Set on Halloween 1963, Norman Partridge’s novel Dark Harvest is finally headed to the screen, with David Slade (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night, “Hannibal”) directing the long-awaited adaptation. That wait is nearly over, with the brand new trailer today introducing the Halloween legend of Sawtooth Jack.
Are you ready for the harvest?
Check out the brand new trailer and poster below, promising Fall vibes and small town evil.
Dark Harvest releases in theaters for one night only at Alamo Drafthouse Theaters October 11 before heading to Digital on Friday, October 13.
The Halloween set horror film was previously rated R for “Strong horror violence and gore, language throughout, and brief drug use.”
The film’s official plot: “In a cursed town, the annual harvest becomes a brutal battle for survival. On Halloween 1963, Sawtooth Jack, a terrifying legend, rises from the cornfields, threatening the town’s children. Groups of boys unite to defeat the murderous scarecrow before midnight. Richie, a rebellious outcast, joins the run, motivated by his brother’s previous victory. As the hunt progresses, Richie makes a shocking discovery and faces a pivotal choice to break the relentless cycle.”
Elizabeth Reaser (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”), Luke Kirby (No Man of God), Casey Likes (“The Birch”) and Emyri Crutchfield (“Tell Me Your Secrets”) star.
The adaptation of Partridge’s Halloween season novel, introducing a twisted Halloween tradition that pits teens against a local legend to murderous results, was initially expected in 2021. After years of quiet, Slade’s latest is finally here.
As for the book that it’s based on,
“The book is set during Halloween of 1963 in a small Midwestern town where teenage boys eagerly square off with the butcher knife wielding October Boy, aka Ol’ Hacksaw Face aka Sawtooth Jack.”
“Both the hunter and the hunted, the October Boy is the prize in an annual rite of life and death. One teen, Pete McCormick, knows that killing the October Boy is his one chance to escape a dead-end future in the one-horse town. 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.”
Michael Gilio wrote the adaptation.
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