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Social Media Spotlight: Actress Ariana Grande Confronted By An Unruly Fan At 'Wicked: For Good' Premiere

11/13/2025

PLEASE RESPECT HER □ THIS IS THE ONLY TIME SHE’S IN ASIA WTFFF pic.twitter.com/S6IP3I5hUu
— head arianator is meeting ari (@godIinda) November 13, 2025

UPDATE: BBC News reports that Johnson Wen — the guy who jumped over a barrier and charging toward Grande on the red carpet — has been charged in Singapore with being a public nuisance. If convicted, he could face a fine of up to S$2,000 (US$1,540). Local outlets say Wen plans to plead guilty.

Oscar-nominated actress Ariana Grande was rushed by an unruly fan who jumped over a barricade and grabbed her at the “Wicked: For Good” premiere in Singapore — but her co-star Cynthia Erivo quickly stepped in to shield her.

It all happened on Thursday as Ariana, Cynthia, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum walked down while greeting fans on the yellow carpet at Universal Studios Singapore.

In the video, as Ariana leans in to greet a fan, a man on the opposite side suddenly jumped over the barricade and charges toward her — wrapping an arm around her and jumping excitedly with a grin.
Ariana and Michelle look stunned — but Cynthia doesn’t hesitate as she took action. She immediately steps between them, placing her hands on the man’s shoulders and pushing him away from Ariana. Security quickly intervenes and escorts the fan out, while Cynthia and Michelle stay close to comfort Ariana.

As security carries the man away, he’s met with loud boos from the surrounding crowd. Some online users have suggested he resembles a personality known as “Pyjama Man,” who posts videos of himself rushing performers and pulling stunts in public — though this hasn’t been confirmed. Fortunately, the rest of the premiere went smoothly, after that sudden, frightful occurrence.

Source: TMZ

Cynthia Erivo protects Ariana Grande from a ‘Wicked: For Good’ premiere attendee. pic.twitter.com/XQBeQJWZsI
— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 13, 2025

Coronavirus: The Grinch that shook the film industry

7/1/2020

COVID-19 changed how we consume media. An examination of the available data shows the virus has accelerated the shift away from theaters toward streaming services. Before the epidemic, major movies would open on thousands of screens and the theaters would take in hundreds of millions of dollars a week. Then in one week in March, ticket sales dropped 45%, Variety reports.

By mid-April, one theater was open in the whole country — a Florida drive-in that grossed $2,150 for the weekend, according to Screen Crush, using data from the movie business site The Numbers.

Meanwhile, streaming services has taken over, gaining 75 % of new subscribers since social distancing policies took hold in March, according to Market Watch. The change is particularly apparent among young people, with Gen Z and Millennials preferring streaming over all other methods of consumption, including theaters and broadcast, according to our analysis of data from Statista.com. And that is not just on age group, our analysis revealed how we stream based on race and genre during COVID-19.

Furthermore, it shows the shift of media consumption in various countries around the globe.Industry experts think the shift will be a lasting one, in part because theaters were already losing out streaming services, with ticket sales down 14% in the two-decade period from 1999 to 2019, based on data from The Numbers.

“I cannot help but think it’s going to have a lasting effect,” said filmmaker Amy Talkington when talking about COVID-19. “I hope that movie theaters will survive,” added the writer of 2020’s Valley Girl, who is also co-executive producer of Little Fire Everywhere. But she isn’t sure.

“I think it will be event oriented,” she said of the theater business. “Anything smaller will end up streaming. It feels like we are heading in that direction, but (COVID) has hastened the change.”

Talkington said she thinks the virus and our reaction to it will also affect the production of movies, not just how we watch them.

“I’m also concerned about how movies are going to be made in the near future,” Talkington said. “How productions are going to proceed. I’m curious to see how people are going to try to put together sets. So, we will see. There will be lasting changes, certainly, in the distribution. The production side will get back to normal when it can. I cannot see that changing a lot.”

Tom DeNucci, filmmaker of Almost Mercy and Vault, goes further to explain the type of changes that might occur in the distribution and production side of the movie business. He stated that writers are going to write less scenes with a lot of people in them. There will be less scenes with crowds. Producers would also put together movies with smaller casts.

