PLOT:
RIVER CRAVEN IS AN ORDINARY MAN, MOST THINK HE'S HARMLESS, THEY ALL THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE
HE'S THE HANDY MAN, THEY DON'T THINK HE CAN DO HARM. BUT ONE DAY, WHILE LOOKING FOR HAMMERS, HE FINALLY SNAPPED. KILLING ONE
PERSON AND KIDNAPPING ANOTHER, IT BECAME A HABBIT FOR HIM. THEN FOR A WHILE HE BEGINS TO GO AROUND THE VILLAGE OF KNOXVILLE,
SOUTH DAKOTA, A PLACE THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW EXIST. FROM THERE, HE WOULD BEGIN TO TORTURE THEM DOWN IN HIS CELLAR. NOW,
GENNA, A COP FOR KNOXVILLE IS MORE DETERMINED THAN ANYONE TO FIND WHO THIS IS, AND HE'S RIGHT INFRONT OF HER THE WHOLE TIME.
RATE
9.8/10
GENNA
BEST STORY YET, COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN
AMY GOOD
STORY, DISTURBING
FINISHED: AUG 1, 2005
RELEASED DATE: JANUARY 11, 2006
IS NOW AVAILABLE
also known as:
CHANNEY (FIRST WORKING TITLE WHEN IN BY STORY IDEA BOOK)
TIVIA
THE ORIGINAL NAME FOR "RIVER" (CHARACTER NAME) WAS "CHANNEY" BUT LATER CHANGED TO "RIVER"
THE CHARACTER GENNA COMES FROM MY VERY COOL FRIEND GENNA CONGDEN
THE CHARACTER MICAH COMES FROM ONE OF MY FRIENDS MICAH HANDY
THE CHARACTER KIRSTEN COMES FROM MY AWESOME & INSPIRED ME TO WRITE THIS STORY, KIRSTEN
KRAUSE
WAS IN MY BOOK OF IDEAS FOR A WHILE (ATLEAST 4 MONTHS OR MORE) UNTIL I BEGAN TO WRITE IT
EVEN BEFORE I BEGAN TO WRITE IT, I WOULD TELL MY FRIENDS IT WAS TO BE A VERY GOOD SCARE
FINISHED IT ABOUT 1:00 A.M IN THE MORNING , AFTER PLAYING MANHUNT WITH MY FRIENDS
CONTAINS 4 CHARACTERS WITH THE NAMES OF MY FRIENDS
A SHORT SCENE WAS ADDED TORD THE END OF RIVER THAT I ORIGINALLY WANTED TO WRITE BUT FORGOT WHILE WRITING
IT AND ADDED IT IN THE FINAL COPY
ON THE "RIVER" POSTER ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, IT SAYS "COMMING THIS SUMMER", I DIDN'T WRITE RIVER UNTIL JULY
AND IT'S RELEASE WAS JANUARY 11, 2006
"RIVER" HAD TO BE PRINTED 3 TIMES DO TO PAGES NOT IN ORDER
RIVER II WAS MADE OFFICIAL ON NOV. 25 2005, THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING EVEN THOUGH THE FIRST
HADN'T BEEN RELEASED
WENT THROUGH MANY-MANY TAGLINES "OLD SCHOOL HORROR MEETS NEW SCHOOL HORROR" "THE BEST SCARE/THRILLER
OF THE YEAR" "THE SCARIEST STORY OF THE YEAR" "THE MOST SHOCKING STORY OF THE YEAR" "ON JANUARY 11, LET THE KILLING BEGIN"
DEDICATED TO KIRSTEN "FORGIVE AND FORGET"
THE "RIVER" STORY CAME FROM ME WANTING TO WRITE A VERY INTENSE, INTELLIGENT THRILLER ABOUT HOW NORMAL PEOPLE
ARE CAPABLE OF SUCH CRIMES
BEGAN PROMOTING IT 2 MONTHS BEFORE I BEGAN TO WRITE IT
IS MY FIRST ENTRY IN "TWISTED MINDED"
