Harvest Time by Dan Fields, Chris Robinson, and Joe Filipas is a gripping novel that seamlessly blends elements of creature horror, American Gothic, and rural terror into an unforgettable road trip thriller.
Set against the backdrop of classic drive-in horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Pumpkinhead, this story takes readers on a harrowing journey through the heart of America's dark, untamed landscapes.
For two young couples, a westward camping trip across the United States was meant to heal familial rifts and reconnect them with the natural world. The highway takes a fateful detour to a remote Nebraska town plagued by severe drought and besieged by unusually aggressive crows.
On a lone flourishing farm amidst the parched, forsaken land, the travelers encounter a malevolent force among the towering, neglected rows of corn. The sinister entity plans to force them into its twisted battle against the crow infestation. As night falls, they face a harrowing fight for survival that will challenge their very humanity.
Harvest Time is a masterful blend of suspense and supernatural terror, pushing its characters to unthinkable choices and aligning them with unlikely allies in a climactic battle to end the farm's cycle of destruction before dawn returns to light the last of the reaping. This novel is a thrilling exploration of the depths of human resilience and the dark secrets that lie buried in America's rural heartland.
This action packed novel features one of my favorite horror tropes... scarecrows coming to life in a murderous rampage. Except, that's only the beginning of the horrors which await.
Two couples take an unexpected detour through Nebraska on the way to Colorado for a relaxing vacation. However, almost every creepy thing you can think of happens along the way and tensions run high.
Stopping at a farm filled with bountiful corn fields (although draught has caused all others to fail and be abandoned), they are going to find themselves trapped in an endless nightmare of crows, living scarecrows, and a husband and wife who aren't quite...right.
This is a movie I would absolutely watch and it's narrative is gruesome, bloody, and has all the beats you would want in a horror novel. Trapped in a living hell, when it becomes apparent what this supernatural entity wants, it's a race to survive at any cost.
This story will have your heart beating fast and the goosebumps raised as you read. I highly recommend it.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. This review is voluntary and is my own personal opinion.
This is a nightmarish look at something that happens yearly, Harvest Time. You will never view the harvest as innocently after seeing what these three authors have cooked up for the reader. Isn't that a crow standing by your books?