Author: michaelmcdowell

Blackwater 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 … 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…

“The finest writer of paperback originals in America.” – Stephen King “Surely one of the most terrifying novels ever written.” – Poppy Z. Brite “Beyond any trace of doubt, one of the best writers of horror in this or any other country.” – Peter Straub “Readers of weak constitution should beware!” – Publishers Weekly “McDowell has a flair for the gruesome.” – Washington Post After a bizarre and … gruesome.” – Washington Post After a bizarre and disturbing incident at the funeral of matriarch Marian Savage, the McCray and Savage families look forward to a restful and relaxing summer at…