Norman Partridge Book order (chronological)

For generations raised on the Saturday afternoon thrills of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, the appearance of the so-called "psychological westerns" of the Forties, Fifties and Sixties came as a surprise. And, to some who didn't care for them, a shock.With such films as Blood On The Moon, Winchester `73, and The Naked Spur, audiences saw characters very much like themselves emotionally. Critics argued the authenticity of some of the history in these films but there was no denying their power. Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch confirmed, once and for all, that the western had changed forever, psychologically and sometimes politically relevant to our own times.On Dangerous Ground features stories of every kind, all with a western setting, all with darkness at their core. And all with the kind of edge that demonstrates how timeless the form is when used well.

Norman Partridge's Halloween novel, Dark Harvest, was recognized as one of Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books of 2006 and won a Bram Stoker Award. Partridge's unique creation, the October Boy, has drawn comparisons to Stephen King and Ray Bradbury. In this new collection, he presents six stories that celebrate Halloween's frights. "The Jack o' Lantern," a new novelette, features the October Boy facing a deadly doppelganger during the town's ritual of death and rebirth. "Johnny Halloween" tells of a sheriff confronting a ghost and his own haunted past. In "Three Doors," a war hero uses a magic prosthetic hand to confront his history, while "Satan's Army" is a rare story previously available only in a limited edition. Additionally, "The Man Who Killed Halloween" is an essay reflecting on growing up in the late sixties in a town that was home to the Zodiac Killer. Partridge examines how this experience shaped him as a writer. Join him on seven journeys through Halloween night, where danger lurks around every corner. With a masterful blend of horror and nostalgia, Partridge explores the thin line between human evil and the supernatural, inviting readers to confront their fears in a celebration of the most perilous night of the year.

Winner of the Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, Dark Harvest 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…

Focusing on the world of drive-in theaters, B-movies, and steamy windows, a collection of first-run tales includes the titles "The Blood on Satan's Harley," "The Thing from Lover's Lane," and "59 Frankenstein." Original.