Michael McDowell Books
June 1, 1950 – December 27, 1999
Michael McDowell was a prolific horror author whose varied body of work distinguished him within the genre. He masterfully balanced mundane reality with supernatural elements, creating a unique tension in his narratives. His characters often teetered on the edge of sanity and madness, with protagonists ranging from victims of the paranormal to those who wielded it. McDowell proudly identified as a commercial writer, focused on creating accessible stories for contemporary readers rather than aiming for timelessness.
Katie (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
- 278 pages
- 10 hours of reading
When Philo Drax receives a letter from her wealthy grandfather saying he fears for his life at the hands of the vicious Slape family, she rushes to the rescue. But too late! Katie Slape, a monstrous girl with psychic powers and a penchant for smashing skulls with her hammer, has already finished him off and gotten hold of his cash. Determined to track down the murderers, Philo hunts Katie and her family through the streets of 1860s New York, where the Slapes' offers are filling up with money as their cellar fills up with corpses
Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
- 254 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Welcome to Babylon, a typical sleepy Alabama small town, where years earlier the Larkin family suffered a terrible tragedy. Now they are about to endure another: fourteen-year-old Margaret Larkin will be robbed of her innocence and her life by a killer who is beyond the reach of the law. But something strange is happening in Babylon: traffic lights flash an eerie blue, a ghostly hand slithers from the drain of a kitchen sink, graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror ... And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form. Night after night it will pursue the murderer. And when the full moon rises over Babylon, it will seek a terrible vengeance ...
Blackwater II: The Levee
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Blackwater I: The Flood: The first book in the classic southern gothic saga
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Die Blackwater-Saga ist eine meisterhafte unheimliche Erzählung über die Caskey-Familie in Perdido, Alabama. Im dritten Buch, "Das Haus", entfaltet sich ein innerer Konflikt zwischen Mary-Love und ihrer Schwiegertochter, während düstere Erinnerungen in Elinors Haus lauern. Ein einzigartiges Werk des Grauens.
Pâques 1919, alors que les flots menaçant Perdido submergent cette petite ville du nord de l'Alabama, un clan de riches propriétaires terriens, les Caskey, doivent faire face aux avaries de leurs scieries, à la perte de leur bois et aux incalculables dégâts provoqués par l'implacable crue de la rivière Blackwater. Menés par Mary-Love, la puissante matriarche aux mille tours, et par Oscar, son fils dévoué, les Caskey s'apprêtent à se relever... mais c'est sans compter l'arrivée, aussi soudaine que mystérieuse, d'une séduisante étrangère, Elinor Dammert, jeune femme au passé trouble, dont le seul dessein semble de vouloir conquérir sa place parmi les Caskey
Blackwater - 2: La diga
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Die Blackwater-Saga ist eine herausragende unheimliche Erzählung über die Familie Caskey in Perdido, Alabama. Im vierten Band, "Der Krieg", bringt der Konflikt in Europa neue Männer ins Spiel, die unwissentlich in Gefahr geraten. Eine einzigartige Familiensaga voller schleichenden Grauens.
Die Blackwater-Saga ist eine unheimliche Familiensaga, die über Generationen hinweg das Leben der Caskeys in Perdido, Alabama, beleuchtet. Im sechsten Band, „Der Regen“, kommen längst vergessene Geheimnisse ans Licht und drohen die Familie mit den Sünden ihrer Vergangenheit zu konfrontieren. Ein Meisterwerk des Grauens.
