The Pumpkin Boy

Orangefield #1.2

by Al Sarrantonio, Alan M. Clark (Illustrator), Keith Minnion (Illustrator)

One cold night near Halloween, five-year-old Jody Wendt sees something amazing: a boy made of metal with the head of a pumpkin outlined against the rising moon. Overcome with curiosity, Jody follows the Pumpkin Boy into the woods, and abruptly disappears from the face of the earth . . .

So begins The Pumpkin Boy, the latest chapter in the remarkable series of Halloween tales by Al Sarrantonio known as The Orangefield cycle.

Novelette Series Book 3.

101 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Al Sarrantonio was an American horror and science fiction writer, editor and publisher who authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He also edited numerous anthologies.

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pumpkin Boy a name given by the neighborhood kids to describe a robot with a pumpkin for a head and a steel robotic body which seems to be involved in the abduction of two boys in Orangefield, NY. Strange things seem to happen in this town around Halloween and Detective Grant is trying to get to the bottom of it but at what cost?

[Roger O · Rating 3 out of 5]

You've got a haunted big city cop and a mechanical child-snatching pumpkin. What else do you want?

[C.J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5: barely even good, wish I hadn't wasted my time