In Jonathan Edward Durham’s “Winterset Hollow,” three friends are given the opportunity of a lifetime when they go on a trip to Addington Isle, the inspiration and setting behind their favorite book. Eamon, Caroline, and Mark are all excited about the weekend trip to the Isle, along with a myriad of additional “Winterset Hollow” fans of various ages and backgrounds. When they reach the Isle, however, things quickly go awry. After everyone races to seek shelter from an oncoming storm, a startling discovery is made: the old, abandoned Addington Mansion is not abandoned at all. It is inhabited, in fact, by the very characters they have loved their whole lives: Runny, the rabbit; Finn, the fox; Flackwell, the frog; and Bing, the bear. The astonished and bewildered group prepares to spend a special Barley Day feasting with their favorite, very real characters, but there is a catch. Barley Day is not just a festival—it is a hunt, and Eamon, Caroline, Mark and the other tourists are the prey.
