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Universal Harvester

A Novel

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John Darnielle

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224 Seiten
8 Lesestunden

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Life in a small town takes a dark turn when mysterious footage begins appearing on VHS cassettes at the local Video Hut. Jeremy works there in Nevada, Iowa, during the late 1990s, where the Hollywood Video in Ames looms as a threat. The Video Hut, however, has its regular customers, and for Jeremy, it’s a quiet job that helps him cope with the loss of his mother six years prior. One day, a schoolteacher returns her copy of *Targets*, mentioning there’s something odd about it, but she doesn’t elaborate. Shortly after, another customer returns *She’s All That*, claiming there’s another movie on the tape. Despite his reluctance, Jeremy checks it out and discovers a jarring black-and-white scene in the middle of the film, featuring a barn and faint breathing sounds. This unsettling moment compels him to watch it multiple times. Similar eerie scenes appear on *Targets*, suggesting they share a common origin. The barn resembles one just outside of town, transforming the familiar landscape into something haunting and foreboding. As the unsettling nature of the videos unfolds, Jeremy and the townspeople realize their once-quiet lives are irrevocably changed, filled with loss and instability.