
The boys, Jim and and his friend Will Halloway, spy it out as it arrives at 3 am, taking shape out of the dark clouds of the night. Something darker came to town that night–a mysterious carnival with proprietors Cooger and Dark. It is October 23, but the storm he predicted never came and the lightning rod atop Jim Nightshade’s house wasn’t needed. Dark.Īn odd lightning rod salesman cues us that this will be a dark story. Summary: A carnival comes to Green Town out of season and two boys, Jim and Will fight to escape the clutches of the sinister carnival master Mr. New York: Bantam Books, 1963 (Link is to a currently in print edition). Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town #2), Ray Bradbury.
