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A Child Alone with Strangers
A Novel
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A Child Alone with Strangers is perfect for readers who enjoy intense, atmospheric horror stories featuring supernatural elements and complex human drama. Fans of Stephen King and contemporary dark fantasy will find much to admire in Philip Fracassi’s gripping novel.
When young Henry Thorne is kidnapped and held prisoner in a remote farmhouse surrounded by miles of forest, he finds himself connecting with a strange force living in the woods—using that bond to wreak havoc against his captors.
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When young Henry Thorne is kidnapped and held prisoner in a remote farmhouse surrounded by miles of forest, he finds himself connecting with a strange force living in the woods — using that bond to wreak havoc against his captors. Unknown to the boy, however, is that this ancient being has its own reasons for wanting the interlopers gone — there is something hidden beneath the house, tucked away in the dark, damp root cellar... waiting for its return.
Fracassi's novel hits me like a cross between McCammon and '80s King. Might be one of those summer blockbusters readers love. — Laird Barron, author of Worse Angels
A Child Alone with Strangers starts out as a slow burn procedural with supernatural elements and inexorably cranks itself into a pulse-pounding symphony of eldritch horrors and all-too-human violence. 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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Named by Esquire as one of the Best Horror Books of 2022. Alison Flood of The Guardian calls it "a perfectly pitched horror novel, visceral and terrifying," comparing it favourably to early Stephen King works like It and The Shining. Christina Boswell of San Francisco Book Review gave it 5 stars, describing it as "huge but completely worth it" and "one of the most terrifying reads recently." Laird Barron, author of Worse Angels, praises the novel as "a cross between McCammon and '80s King," suggesting it will be a summer blockbuster favourite. Shaun Hamill, author of A Cosmology of Monsters, highlights Fracassi's skill in blending procedural thriller elements with eldritch horror, calling the book a "pulse-pounding symphony of eldritch horrors and all-too-human violence."
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ISBN: 9781945863745
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 January 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Talos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 48.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 816g
Pages: 576
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About the Author
Philip Fracassi is an award-winning author and screenwriter. His story collection, Behold the Void, won 'Best Collection of the Year' from both This Is Horror and Strange Aeons Magazine, and has had numerous other short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including The Best Horror of the Year. The author of Beneath a Pale Sky and Boys in the Valley, you can follow Philip via his social media @philipfracassi.
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