Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell, published by Valancourt Books in 2015, is a chilling Southern Gothic tale that delves into themes of revenge and the supernatural. Set in a sleepy Alabama town, the narrative unfolds as the Larkin family faces a horrific tragedy, with fourteen-year-old Margaret Larkin becoming the target of a killer beyond the law’s reach. The story is marked by eerie occurrences, including ghostly apparitions and unsettling phenomena that hint at a dark force seeking vengeance.
Readers will encounter a gripping exploration of horror and the occult as the plot thickens with the rise of a spectral presence that haunts the murderer. The novel’s atmosphere is steeped in tension, with unsettling imagery and a sense of impending doom that permeates the town of Babylon. This edition spans 254 pages and is presented in English, offering a fresh opportunity to experience McDowell’s flair for the gruesome and the uncanny.
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“The finest writer of paperback originals in America.” – Stephen King
“Readers of weak constitution should beware.” – Publishers Weekly
“McDowell has a flair for the gruesome.” – Washington Post
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 . . .
Cold Moon Over Babylon (1980), the second novel by Michael McDowell (1950-1999), author of Blackwater and The Elementals and screenwriter of Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a chilling Southern Gothic tale of revenge from beyond the grave that ranks among his most terrifying books. This first-ever reprint features deliciously creepy new cover art by Mike Mignola.
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