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My signed Sarafina by @pfracassi.bsky.social arrived! From @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social. I read the ARC and had to have a copy my top #horror #book of the year so far. #booksky

I appreciate you reading and posting a review!

Book cover for “Sarafina” by Philip Fracassi, featuring a botanical illustration in various greens with red highlights, that reveals a face hidden amongst the leaves

Book 79:

Sarafina - Philip Fracassi 📱🧙‍♀️🚺💙📚🩸

Magic, madness, and mayhem in the Mississippi woods, as three deserting confederate soldiers, all brothers, attempt to get home. A bloody tale of man’s violent lusts and basest fears. A wicked, witchy survival story. Thanks #NetGalley & #ClashBooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS:

I'll be appearing at Village Well on Saturday, April 25 @ 2pm to help celebrate Independent Bookstore Day.

I'll be signing copies of my new novel, SARAFINA, and whatever else folks want to buy or bring in.

Come by and support an incredible bookstore.

For those attending LA Festival of Books, here are my signing events for TODAY, Saturday, April 18.

#lafestivalofbooks #latimesfestivalofbooks

This was a GREAT movie. Free on HBO.

Highly recommend.

Slightly revised, but nothing significant. More fixes and tweaks.

I was purposely vague on that front for...reasons. ;)

Printed. Just signing my name. ✍️

Sarafina by Philip Fracassi (Collector's Edition) | Black Crow Books PRE-ORDER | ESTIMATED SHIPPING MID-LATE MAY 2026 SARAFINA By Philip Fracassi with an introduction by Nick Cutter A historical horror novel where three brothers go AWOL during one of the most violent b...

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Spending my Friday morning signing sheets for the deluxe edition of SARAFINA, published by Black Crow Books.

A limited edition of 1000 copies.

Preorders are live (link follows).

“It’s a couple of things that work beautifully in concert. First: no music. Audiences are so sophisticated, but what they’re not accustomed to is not being told how to feel,” Wyle says. “You take all that out and it forces a level of engagement where you’re now looking for clues within the frame of the screen, which forces you to look up from your phone. And I think that is extremely engaging, especially to young viewers who aren’t accustomed to being asked to participate in a nonpassive way in the viewing experience.

“Second point, shooting it with almost exclusively 50-millimeter or 65-millimeter lenses, which is the most comparable to the human eye—and only shooting from the point of view of a human being that’s present in this space. There are no cameras on gurney wheels going in the hallway. There’s no cameras on the ceiling looking down from a God point of view. You are limited to the perspective of a participant. You can look away, but you can’t leave, and it becomes an endurance test for you to stay on your feet as long as we’re on our feet. Which [brings me to my] third point: real time. Real time has an aggregate sense of tension that you don’t get in any other form of storytelling. What happened before is happening now, and these two things are going to add up to the next thing. And if we throw more ingredients into this cooker and keep ratcheting it up, it’s going to pop.”

Wyle makes eye contact for his next point, delivering it with a Robby-esque matter-of-factness. “Fourth point: The election went the other way,” he says with a shrug. “We could have been a really good show with a lot of nice things to say in a perfectly normal Kamala Harris universe. And instead we became almost a beacon of hope and humanity in an alternative universe. But in the midst of that, fifth point—this is essentially competence porn. You’re watching really smart, dedicated people do what only they know how to do at a level that you don’t know how to do it, and you’re so fucking glad that they’re there doing it, and compartmentalizing their own stuff to put your broken pieces back together. You’re so reassured by knowing that there are people out there that laugh and joke and have the ability to lock in like that.”

this is fucking unreal stuff from Noah Wyle on the magic of The Pitt. www.gq.com/story/noah-w...

Thanks to the Financial Times for a glowing review of my new novel, SARAFINA. Reviews and word of mouth have been amazing and I'm so grateful. Hope folks will grab a copy!

Signed / US / UK Links: pfracassi.com/sarafina

Had a great weekend in San Diego to launch the new book!

