The Nightmare Behind the Door
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Why Your Next Psychological Horror Obsession is Hiding Under the Italian Sun
If you are a fan of psychological horror, you are probably intimately familiar with the classic tropes: the creaky floorboards of a Victorian mansion, the isolated, snowed-in hotels of New England, or the misty moors of Britain. But what happens… Continue reading
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Why You Should Read “The Nightmare Behind the Door”: A Psychological Horror That Gets Under Your Skin
Every neighborhood has one—that house everyone whispers about. The one where something terrible happened, where the past refuses to stay buried. But what if accepting a simple house-sitting job could trap you in a nightmare that blurs the line between… Continue reading
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Haunted Houses and The Nightmare Behind the Door – The First Testimony
The Nightmare Behind the Door (my new English novel) is a haunted house story. We could put it that way, or, if you prefer, a ghost story that, however, doesn’t have much that’s classic about it. Of course, when horror narrative… Continue reading
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The Common Thread of My Stories – How the Themes of “The Desert of Carcosa” Run Through All My Narrative Work
Every writer unconsciously builds a universe of themes and symbols that flow through their works like an underground river. “The Desert of Carcosa” represents the convergence point of themes I’ve explored in previous novels, creating connections that reveal the profound… Continue reading
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A New Chapter in Horror Writing: member of the Horror Writers Association
In the silence of my study in Rivoli Veronese, surrounded by my books and the stories I’ve created over the years, news arrived that has illuminated one of my dearest professional paths: I have been admitted as a member of… Continue reading
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“The Nightmare Behind the Door”: New English Translation Brings Italian Horror to Global Readers
May 11, 2025 – Following the italian success of “The Isle of the Dead,” the second installment in the Italian Mysteries Series has finally arrived. “The Nightmare Behind the Door,” my psychological horror novel originally published in Italian as “L’incubo dietro… Continue reading
Fabrizio Valenza – Immaginazioni, scritture, filosofia 