About this Event
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Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher that will keep readers guessing until the very last page.
We're thrilled to welcome Philip Fracassi to The Twisted Spine in conversation with Victor LaValle (THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM) on November 9!
About THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE:
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 Rose isn’t careful, she may be their next victim.
Philip Fracassi is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of the story collections Behold the Void and Beneath a Pale Sky. His novels include A Child Alone with Strangers, Gothic, and Boys in the Valley. His stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare Magazine, Southwest Review, Interzone, and Black Static. Philip lives in Los Angeles.
Victor LaValle is the author of the short story collection Slapboxing with Jesus, five novels, The Ecstatic, Big Machine, The Devil in Silver, The Changeling, and Lone Women, and two novellas, Lucretia and the Kroons and The Ballad of Black Tom. He is also the creator and writer of two comic books Victor LaValle's DESTROYER and EVE. His novel, THE CHANGELING, has been adapted for Apple TV+ and is streaming now. He adapted his novel, THE DEVIL IN SILVER, for AMC and served as its creator and showrunner.
Event guidelines:
Each ticket includes either a paperback edition of THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card.
Limited additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event, along with copies of TRAPS AND SPECTERS and the new reissued edition of BEHOLD THE VOID (a week before its release date!).
A signing will follow the discussion.
If you have any questions about the guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].
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The Twisted Spine, 306 Grand Street, Brooklyn, United States
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