Thanks to Verbatim Books and Mysterious Galaxy for hosting - both of whom have signed copies of my book in stock.

I stopped by the incredible Artifact Books and signed a dozen or so copies, as well:

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For anyone coming to Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this upcoming weekend, here's my signing schedule for Saturday, April 18.

Thanks to Mysterious Galaxy and Village Well for having me!

Best Reads of 2026 so Far… Best Books of 2026 So Far 2026 has been a great year for reading so far. I have read 26 books so far. I selected 8 books that are my top books. These books have a rating of 4.5 to 5 stars. The genr…

Best of 2026 so far ... I've #read 26 books so far these are my top books of the quarter. A mix of literary #fiction, #horror, and #fantasy some of my top authors. @natcassidy.bsky.social @pfracassi.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social

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Sarafina — Philip Fracassi A historical horror novel where three brothers go AWOL during one of the most violent battles of the Civil War, but find something much worse waiting in the woods.

More info and links at:
pfracassi.com/sarafina

Almost one week after release and SARAFINA is the #5 Bestselling "Psychological Horror" book on Amazon.

I'm blown away.

This is all due to reader word of mouth and reviewers lighting it up across socials.

Could not be more grateful to everyone taking a chance on it.

Book cover of SARAFINA by Philip Fracassi, featuring a green leafy humanoid face, the stuff of verdant nightmares!

Book cover of BODIES OF WORK by Clay McLeod Chapman, featuring the bust of what is surely a pretty young lady but there's a butterfly and blood spatter in front of her face.

Did you see we got new books this week from horror heroes @pfracassi.bsky.social & @claymcleod.bsky.social?? SARAFINA and BODIES OF WORK, respectively. Philip is at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social today, and Clay's at @overlookfilmfest.bsky.social so if you're in SOCAL or NOLA, go say hi!

Bookhaul from work Sarafina by Philip Fracassi the ghost that ate us by Daniel Kraus ballad of the bone road by AC Wise The Boatman by Alex Grecian and The Wind through the keyhole by Stephen king

Here is my way too big #bookhaul from work yesterday. I figured, I got paid yesterday, why not? Can’t wait to dig into these. I have read the ghost that are us though and it’s brilliant!! @pfracassi.bsky.social @danielkraus.com @acwise.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 11, I'll be at Mysterious Galaxy with Brian Asman at 2pm to read, do some Q&A, and sign copies of SARAFINA. (Note: If you'd like to order SIGNED copies, this is the day to order - the is the only bookstore event I'll be doing).

More details: mystgalaxy.com/41126Fracassi

My weekend appearances starting TONIGHT in San Diego, CA.

First, I'll be appearing at the event to Celebrate 100 years of Amazing Stories and Science Fiction at Verbatim Books - tonight, Friday, April 10 at 7:30pm.

Always a good day when you finish the first draft of a novel.

GOTHIC: THE END is my 10th novel and will be released in April 2027 in both the US and UK.

Going to jump into the 2nd draft on Monday with hopes of turning in a clean version by end of the month.

Time for a glass of the good stuff.

Reactor's new horror list for April, including books by me, @pfracassi.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social and @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social.

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CHUCK WENDIG The CALAMITIES Some legacies are written in blood COMING AUGUST 2026 PRE-ORDER NOW cover shows red goblet with teal snake surrounding it

psst new CALAMITIES cover for the UK edition

A rare 5000+ word writing day, and was hoping to push through to the end of this novel, but it's gonna have to wait until tomorrow.

Still, nice to be at the end of the big 100k first draft, and look forward to waking up and getting 'er done.

#gothictheend

If you can't attend but would like a signed or personalized copy, please order in the next couple days and I'll sign your copy after the event.

Link to order: mystgalaxy.com/41126Fracassi

THIS SATURDAY, April 11, I'll be appearing at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego for my signing event for SARAFINA.

My friend, author Brian Asman, will be there to chat and sign books, as well.

More info: mystgalaxy.com/41126Fracassi