Traps and Specters

“From subtle horror / science fiction hybrids, to stories that reveal the horrors behind the purchasing of a new mattress, and references to the Gordon Riots and visions of William Blake, Traps and Specters is an impressively literate and wildly imaginative collection featuring a truly remarkable range of work. As an author who’s been around for awhile, I’m tempted to call Philip Fracassi an up-and-coming talent. But he’s not up-and-coming. He’s already here. And he’s a hell of a writer.” – Bentley Little“Philip Fracassi may well be the hardest-working man in horror fiction…the pieces in here pack every bit as powerful a punch as his novels. Fasten your seatbelts, keep your hands inside at all times, and prepare yourself for the ride.” – John Langan, author of Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions“Eclectic and eerie, fantastical and fearsome, this collection is unlike anything else you’ve ever read. Traps and Specters is sure to be one of the standout books of 2026.” – Gwendolyn Kiste, Four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood and Reluctant Immortals“Old-school horror.” – Stephen King, on Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi is the USA Today bestselling, Stoker and British Fantasy-nominated author of the novels A Child Alone with Strangers, Boys in the Valley, The Third Rule of Time Travel, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre, and others. The New York Times called his work “terrifically scary.”

Philip lives in Los Angeles, California.

Matt Dinniman is a writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the author of the NYT bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series along with several other books about the end of the world.

He doesn’t really hate Cocker Spaniels, and he plays bass in one band.

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