The Rest Area | An Axe-Killer Story Comes Alive on a Late-Night Road Trip

An axe-killer story stops being a joke at a lonely highway rest area in Rob Fields’ “The Rest Area.” Returning from the Ohio State Fair, Brad teases Robbie with rumors about escaped murderer Aaron Rutter. When they pull off U.S. 23, a prank in the dark gives way to an attacker carrying a real axe. The two friends scatter into the trees with their car suddenly far beyond reach. This road-trip slasher turns a routine bathroom stop into a hunt through the woods. Brad wanted to frighten his friend. Now neither knows whether the next sound means rescue or pursuit.

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