The dark secret of harvest home starring bette davis was one of my favorites. Dark secret of harvest home, the 2disc tv, 1978 dvd. Mar 22, 2019 the dark secret of harvest home is based on the 1973 horror novel by tom trynon, of which stephen king said. Unless television viewers taped their own complete versions, the commerical one doesnt exist. The production is notable mainly for the participation of bette davis, who plays the powerful widow fortune, the towns leading practitioner of. The miniseries also reportedly isnt great, but due to. The closer the community draws to the greatest festival of all, known as harvest home, and the more nick puts his nose where it doesnt belong, the weirder and darker things become.
The dark secret of harvest home tv miniseries 1978. Davis claims that she wanted this role since she read the book and shes a force in this perfectly sweet at times and infused with menace at others. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Bette davis, david ackroyd, rosanna arquette, rene auberjonois, john calvin, norman lloyd, linda marsh, joanna.
The seeds of mystery are slow to develop, but when light is finally shed on the towns dark secret, its a harvest of chills. Dark harvest was the first book ive read by norman partridge. Oh, and its horror, but im sure you already guessed. Bette davis gives one of her most intense and frightening performances in the dark secret of harvest home dvd. I remember seeing this film on tv when i was a teenager and found each scene riveting.
Set in a sleepy connecticut village, it kicks off with artist ned, his wife, and their daughter ditching dirty old new york city for the rural paradise of cornwall coombe, which appears to be the town that time forgot. Mar 29, 2016 at the heart of each years corn harvest is a secret ceremony dubbed harvest home, which locals describe as what no man may know nor woman tell. Tonights penultimate episode, the dark secret of harvest. Tonights episode paraphrases its name from the dark secret of harvest home, a somewhat obscure despite starring bette davis 1978 miniseries based. Harvest home is a 1973 horrorsuspense novel by thomas tryon, about a town with a dark secret ned constantine, his wife beth, and their teenage daughter kate are slowly growing apart in their bigcity life after beths tragic miscarriage and her subsequent aversion to sex leads ned to infidelity.
It was one of my favourite movies as a kid and still is. The book became an nbc miniseries in 1978 titled the dark secret of harvest home, which starred bette davis as mary fortune and david ackroyd as nick. The dark secret of harvest home 1978 classic horror. I first became acquainted with this story in the 1978 movie called the dark secret of harvest home. This television miniseries is based on thomas tryons complex and suspenseful occult thriller harvest home, delving into the forbidden rituals of the small new england township cornwall combe, whose residents offer annual human sacrifices to pagan gods in return for a bountiful corn harvest. The fact that i guessed the dark secret of harvest home by about the middle of the book did nothing to spoil my enjoyment and i have to say that the ending of the book is amazing dark but amazing. The dark secret of harvest home is a 1978 american television horrorthriller miniseries, produced by universal television and directed by leo penn, that aired. At the heart of each years corn harvest is a secret ceremony dubbed harvest home, which locals describe as what no man may know nor woman tell. Dark secret of harvest home, the 2disc tv 1978 usa. Anyway, i was about 90 minutes into the dark secret of harvest home when i realized that things werent even remotely coming to a close.
His first novel the other was made into a low key, creepy 1972 film, and dark secret i havent read the novel expounds on the rural setting of the other, this time through an outsiders leery view. Tryons harvest home is a great big galumph of a book thats in. Harvest home is a 1973 horrorsuspense novel by thomas tryon, about a town with a dark secret. Challenge accepted veronica turns to mary and archie for help after uncovering a secret that hiram had been keeping from her. Harvest home is a 1973 novel by thomas tryon, which he wrote following his critically acclaimed 1971 novel, the other.
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 thrillride with all the resonance of shirley jacksons the lottery. Twopart miniseries based on tom tryons bestselling novel that aired on nbc in january of 1978. Farming without tractors and folks traveling by horse and buggy are still commonplace in a small agrarian town in new england was the setting for my second novel by thomas tryon. With their emphasis on harvests, sacrificial offerings and other. The dark secret of harvest home library of congress. As we readers, along with the main character, slowly unravel a mystery, we become totally immersed in this pageturner written in 1973, which was on the new york times. The dark secret of harvest home trailer 1978 video. Life revolves around seasonal rituals, culminating in the mysterious harvest home. The dark secret of harvest home next episode air date. A young couple moves to a quiet new england village, only to soon find themselves. It seems to me that in this day and age of numerous rapes and vicious killings, programs such as this depicting sexual themes and extreme violence can only add more fuel to a spreading fire.
The dark secret of harvest home tv miniseries 1978 full. Their teenage daughter, played by rosanna arquette has some sort of vague but unpleasant and deadly illness. Oct 11, 2006 dark harvest was the first book ive read by norman partridge. In this madefortv cult classic, cult is the key word. I have quite a movie collection, and i must say this is one of the few films that ive not been able to secure. His next book was called harvest home and its a sprawling rural horror in the same vein as blood on satans claw or the wicker man. The dark secret of harvest home starring bettie davis. I wanted a book that would take my mind off to a more autumnal place since its still hot where i live. The dark secret of harvest home tv miniseries 1978 imdb. Betty raises questions after witnessing some strange activities at the. The dark secret of harvest home is based on the 1973 novel harvest home, by actor turned writer tom tryon.
