Michael McDowell
Paperback | Pages: 292 pages Rating: 4.04 | 7802 Users | 1091 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Elementals |
| ISBN: | 0380783606 (ISBN13: 9780380783601) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Alabama(United States) |
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On a split of land cut off by the Gulf, three Victorian summer houses stand against the encroaching sand. Two of the houses at Beldame are still used. The third house, filling with sand, is empty...except for the vicious horror which is shaping nightmares from the nothingness that hangs in the dank, fetid air.The McCrays and Savages, two fine Mobile families allied by marriage, have been coming to Beldame for years. This summer, with a terrible funeral behind them and a messy divorce coming up, even Luker McCray and little India down from New York are looking forward to being alone at Beldame.
But they won't be alone. For something there, something they don't like to think about, is thinking about them...and about all the ways to make them die.
Details Appertaining To Books The Elementals
| Title | : | The Elementals |
| Author | : | Michael McDowell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 292 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 1981 by Avon Books |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Gothic. Fantasy. Paranormal. Audiobook |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Elementals
Ratings: 4.04 From 7802 Users | 1091 ReviewsCriticize Appertaining To Books The Elementals
Please do not read on if you are easily disturbed by the graphic image below.This is an image of a little girl right before her death. I'm sure many of you have seen this image. If you're a horror fanatic and feel the pain of this little girl, this is the book for you.(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]This is my second Michael McDowell Once again, the master of ghost houses and familial interactions as well as making one feel welcome in the Southern State of Alabama.I cannot express how much MrReviewed 2014 typo corrected 2018You know...I'd forgotten these books. My wife found this (and I'll say "these" as she went from this book to McDowell's Blackwater series. This isn't part of that series, but I always think of them together as I read it after my wife in her "McDowell Period").My wife was always more the "horror" fan than I was/am and she ended up introducing me to several authors/books I probably would never have tried had she not found them first. During our marriage we would
I felt that while The Elementals was entertaining, essentially it was flawed, and so I was unable to give it a 3 star rating.Michael McDowell wrote this novel in 1980 during the golden age of paperback horror fiction. Some very talented horror writers were churning out a large number of quality horror novels during this period in the 70's and 80's, and while most of those titles are now out of print, the ones I have managed to find have been exceptionally good. Recently, Valancourt Books brought
I would read a lot more horror tales if they were all this well written with this much originality. If you are looking for that perfect horror story to take with you to the beach... this is it. So have you ever been walking along a beach and felt the sand trying to pull you down? Just a natural settling you say. But did you look to see if perhaps it had left a mark around your ankles?The sand wants what it wants. Have you ever returned indoors after a day at the beach, took a long shower in
Alabama native and horror writer Michael McDowell knew Southern Gothic. This creepy masterpiece from the golden age of horror blends the indolence of a steamy southern summer with the horror of unknown things that lurk on the fringes of the imagination. The setting, three Victorian mansions set on a tiny island on Alabama's gulf coast is an ideal setting for a tale that will leave you chilled even in the hot summer sun.I want to thank the folks at the Literary Darkness group in Goodreads for
This book was a total pleasure, from start to finish. To enhance that pleasure, I read it with a group of horror lovers over at Goodreads and we had a ball! Written back in the 80's a lot of my fellow book loving friends have recommended THE ELEMENTALS to me over the last few years. Problem was it was out of print and I couldn't even find 1 copy of anything he's written in the various used book stores in which I shop. Then, Valancourt Books came to the rescue! Valancourt is dedicated to
This was an amazing piece of southern literature. The characters were likeable and pretty awesome, especially India, although her relationship with her dad could be questionable. The houses in Beldame seemed like the perfect vacation although I emphasize seemed and if you read this book, which I highly recommend, you will see why. I'll tell you this, you certainly won't see sand the same way! Something is waiting for these two families that you won't wanna miss! Can't wait to read more from this
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