Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)

Publisher Marketing: "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. Contributor Bio:  McDowell, Michael Steve Wingfield is the founder and CEO of the Steve Wingfield Evangelistic Association. Steve has served in ministry for more than 40 years and is now fulfilling his long-time dream of evangelizing at NASCAR races around the country through events called Victory Weekends, which also provide family-centered entertainment. As the popularity of these events becomes more widespread, the list of invitations that Steve receives from NASCAR tracks continues to grow. Steve and his wife, Barbara, live in Virginia and have two children and six grandchildren. Contributor Bio:  Mignola, Mike Mike Mignola is best known as the award-winning creator/writer/artist of Hellboy. He was also a visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on both Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army films. He also coauthored (with Christopher Golden) two novels, Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City. Mignola lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.