Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge

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Soon to be a major motion picture!Norman Partridge's Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, Dark Harvest, is a powerhouse thrill-ride with all the resonance of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery. "A major talent." -Stephen King Halloween, 1963. They call him the October Boy, or Ol' Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. Whatever the name, everybody in this small Midwestern town knows who he is. How he rises from the cornfields every Halloween, a butcher knife in his hand, and makes his way toward town, where gangs of teenage boys eagerly await their chance to confront the legendary nightmare. Both the hunter and the hunted, the October Boy is the prize in an annual rite of life and death. Pete McCormick knows that killing the October Boy is his one chance to escape a dead-end future in this one-horse town. He's willing to risk everything, including his life, to be a winner for once. But before the night is over, Pete will look into the saw-toothed face of horror-and discover the terrifying true secret of the October Boy.

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    • Author - Norman Partridge
    • Publisher - Tom Doherty Associates
    • Publication Date - 09-04-2007
    • Page Count - 176
    • Paperback
    • Adult
    • Horror
    • Product Dimensions - 5.45 H x 8.2 W x 0.7 D
    • ISBN-13 - 9780765319111

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B&NJulesH
3 years ago
from B&N Home Office

THIS BOOK. NOW> One siting read !

OMG. So much fun. The book has a “you are there” feel and you stay “there” until finished. I read it in one sitting and I’m going back to page one to start it again!

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Cherokee62
4 years ago
from Philadelphia

Perfect for a cold winter's night

I know it’s a little early for Halloween, but when your genre of choice is horror, every day is Halloween. So when I saw this audiobook offered, I had to go for it. It takes place in a small town in 1963. There is an Urban legend about the October boy, except this legend is very, very real. He rises from the cornfield every Halloween, butcher knife at the ready, as he tries to make his way to the center of town, to the safe area of the church, while every boy from 16 to 21 lies in wait to stop him. To kill the October boy is their ticket out of town. The chance for their family to get a better life and for them to get out. A very creepy tale made ore so by the talent of the narrator, Vikas Adam. His voice was like sitting around a campfire, as someone tells the scariest story you have ever heard. It's scratchy and rough, like any narrator of a spooky story should be. His voice made this so much more than simply reading it could ever have done. As for Norman Partridge, his writing is more than just sound. It’s poetic and lyrical, something rarely found in horror books. His metaphors are sometimes eye-rolling and sometimes pure genius, as you the reader/listener is made to see exactly what he wants you to see. Reminded me of Ray Bradbury’s The Halloween Tree, but bloodier. Highly recommended if you want a nice scare. It’s a short book, a short Audio; a little over 4 hours. The perfect length for a story like this. Thanks to @netgalley, Macmillan Audio, Vikas Adam, and Norman Partridge for this audiobook in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion

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