![]() A little more sense of the time period might have been nice, but the story hurtles along so well, that's not a real problem.ĭARK HARVEST is well worth reading, and if you're in the mood for a Halloween novel tonight and have a copy on your shelves, you should definitely give it a try. I usually don't care much for books written in present tense, but if an author can make it work, I don't mind, and Partridge does. But Partridge turns it into something else with a number of nice plot twists and some excellent writing. It seemed like something out of a low-budget horror movie (not that there's anything wrong with that). To be honest, I wasn't too impressed with that setup. Opposing him are all the boys from the ages of sixteen to nineteen, who compete to see who can kill the October Boy (or Sawtooth Jack or Ol' Hacksaw Face, as the monster is sometimes called). It seems that every Halloween, a pumpkin-headed monster known as the October Boy rise from the cornfields outside of town and for reasons unknown tries to reach the church in the middle of town. ![]() Set in 1963 in a quiet Midwestern town, it's about a strange ritual called the Run. It was a good choice.ĭARK HARVEST is one of those novels that takes place in only a few hours of time, something I always like. I decided to read Norman Partridge's DARK HARVEST for two reasons: he has a reputation as a very good writer, and it was handy, sitting in a stack just a couple of feet from my computer. Since today is Halloween, it seemed appropriate to post about a Halloween novel. (This post originally appeared in slightly different form on October 31, 2011, also a Monday.) Saturday Morning Western Pulp: Real Western, Decem.Whatever the name, everybody in this small Midwestern town knows who he is. ![]() They call him the October Boy, or Ol Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. • Sunday Morning Bonus Pulp: Thrilling Mystery, Dece. Dark Harvestby Norman Partridge Halloween, 1963.
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