Cold Moon Over Babylon
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"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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Yesterday i finished „Cold Moon over babylon“ (Michael McDowell), one of the „October books“ from the nocturnal readers box. It´s a creepy litle bastard, with a twist i did not see coming. It sure has its longueurs, parts where there isnt much going on, but when „the moon rises“ its all gone and forgotten and picturing the story in my head it gave me chills. I’ll give it 3 and a half stars out of 5. BTW. Just found out there is a movie based on this book! Is it any good, does anybody know?
Description
"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.
Book Information
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Yesterday i finished „Cold Moon over babylon“ (Michael McDowell), one of the „October books“ from the nocturnal readers box. It´s a creepy litle bastard, with a twist i did not see coming. It sure has its longueurs, parts where there isnt much going on, but when „the moon rises“ its all gone and forgotten and picturing the story in my head it gave me chills. I’ll give it 3 and a half stars out of 5. BTW. Just found out there is a movie based on this book! Is it any good, does anybody know?