With production, DeNucci expressed that meals will be prepackage and everything is going to be monitored. The days of catering tables that once served fresh fruits with some cheese and crackers for the cast and crews are gone. Crews will wear face masks. Furthermore, he stated that there are talks that they might potentially quarantine casts and crew a couple of weeks before production and shoot of the movie, and then quarantine them after production to ensure their safety.

With distribution, DeNucci does not think the COVID-19 will affect much. Similar financial deals once placed with theaters will now be used on streaming services. Movies would simply be licensed out to several streaming services. He summed up the situation in the film industry as they—as well as everyone else—are facing COVID-19.

“There is a lot of people, right now, trying to figure it out.” DeNucci said. “The truth is right now there are no rules. Everyone is kind-of feeling it out. I feel that the term new normal is a real thing and I don’t think it would ever go back to the way it was.”

The new normal for media consumption is streaming, whether it is movies or television. Analysis has shown that certain age groups prefer streaming one over the other. For instance, Millennials and Gen Z are the highest in streaming more movies than television. Both age groups equally stream at 50 percent. Gen X are not far behind with 49 percent, while Boomer falls behind at 34 percent.

When it comes to streaming television, Millennial and Gen X lead with 48 percent while Gen Z is behind with 47 percent and Boomers with 30 percent. However, when it comes to subscribing to a streaming service, Millennials has the highest percentage than any other age group with 30 percent while Boomers are the least likely to subscribe with 15 percent.

Aaron Ngo, a TV/movie fanatic and a Millennial, explains why he subscribed to a streaming service than any other provider.

“My favorite streaming service is Netflix, and yes, I have subscribed to it.” Ngo said, “I chose a streaming service because re-watching is less stressful than watching something new on cable or satellite service.”

As of April 22, Netflix has doubled its expectation when tallying its new subscribers to its streaming service amid COVID-19. The Guardian reported that 15.77 million new customers have joined the service globally.

For those trying to escape the news coverage of coronavirus pandemic, the analysis discovered what genre that a certain age group prefer to watch during these trying times. When it comes to Boomers, they prefer to watch drama over any other genre, while Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z prefer to watch comedy.
Ngo agrees. He believed watching comedy helps people unwind or escape from the dreadful reality of the pandemic.

“I watch comedy whenever I find television time.” Ngo said, “It has been helpful with my stress and anxiety. My favorite comedy television show is How I Met Your Mother, right before bedtime.”

DeNucci also concurs with this finding. “I think that comedy is great right now. In fact, I’m actually writing a comedy and my production team is currently working on a movie called One Shot. I think it is a time that, I think, we do need to laugh. There is a lot of negativity on the news. Every time you flip the channels or listen to the radio, or look on social media, chances are you are seeing something pretty dark, pretty negative. So, I think it’s a great escape, to be able to watch comedy and have a laugh” DeNucci said. “ The world could use some laugh, so I’m all for comedy right now.”

He went further to say that he believes this trend would continue after the pandemic is over. He also believes Hollywood will produce a lot of uplifting movies to put some smiles on people’s faces.

Comedy ranked the second highest for Boomers. Meanwhile, drama was one of the lowest genres, for Gen X with 6 percent, Millennial with 9 percent, and Gen Z with 4 percent. The least preferred genre for any of the age group was science/travel with Boomers at 5 percent, Gen X at 3 percent, Gen Z at 2 percent, and Millennial at 2 percent.

As for media consumption worldwide during the pandemic, the analysis has shown that the masses from various countries are focusing on the news coverage, which is not surprising since most people want to be updated on the status of the virus in their country and around the world. Streaming service was second highest followed by messaging service. Social media and broadcast channels were tied at fourth place.

Although most of the country’s second highest choice of media consumption was watching streaming services, Brazil, Philippines, and South Africa are the only countries that prefer social media over streaming services.

One of the least media consumptions was reading the newspaper. It even went down to 1%, the lowest percent of the entire category, in the country of Australia.
When it comes to computer/videogames and books/audiobooks, most countries prefer computer/videogames. Italy ( 16 percent versus 15 percent), Singapore ( 9 percent versus 8 percent) and South Africa (15 percent versus 14 percent) are the only countries that prefers books/audiobooks over computer/videogames. Meanwhile, it is evenly split for both media consumption in the country of Spain and Germany with 20 percent and 8 percent, respectively.

Tom DeNucci, a filmmaker, is concerned about the current trend of the surge of streaming service in the United States. He grew up in the 90s when going to movie theaters was a big deal. His dream as a young filmmaker was to see his film on a big screen someday. He thinks those days are gone or at least fading.

