{"product_id":"9780765319111","title":"Dark Harvest","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDark Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Norman Partridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Bram Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e by Norman Patridge is a powerhouse thrill-ride with all the resonance of Shirley Jackson's \"The Lottery.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalloween, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePete 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is contemporary American writing at its finest.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) on \u003ci\u003eDark Harvest\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Probably the most exciting and original voice in horror literature to have appeared in the last decade.” —\u003ci\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A major new talent.” —\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is contemporary American writing at its finest.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on Dark Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Already [\u003ci\u003eDark Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e] has the aura of a classic. Required reading for Halloween.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you're looking for a scary Halloween tale, with lots of blood and gore--and candy--you've come to the right place.” —\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News on Dark Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Using a quick, lean prose reminiscent of the finest Gold Medal-era fiction and, at the same time, as fresh as a Quentin Tarantino film, Partridge packs more into this slim volume than most authors do in a bloated 600-page epic.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Austin Chronicle on Dark Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed World Fantasy Award - Finalist (2007), Winner Bram Stoker Awards - Winner (2007)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765319111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593199628494,"sku":"9780765319111","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e74f9f2d-7c41-4349-a320-6dca1e6c29c1.jpg?v=1637783907","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765319111","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}