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Set in the late 1990s, *Universal Harvester* follows Jeremy, a video store clerk in Nevada, Iowa, who discovers that certain rented tapes contain mysterious, unsettling home‑video segments beneath the advertised movies. As these eerie fragments reveal unsettling, cinematic scenes shot near town, Jeremy’s quiet life unravels, drawing him into a deep‑rooted mystery tied to the town’s history and the trauma of a lost mother. The novel explores how the quiet Midwest has a darker undercurrent, and it forces Jeremy and those around him to confront both past grief and an ominous future.
With its tense atmosphere and unfolding horror elements, the story blends rural life with uncanny suspense, showing how ordinary settings can harbor extraordinary secrets.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror
Authors: John Darnielle
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