Universal Harvester

This article is about the 2017 novel by John Darnielle. For the brand of agricultural machinery, see Art's Way.

Universal Harvester is a novel by the American novelist and singer-songwriter John Darnielle. It is the second novel written by Darnielle, after Wolf in White Van.^[1] It tells the story of a video store clerk in Iowa who finds strange and disturbing clips recorded over the store's VHS tapes.

Universal Harvester

First edition cover
Author	John Darnielle
Cover artist	Rodrigo Corral and Alex Merto
Publisher	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date	February 7, 2017
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
ISBN	978-0-374-28210-3

The New York Times Book Review described the novel as "effortlessly sketching modest lives in the green, empty expanses of the heartland" and noted "ultimately the novel doesn't belong in the horror aisle".^[2]

Universal Harvester was released on February 7, 2017.^[1]