.

Matt Dinniman is writing the introduction to one of our upcoming collections (Philip Fracassi's Traps and Specters) so I started reading Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series recently. I just finished book three and am a little obsessed at this point. 😻🦖👨

For a limited time, the A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS ebook is only $1.99. Bookshop: bit.ly/childbse2 Amazon: amzn.to/3LIHux7 BN: bit.ly/childbn2

New this week: @rapturepublishing.bsky.social's two-shot chapbooks of @pfracassi.bsky.social's story "The Servitor" and @tjoneswriter.bsky.social's "Axum," with an epilogue to each story written by the other author! How cool! @scribeofhades.bsky.social provides the excellent cover & interior art ⭐

Presenting my special one year (and a day) anniversary roundup for Fluttering Reads! Featuring quite profane folklore, love stories both supernatural and pedestrian, and books about books. Thanks to everyone for reading and subscribing! #booksky #writersky (1/3) open.substack.com/pub/flutteri...

Received final edits on the novel from my editor at Putnam--mostly light comments, paring back, and line edits. All major structural changes were accepted--which is such a relief as it was such a weird first draft God willing, A DARK AND NARROW HOUSE should be in your hands in spring of 2027!

Signed hardcover copies of my novel, I Scream, You Scream, are now in stock at the Weird House Press site! Link in the first comment.

Shut up everybody I’m rewatchkng John Wick.

I had so much fun with @pfracassi.bsky.social's old folk slash-'em-up, THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE! This book is a real blast that's full of heart! Read my full review below 👇 @orbitbooks.bsky.social fanfiaddict.com/review-the-a...

The reissue of GOTHIC is currently only $15 on Amazon when using a coupon option (expires 1/26). a.co/d/jiK9K7t

For those interested I'll be appearing live on Novel Nightmares with Amber Reu in 30 minutes (5pm PT / 8pm ET) Link: bookclubs.com/novel-nightm... We'll be chatting mostly about THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE, but maybe we'll get to today's announcement for THE BLUE BUTTERFLY as well?

Absolutely thrilled to welcome @pfracassi.bsky.social to the UNSQ family!

Tonight! Join us and @pfracassi.bsky.social at 8PM EST to discuss THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE! RSVP below: bookclubs.com/novel-nightm...

DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT! I'm incredibly grateful to Union Square / Hachette for taking on my thriller, THE BLUE BUTTERFLY. Coming Summer 2027. Thanks to editor Ardyce Alspach and my agent, Elizabeth Copps, for putting the deal together. I look forward to working with the great team at Union Square & Co!

So excited to come home to some @rapturepublishing.bsky.social mail!!! These chapbooks by @pfracassi.bsky.social and @tjoneswriter.bsky.social are just gorgeous!! @scribeofhades.bsky.social artwork is stunning as usual, and I’m so excited to wear my rapture tee to work tomorrow!!

The exclusive books I've published in 2024 and 2025 for my patrons (the year end hardcover of stories for 2025 is currently in production). Four limited edition chapbooks and a limited edition deluxe hardcover. patreon.com/Philip_Fracassi #altarpublishing

My story, “The Spew,” will be up at Reactor/Tor.com on Wednesday this coming week. If you like them crazy, this one’s for you.

Not sure if this has hit a lot of folks' radar yet, but my new horror novel, SARAFINA, releases on April 7 from CLASH Books. Currently available for early reviewers from both NetGalley and Edelweiss. For additional ARC requests contact [email protected]. More info: pfracassi.com/sarafina

My novel about systematic evil & the need for regular people to team up & fight it is now available in the UK. Sadly, some themes never go out of style. THE DEVIL IN SILVER. With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...

Join us in 1 week on January 21 at 8PM EST to discuss THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE with @pfracassi.bsky.social ! RSVP here or the link in our bio: bookclubs.com/novel-nightm...

Proud to announce UNEARTHED, a new anthology I co-edited with Dan Coxon, featuring original stories from some of the best speculative writers across the globe. I hope readers enjoy the stories as much as we did. Thanks to Titan Books for publishing the book, which will release on Sept. 15. 🗿

I have a story in here. AI Cathedral. Because AI is a false god that only leads to destruction. Unless something more ancient gets it first. So grateful to @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social

We're thrilled to reveal the cover of UNEARTHED, a horror anthology from award-winning authors and editors @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social which digs beneath the crumbling structures of historical ruins to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets. Out September 15! 💀