Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi


An orphanage in the early 1900’s in Pennsylvania. It’s a pretty good twist on the standard demonic possession story. I couldn’t put it down.  It’s fun and fast.

Will I remember it in a month? Probably not well, but that’s not the point. It was moody, effective, and full of dread. Fracassi does a great job of building tension, even if some of the scenes are pretty standard issue.

I liked this a lot. Good vacation read. Probably well-suited to a Mike Flanagan Netflix adaptation.