Episode #128: Interview W/ Philip Fracassi Author of Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi is a novelist and screenwriter most known for his hard-hitting traditional horror fiction but is branching out into Science Fiction and historical novels. He is the author of the award-winning story collections, Beneath a Pale Sky and Behold the Void. His novels include Don’t Let Them Get You Down (Zagava Press), A Child Alone with Strangers (Talos Press), Gothic (Cemetery Dance), and Tor/Nightfire re-issued his debut novel Boys in the Valley. Boys in the Valley is Fracassi’s first international release, and it has been received with wide acclaim, including being in my top ten novels of the year. This is a highly technical conversation under the hood of this gothic historical horror novel. Philip Fracassi is a writer’s writer. We get into serious details of the research, construction, and execution of this horror novel. There are about thirty minutes of non-spoiler discussion and then we go deep. We also chat about future books, my favorite of his short stories, and book touring.