''Halloween Rain'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...
''.
Plot summary
Xander and
Willow warn
Buffy not to go out on
Halloween
Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observanc ...
if it's raining. According to the premise of the book, the rain in
Sunnydale is magical on Halloween, and if it lands on a
scarecrow it will animate and hunt down the
Slayer
Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style ...
. While at a Halloween party at the Bronze, Buffy is forced to go to the cemetery to fight
vampires
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths ...
. She eventually encounters the reanimated scarecrow.
Continuity
This novel is meant to take place between the episodes "
The Pack" and "
Angel" in season one.
However, Halloween has already long passed in the show's continuity, making the events in this novel impossible.
Golden revealed in an interview that the book was written before the "Halloween" episode which contradicted elements of the novel ''Halloween Rain''.
Interview with Christopher Golden at ''Watcher's Web''
Translations
* ''Halloween'' (German)
* ''La Pluie d'Halloween'' (French)
* ''Hujan Rain'' (Indonesian)
* ''Il ballo di Halloween'' (Italian)
* ''Halloween'' (Dutch)
* ''Chuva em Dia de Bruxas'' (Portuguese)
* ''死霊の王'' (Japanese)
References
External links
Reviews
* ttp://www.teen-books.com/Halloween_Rain__Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_0671017136.html ''Teen-books.com'' - Reviews of this book
''Nika-summers.com'' - Review of this book by Nika Summers
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