“I really think it is going to take a little while for movies theaters to bounce back. Movie theaters were already struggling.” DeNucci said, “ I think this[ COVID-19] could be a death blow to the theater system. Big movies like marvel movies or Star Wars movies will still have theatrical run, but the days of run-of-the-mill average movies being in the theaters is going to change. People are realizing in the business that you get a lot more eyes on it if it is streaming.”

On a positive note, people are willing to go back to the theater a lot more, after the pandemic is over. David Garrett Jr., a horror movie fan, expressed that he will go to the theaters a lot after the pandemic is over due to missing it so much. However, he feels eventually he will go to the theaters just about the same time as he did pre-coronavirus. On the other hand, Ngo is certain that he will go to see movies more often on the big screen.

“I want to go see a movie at least once a week.” Ngo said. “That was the original plan for 2020, but I wasn't committed and then the pandemic broke out. So, once movie theaters open back up, I'll definitely commit to that plan and go see a movie once a week in the theaters.”

Data Visualizations

1. How We Stream Differs by Age Group:https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/5EDTP/2/
2. How We Differs by Genre: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/5clUJ/2/
3. How We View Media Differs by Countries: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/7PKwN/3/

References

Rubin, R. (Mar. 15, 2020). Box Office Plunges to Lowest Level in Over Two Decades Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. Variety. Retrieved from: https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/box-office-coronavirus-moviegoing-north-america-120353469

Swartz, J. (May 2, 2020). Netflix may have edge on competition as coronavirus keeps people looking for new shows. Market Watch. Retrieved from:https://www.marketwatch.com/story/netflix-in-the-age-of-covid-19-streaming-pioneer-may-have-new-edge-on-competition-2020-04-07

Rushe, D. and Lee, B. (Apr. 21, 2020). Netflix doubles expected tally of new subscribers amid Covid-19 lockdown. The Guardian. Retrieved from:The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/apr/21/netflix-new-subscribers-covid-19-lockdown

Singer, M. (Apr. 20,2020). The Entire Weekend Box Office Report Is From A Single Drive-In In Florida. Screen Crush. Retrieved from: https://screencrush.com/coronavirus-box-office-drive-in-in-florida/

Herbert, G.(Jun. 03,2020). AMC Theatres, largest owner of movie theaters, has ‘substantial doubt’ it can remain in business. Syracuse.com. Retrieved from:

The Numbers. Retrieved from: https://www.the-numbers.com/

Book-based film 'The Invisible Man' vanishes its competitors to dominate the box office

3/1/2020

Leigh Whannell's take to the classic novel The Invisible Man is dominating the box office. It made $26 million in its opening weekend. The film has also gain a strong critical and audience review.

The Second spot goes to Sonic the Hedgehog, a video-game adaptation film, with $15 million. So far it has made a total of $127 million.

The number three spot goes to another book-based film titled The Call of the Wild ( which is also based on a classic novel). It brought in $11 million and has made a total of $79 million so far.

Source material: variety.com

NAACP Image Award Winners & A Special Announcement

2/24/2020

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Since the month of February celebrates African American History and the month of March celebrates Irish American Heritage Month, Novelpro Junkie will bring attention to some books and their film adaptation from these two cultures. This is to bring cultural awareness and educate others on their contribution to the arts. (hashtag: #Spotlighonbook/movie)

I will leave clues on my pinterest account(which would be shared on twitter) on which book/movie will be posted the next day. I hope you retweet/like/share these clues and challenge yourself to GUESS WHICH BOOK/MOVIE that i'll post on my blog the next day. Share the tweets with your families and friends to help you out on the GUESSING GAME (#guessthebook/movie) and support their work by purchasing the movie/book.

