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Product details
- ISBN 9781668209172
- Weight: 333g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Packaged in advent "calendar" format with blood-red sprayed edges and 24 stickered sections counting down the days, readers can open a new, gruesomely festive section to read each day—or night, if you're brave enough.
In this wickedly dark and festive reimagining of The Nutcracker, serial killer “The Mouse King” terrorizes the people of Montreal during the Christmas season.
As a winter storm rages, a serial killer called The Mouse King emerges, haunting the dark streets of Montreal. His signature? He always places a live mouse in his victims’ sealed mouths...
As he stalks the city, a sex worker tries to escape both her past and a horrifying new threat. A corrupt police officer, whose niece fits the Mouse King’s victim profile all too well, races to solve the series of increasingly gruesome murders and protect his family. For both of them, a tragedy that saw a little boy lost in icy waters years ago holds answers—ones they may not be ready to find.
This reimagining of the classic tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, originally conceived by E.T.A. Hoffmann and later adapted into the beloved ballet, is an edge-of-your-seat, gore-soaked twist on the holiday classic, filled with a deranged cast based on timeless characters.
Bringing together horror and revenge, it’s a bloody, funhouse mirror reflection of the tale—with endless Easter eggs for readers to discover. Translated from the French for the first time, Season’s Reapings rings in the holidays with a new kind of terror.
In this wickedly dark and festive reimagining of The Nutcracker, serial killer “The Mouse King” terrorizes the people of Montreal during the Christmas season.
As a winter storm rages, a serial killer called The Mouse King emerges, haunting the dark streets of Montreal. His signature? He always places a live mouse in his victims’ sealed mouths...
As he stalks the city, a sex worker tries to escape both her past and a horrifying new threat. A corrupt police officer, whose niece fits the Mouse King’s victim profile all too well, races to solve the series of increasingly gruesome murders and protect his family. For both of them, a tragedy that saw a little boy lost in icy waters years ago holds answers—ones they may not be ready to find.
This reimagining of the classic tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, originally conceived by E.T.A. Hoffmann and later adapted into the beloved ballet, is an edge-of-your-seat, gore-soaked twist on the holiday classic, filled with a deranged cast based on timeless characters.
Bringing together horror and revenge, it’s a bloody, funhouse mirror reflection of the tale—with endless Easter eggs for readers to discover. Translated from the French for the first time, Season’s Reapings rings in the holidays with a new kind of terror.
Sylvain Johnson was born and raised in Montreal, Québec. He studied literature in college before taking on several jobs through the years. He lived in Maine, Virginia and has been living in North Carolina with his lovely wife and amazing son for many years. The author of five titles in the Forbidden Tales series and many more books, he is also published in Canada, France, Belgium, and Turkey.
