Upcoming MGM Halloween Flick 'DARK HARVEST' Gets “R” Rating for “Strong Horror Violence”
It’s been a little while since we have heard anything about Norman Partridge’s novel Dark Harvest but today that changed. The book is set in 1963 and is headed to the screen, with David Slade (Hard Candy, 30 Days of Night, “Hannibal”) directing. At one point in time, the film was slated for a September 9th, 2022 release date but we’re pretty sure that’s not the case as of now.
We say that because there has been zero marketing done for the film and with the release date being a little less than a month away, it’s highly unlikely. We will however see some marketing for the film soon-ish because the MPA has just officially handed the upcoming feature film adaptation an “R” rating this week for…
“Strong horror violence and gore, language throughout, and brief drug use.”
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 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.”
“In the film, every fall in a small Midwestern town, a supernatural specter rises from the cornfields and makes its way toward the town’s Church, where violent gangs of teenage boys hungrily await their chance to confront the legendary nightmare in an annual harvest rite of life and death. Richie Shepard lives in the shadow of his big brother who won last year’s Run and earned his ticket out of town. To prove himself and join his brother, Richie pairs up with Kelly Haines, a restless dreamer who will do whatever it takes to escape this dead-end town. Against the rules and the odds, Richie and Kelly decide to hunt down the legendary nightmare to win the Run and their freedom, together.”
Michael Gilio is writing the adaptation.
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