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Blackwater
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BlackwaterBlackwater is the saga of a small town, Perdido, Alabama, and Elinor Dammert, the stranger who arrives there under mysterious circumstances on Easter Sunday, 1919. On the surface, Elinor is gracious, charming, anxious to belong in Perdido, and eager to marry Oscar Caskey, the eldest son of Perdido’s first family. But her beautiful exterior hides a shocking secret. Beneath the waters of the Perdido River, she turns into something terrifying, a creature whispered about in stories that have chilled the residents of Perdido for generations. Some of those who observe her rituals in the river will never be seen again ...
Originally published as a series of six volumes in 1983, BlackwaterBlackwater is the crowning achievement of Michael McDowell, author of the Southern Gothic classics Cold Moon Over BabylonCold Moon Over Babylon and The ElementalsThe Elementals and screenwriter of BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice and The Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas. This first-ever one-volume edition, with a new introduction by Shirley Jackson Award-winning author Nathan Ballingrud, allows a new generation of readers to discover this modern horror classic.
Originally published as a series of six volumes in 1983, BlackwaterBlackwater is the crowning achievement of Michael McDowell, author of the Southern Gothic classics Cold Moon Over BabylonCold Moon Over Babylon and The ElementalsThe Elementals and screenwriter of BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice and The Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas. This first-ever one-volume edition, with a new introduction by Shirley Jackson Award-winning author Nathan Ballingrud, allows a new generation of readers to discover this modern horror classic.
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“The man can write a swamp. No one illustrates Southern atmosphere and landscape like Michael McDowell. This was just about the best Southern Gothic I've ever read. It's slow, don't get me wrong, and if you're looking for quick horror or jump scares, you likely won't enjoy this. But if you're in the mood for a quiet, creepy, Gothic tale which slithers around your psyche, this is it. Still thinking about it, 2 years later.”
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