Jul 22, 2018 the closer the community draws to the greatest festival of all, known as harvest home, and the more nick puts his nose where it doesnt belong, the weirder and darker things become. The dark secret of harvest home was a miniseries on television. The dark secret of harvest home 1978 part 2 of 2 duration. Harvest home by thomas tryon harvest home, by thomas tryon, is one of the best books i have ever read.
Harvest home is set in 1970, and even though there are cars and televisions in the village, you might imagine that you have been transported back to the 19th century. You have an artist and his family living in new york city as the story opens. I was appalled by the recent showing of dark secret of harvest home. The dark secret of harvest home originally aired as an nbc miniseries in the fall of 1978 edited version available from universal home video on vhs. Onderhoudend horrorverhaal dat zich afspeelt in een dorpje in new england waar bette en andere zonderlingen een rituele levensstijl handhaven tot ergernis. Riverdales third season is beginning to come to a close, and this weeks installment may have taken the show into a whole new territory.
Then, it was mercilessly chopped into segments and spliced into vhs home video format. The book and film of harvest home 12 apr 2015 19 may 2016 jennyashford as i promised in my last post on the classic silent film haxan, i am going to continue my more general creepy scenes series in addition to my new silent films one. Challenge accepted veronica turns to mary and archie for. May 09, 2019 tonights episode paraphrases its name from the dark secret of harvest home, a somewhat obscure despite starring bette davis 1978 miniseries based on the novel harvest home by tom tyron in. It seems to me that in this day and age of numerous rapes and vicious killings, programs such as this depicting sexual themes and extreme violence can only add more fuel to a. Nov 16, 2001 the dark secret of harvest home originally aired as an nbc miniseries in the fall of 1978 edited version available from universal home video on vhs. Ive read the book several times and think both the book and the film are great. The story is about a small town with a dark secret and on halloween night theres a contest where the winner wins a. Does anybody remember the dark secret of harvest home 1978. The dark secret of harvest home tv miniseries is a film directed by leo penn with bette davis, david ackroyd, rosanna arquette, rene auberjonois, year. With bette davis, david ackroyd, rosanna arquette, rene auberjonois. Tryon seduces readers into a sense of contentment, then slaps them in the face with unspeakable horror. The dark secret of harvest home is the dark secret of.
The dark secret of harvest home 1978 made for tv miniseries an outwardly innocent new england village may be harboring something quite dark and terrible under its traditional exterior. Ive never seen it, but i did read the book upon which its based, thomas tryons harvest home, last summer. Excerpts from the book how to find love in cornwall coombe. The dark secret of harvest home tv miniseries 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The only reason i know what was going on in the movie was because ive read the book. The dark secret of harvest home 1978 part 1 of 2 youtube. The miniseries was generally quite faithful to the plot of the book. The dark secret of harvest home 1978 3 hour and 45 minute cut avoid the 2 hour cut, as it is missing almost half the movie, and considered a disgrace to the full length miniseries. A young couple moves to a quiet new england village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals. The dark secret of harvest home was a madefortv movie that aired on nbc in 1978. The dark secret of harvest home is based on the 1973 horror novel by tom trynon, of which stephen king said. This eerie thriller takes manhattan couple david and joanna miles to the brink of madness when they move to a strangely timeless new england village pre sided over by a mysterious widow who tutors the newcomers in the towns ancient ways. Where to countdown the dark secret of harvest home air dates. Finding a copy of the book on which that movie was based took me back to the year old girl whose life was a lot less complicated and movies were a time to step into other worlds. Sadly this book now seems to be out of print but my advice would be if you see a. The dark secret of harvest home dvd still sends chills when you watch it. Harvest home was his only other horror novel besides the other, and its a doozy. It was almost as if time had not touched the village of cornwall coom.
The storyline dealt with a new england village harboring some dark secrets that dealt with the supernatural. The dark secret of harvest house is the twentyfirst episode of the third season of riverdale, and the fiftysixth episode of the series overall. The dark secret of harvest home dvd is a 2 disc set that will remind you how classic horror made for tv movies are done right. The dark secret of harvest home 1978 part 2 of 2 youtube. Bette davis is holding secret pagan rituals to ensure a bountiful harvest. So what happens when a man stumbles onto this mysterious, bloodfueled rite. The book became an nbc miniseries in 1978 titled the dark secret of. One of my favorites is a two part tv miniseries, the dark secret of harvest home 1978. The story is about a small town with a dark secret and on halloween night theres a contest where the winner wins a trip out of nowhere town, usa. Oct 14, 2010 anyway, i was about 90 minutes into the dark secret of harvest home when i realized that things werent even remotely coming to a close. The screenplay was based on the 1973 novel harvest home by tom tryon and is largely faithful to the original material. The dark secret of harvest home miniseries forgotten. A young manhattan couple move to a remote new england community where modern inventions and ideas have been kept out. Davis stars in this suspense packed tale based on tom tryons chilling best seller.