Behold the Void
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Behold the Void includes the story "Altar" - Now a Major Motion Picture from A24
Behold the Void includes the story "Fail-Safe" - Now a Major Motion Picture from Sony Pictures
This new edition includes the bonus story "The Fate of Nero," a sequel to the "Altar" story and A24 film.
SHORT STORY COLLECTION OF THE YEAR (This Is Horror and Strange Aeons)
Behold the Void is nine stories of terror that huddle in the dark space between cosmic horror and the modern weird, between old-school hard-edged horror of the '80s and the stylistic prose of today's literary giants.
Stories include:
• "Soft Construction of a Sunset"
• "Altar"
• "Surfer Girl"
• "Mother"
• "Coffin"
• "The Horse Thief"
• "The Baby Farmer"
• "Fail-Safe"
• "Mandala"
• NEW BONUS STORY: "The Fate of Nero" (a sequel to "Altar")
Includes an introduction by Laird Barron, and a brand-new Afterword by the author.
Philip Fracassi
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.
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