I also want to congrats NAACP 2020 winners. I hope they enjoy the ceremony and had a memorable night. Again, congrats to the following winners:

Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Deon Cole, black-ish
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Outstanding Drama Series
Greenleaf
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Omari Hardwick, Power
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Harold Perrineau, Claws
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
When They See Us
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Niecy Nash, When They See Us
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
Unsung
Outstanding Talk Series
Red Table Talk
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series/Game Show
Rhythm + Flow
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
Outstanding Children’s Program
Family Reunion
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series)
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Jada Pinkett Smith, Red Table Talk
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
Kelly Rowland, American Soul
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
The Revisioners, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations, Toni Morrison
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer, Hal Banfield (Author), Javier Vasquez (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), Elaine Welteroth
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, And Opportunity For Black Women In America, Karen Arrington (Author), Joanna Price (Illustrator), Sheryl Taylor (Forward)
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
Felon: Poems, Reginald Dwayne Betts
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
Sulwe, Lupita Nyong’o (Author), Vashti Harrison (Illustrator), (Simon & Schuster, BFYR)
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
Around Harvard Square, C.J. Farley (Akashic Books)
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Marsai Martin, Little
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
Just Mercy
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Dolemite is My Name
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
James Earl Jones, The Lion King
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Outstanding Documentary (Television – Series or Special)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Cord Jefferson, The Good Place, "Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy"
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Truth Be Told, "Monster"
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Suzan-Lori Parks, Native Son
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Jordan Peele, Us
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Anya Adams, GLOW, "Outward Bound"
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Power, "Forgot About Dre"
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Rashid Johnson, Native Son
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Marsai Martin, Little
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Angela Bassett, 9-1-1
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Lupita Nyong'o, Us

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Michael B. Jordan, Just Mercy
Outstanding Motion Picture
Just Mercy

For the Full List of the Winner, go to billboard.com

Pinocchio and Bambi get the Disney's live action treatment

1/25/2020

With the success of live-action remake of The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and The Lion King, Disney studio has more remakes on the horizon. This time it's Bambi (authored by Felix Salten) and Pinocchio(authored by Carlo Collodi)'s turn to take suit. Bambi will follow the similar animation as The Jungle Book and The Lion King. Chris Weltz, Paul Weltz, and Andrew Miano ( Depth of Field production) will produce the project. Writing the script are Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet. No director has been announced yet for Bambi.

Pinocchio is next as well. This project will be similar to the live-action remake of Aladdin which had live-action performances and real-world sets that interact with digitally invented characters. Tom Hanks is currently in talks to play Geppetto. Robert Zemeckis, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, will direct and co-write the feature.

Source material: deadline.com

Photos from the film adaptation of The Turning (based on a novella)

10/9/2019

Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, here are official photos of The Turning. Starring Ms. Mackenzie Davis (The Martian), Brooklynn Prince (The One and Only Ivan), and Finn Wolfhard (IT, The Goldfinch), The Turning is based on hauntingly good novella ( The Turn of the Screw) by Mr. Henry James. The movie will be directed by Floria Sigismondi. Roy Lee and Scott Bernstern are producing the feature. Writing the screenplay are Jade Barlett, Chad Hayes, and Carey W. Hayes.

The Turning will be release on January 24, 2020.

Here is the goodreads' synopsis of The Turn of the Screw by Mr. Henry James:

A very young woman's first job: governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children, Miles and Flora, at a forlorn estate...An estate haunted by a beckoning evil.

Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty windows- silent, foul phantoms who, day by day, night by night, come closer, ever closer. With growing horror, the helpless governess realizes the fiendish creatures want the children, seeking to corrupt their bodies, possess their minds, own their souls...

But worse-much worse- the governess discovers that Miles and Flora have no terror of the lurking evil.

For they want the walking dead as badly as the dead want them.

Source Material: http://ew.com

Interview with Adrian McKinty, Author of 'The Chain'

10/4/2019

October has arrived, and with it comes one of the most intense thrillers you’ll read all season. If you haven’t discovered "The Chain" yet, prepare yourself for a truly chilling ride. Written by Adrian McKinty, the novel has earned praise from acclaimed authors including Dennis Lehane, Tana French and Stephen King. But perhaps the most unforgettable endorsement comes from Don Winslow, who described the book as: “This book is Jaws for parents.”

I hope you’ll take this opportunity to get to know the author and discover the story behind his latest novel.

1. What is the genesis of your novel The Chain?

I wrote the first draft of The Chain in Mexico City in 2012 after learning about the Mexican concept of exchange kidnappings whereby a family member offers him- or herself as a replacement hostage for a more vulnerable kidnap victim. I tied that idea to an event from the late 1970s—the era of poisonous chain letters. The part of Ireland I grew up in was very superstitious and we completely believed in the power of written enchantments. My fifth-grade teacher told the class to bring in any of these letters that were upsetting us, and I gave her a chain letter that was worrying me. She destroyed it along with the others, defying the author’s promises of jinxes, disasters, and bad luck and effectively breaking the chain. This incident deeply impressed me as a kid and it stayed with me.

