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Dark Harvest
by Norman Partridge
WOW!
A poetic coming of age story set in the 60s, with the backdrop of a town's ghastly, ghostly Halloween tradition.
I didn't realize it was a a short story when I purchased it, but Partridge unravels the events like a vine unraveling in a pumpkin patch at the beginning of autumn. He doesn't start by giving you all the information - but with a lone man carving the jack o lantern face for a scarecrow. And then the scarecrow comes to life, and you realize there is more to the story.
The Hunt has begun. And the reader realizes something dark and sinister is happening in this down...and it runs much more deeper than what we first experience. There's an overwhelming sense of dread and horror that plays out throughout a taut, tightly written, perfectly suited for Halloween tale.
The story was so well-written, I could feel the biting fall air and the hear the rustle of the corn stalks. I could imaging the screaming gangs of teenage boys as they hunted for the October Boy - aka Sawtooth Jack - a tradition that has taken place in this Smalltown, USA for years.
And as we meet Paul McCormick, an unwilling participant of the Hunt, we soon realize the town's secrets run deep - and maybe the evil plaguing the town isn't supernatural. As he uncovers the truth, he is determined to finally break the cycle that plagues the town.
There are some dangling threads left in the story (like what purpose does Kelly actually serve?), but in a story like this, it's written in a way that you don't necessarily need all the answers.
Aside from the story itself, the writing is utterly masterful. The descriptions help the reader recall classic Halloween horror stories tying in candy references that demonstrate Partridge's unique word skill.
Read this one to get into the spooky season spirit!
A poetic coming of age story set in the 60s, with the backdrop of a town's ghastly, ghostly Halloween tradition.
I didn't realize it was a a short story when I purchased it, but Partridge unravels the events like a vine unraveling in a pumpkin patch at the beginning of autumn. He doesn't start by giving you all the information - but with a lone man carving the jack o lantern face for a scarecrow. And then the scarecrow comes to life, and you realize there is more to the story.
The Hunt has begun. And the reader realizes something dark and sinister is happening in this down...and it runs much more deeper than what we first experience. There's an overwhelming sense of dread and horror that plays out throughout a taut, tightly written, perfectly suited for Halloween tale.
The story was so well-written, I could feel the biting fall air and the hear the rustle of the corn stalks. I could imaging the screaming gangs of teenage boys as they hunted for the October Boy - aka Sawtooth Jack - a tradition that has taken place in this Smalltown, USA for years.
And as we meet Paul McCormick, an unwilling participant of the Hunt, we soon realize the town's secrets run deep - and maybe the evil plaguing the town isn't supernatural. As he uncovers the truth, he is determined to finally break the cycle that plagues the town.
There are some dangling threads left in the story (like what purpose does Kelly actually serve?), but in a story like this, it's written in a way that you don't necessarily need all the answers.
Aside from the story itself, the writing is utterly masterful. The descriptions help the reader recall classic Halloween horror stories tying in candy references that demonstrate Partridge's unique word skill.
Read this one to get into the spooky season spirit!