The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
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The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
A fast-paced and darkly comedic slasher set in a retirement home from Bram Stoker award nominated author Philip Fracassi.
DIABOLICALLY DELIGHTFUL - Tananarive Due, author of The Reformatory
OLD-SCHOOL HORROR - Stephen King on Boys in the Valley
Burgeoning with dark humour, violence and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers flinching, laughing, and guessing until the very last page.
Rose DuBois is not your average final girl.
Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home.
When one of her friends dies alone in her apartment, Rose isn't too concerned. Accidents happen, especially at this age!
Then another resident drops dead. And another. With bodies stacking up, Rose can't help but wonder: are these accidents? Old age? Or something far more sinister?
Together with her best friend Miller, Rose begins to investigate. The further she digs, the more convinced she becomes: there's a killer on the loose at Autumn Springs, and if she isn't careful, Rose may be their next victim.
Fracassi blends the true-life horror of aging and society's scorn for the elderly with an original slasher premise and reimagined Final Girl. The question isn't who will die at the Autumn Springs Retirement Home - but who will survive? Diabolically delightful - Tananarive Due, author of The Reformatory
Rose isn't your average final girl. She's a woman and a survivor who you'll cheer for every step of the way in this smart, fast-paced slasher - Erika T. Wurth, author of White Horse and The Haunting of Room 904
A wholly original slasher novel with a uniquely strong and vulnerable heroine...Fans of the genre should put this on their must-read list - Christina Henry, author of Alice and The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780356520575
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orbit
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 416
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About the Author
Philip Fracassi is the author of the award-winning story collection, Behold the Void, which won "Best Collection of the Year" from This Is Horror and Strange Aeons Magazine.
His newest collection, Beneath a Pale Sky, was published in 2021 by Lethe Press. It received a starred review from Library Journal, was named "Best Collection of the Year" by Rue Morgue Magazine, and was nominated for a Bram Stoker award. His upcoming novels include A Child Alone with Strangers (September 2022, Talos Press), Gothic (February 2023, Cemetery Dance), and Boys in the Valley, (Summer 2023, Tor Nightfire). Philip's books have been translated into multiple languages and his stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare Magazine, Black Static, Dark Discoveries, and Cemetery Dance. The New York Times calls his work "terrifically scary." As a screenwriter, his feature films have been distributed by Disney Entertainment and Lifetime Television. He currently has several stories under option for film/tv adaption. Philip lives in Los Angeles and is represented by Elizabeth Copps at Copps Literary Services. For more information, visit his website at www.pfracassi.com. He also has active profiles on Facebook, Instagram (pfracassi) and Twitter (@philipfracassi).Also by Philip Fracassi
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