2. What research did you do when writing The Chain?

I did a lot of research on kidnappings for money, both historic kidnappings and current trends. The FBI has a database on kidnappings in the United States and very up to date stats.

3. What was your writing schedule when you wrote The Chain?

I wrote the book over about a year. Usually I would make the kids breakfast and get them to school in the mornings and then I would work in the afternoons before picking them up again. I tend to work best in daylight although sometimes when I have a deadline I will work late at night or even pull an all nighter.

4. Do you ever get writer’s block when writing The Chain? How did you get back on track?

I've had writers block in the past several times but not on this book. Once I had set up the logical elements of the premise it all flowed pretty logically from that. The book more or less wrote itself once the internal logic and clockwork was in place.

5. Which fictional character (besides yours) would you like to sit down and chat with?

I would love to talk to Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice. I kind of fell in love with her when I did that book in school when I was 12 and I'm still a bit in love with her!

6. What was your favorite book when you were a kid? Do you have a favorite book now?

No question The Lord of the Rings when I was a kid. I read it four times. Now I don't really have a favorite book I have favorite writers: Don Winslow, James Ellroy, Jim Thompson, Dashiell Hammett, David Peace, Val McDermid, Lou Berney, Alicia Stallings, William Gibson, Jesmyn Ward, Stephen King, Cormac McCarthy, Steve Hamilton et al.

7. Congrats on your novel being made into a film by Paramount. Would you like to make a cameo?

It would have be a VERY small cameo. I am not a good actor!

8. Silly-Game question: From The Chain novel, could you please leaf through the pages and point at a random place. What is the full sentence? And what is the page number of this random sentence?

"The Google map making its own zodiac."
This is at the beginning of chapter 39 page 224 of the PDF (I'm in a coffee shop and don't have the book on me but its the beginning of chapter 39 a third of the way down the page)

9. How did you celebrate when your first novel "Dead I well May Be" got published?

I remember it very well. I was living in Denver and I took the wife and my daughter Arwynn (my daughter Sophie wasn't born yet) to a restaurant called Racines and we had a fantastic meal.

10. If you had to describe Mr. Don Winslow using three words, they would be?

Mensch. Genius. Mensch.

11. In your experience, what would you say it takes to be a successful author?

Dedication. 80% of everything is hanging on in there when the odds are against you. Eventually the Earth will spin on its ellipse and spring will come.

12. What’s the best advice you have ever received about writing?

Write every day even when you don't want to.

13. Have you ever considered writing a screenplay?

I love the screenplay form for its concision and haiku like beauty and would definitely like to write a screenplay or two.

14. Of the novellas you wrote, which one do you think would make a great movie or TV series and why?

I think my first book Dead I Well May Be has a lot of potential.

15. What is your favorite TV show that is currently on air?

I have loved all the seasons of Fargo and am looking forward to S4.

16. What do you love the most about Northern Ireland?

The craic.

17. Last question, which historical figure would you like to have tea with?

Without any doubt at all Socrates. What a brilliant, curious, inquiring mind.

So there you have it. A wonderful interview with a fantastic writer. I hope you go and check out The Chain and see what the fanfare is all about. It's the idyllic read for the October season. I would like to give my appreciation to Mr. Adrian McKinty for giving up his time to answer my questions. I would also like to extend my gratitude to the readers for reading this and coming to my blog as well. I hope each and everyone of you have a joyful and happy October season. Take care.

Dark Water(based on an article) Trailer will take you to troubled waters

9/18/2019

In the Tall Grass (based on a novella) Trailer is not for the faint of heart

9/17/2019

David Slade directs the film adaptation of Dark Harvest

9/15/2019

Mr. David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, 30 Days of Night) is directing the film adaptation of Dark Harvest. Michael Gilio is adapting the screenplay while David Manpearl and Matt Tolmach is producing the project.

Here is the goodread's synopsis of Dark Harvest, written by Norman Partridge:

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, Dark Harvest by Norman Patridge is a powerhouse thrill-ride with all the resonance of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

Halloween, 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.

Pete 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 . . .

"This is contemporary American writing at its finest."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Dark Harvest.

Source Material: deadline.com