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A Child Alone with Strangers

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A Child Alone with Strangers

By: Philip Fracassi
Narrated by: Sterling Boyns
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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.

©2022 Philip Fracassi (P)2024 Vibrance Press Adventure Horror Science Fiction Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Scary Paranormal Fiction Suspense

Critic Reviews

"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

"... a perfectly pitched horror novel, visceral and terrifying, delving deep into an eldritch world that sits alongside our own. It reminds me of early Stephen King—It; Firestarter; The Shining—but Fracassi also brings a depth of understanding to his monsters, human and otherwise, that makes A Child Alone with Strangers deeply moving. . . . I am now forcing it on everyone I know. Highly recommended." —Alison Flood, The Guardian

“An instant horror classic and my favorite read of the year. Every character is humanized with compelling depth. Every chapter is a study in tension and craft. Fracassi seamlessly weaves together so many horror sub-genres while organically rooting them all in a propulsive character-driven narrative that puts heart above all else. I really can't say enough good things about this one. A towering achievement.” —Brian McAuley, author of Curse of the Reaper
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A message for the narrator: Sir, your Australian accent was laughable .. The fact that it was for a central character, unforgivable. All you have to do is a bit of research. It really isn’t too much to ask.

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I loved Boys in the Valley so much that I couldn't buy this book fast enough. This was a disappointment. The story and characters felt contrived. The narration is perhaps the worst I have heard. If several of your characters have distinct accents, why not get a narrator who can pull them off? As an Aussie, I found that particularly hard to listen to.

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