Slasher vs. Elderly Final Girl in ‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ by Philip Fracassi

Philip Fracassi (Boys in the Valley, Sacculina) will publish The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre in hardcover, e-book, and audio book on September 30 via Tor Nightfire.

Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, the 416-page slasher novel follows a 79-year-old final girl who takes it upon herself to stop the killer wreaking havoc on her nursing home. Here’s the official synopsis:

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 lost both his parents while writing the book, resulting in a layered, emotional tale of strength and survival from a final girl like no other that explores how questions of family, trust, and love crystalize in the golden years and how their impact rips across a community.

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