It was a good choice: a haunted house tale told in a southern gothic idiom by a gifted writer, The Elementals is an addictive horror novel with seductive prose that lures with the ease and style of a Capote or McCullers.Strange story. The story is about a rather eccentric family and their three summer homes and the horror hidden within one of these houses . Thanks!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2020.This was one of the most unusual horror books I've read. Author writes in a way that makes you feel like you're there. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. McDowell’s first novel, the grisly and darkly comic The Amulet (1979), is also available from Valancourt Books.© Copyright 2012 - 2018 | EbookDownloader.net,The Elementals – A must for horror fans.I loved every word and re-read this book constantly,Good book, happy to have it in my collection.Good book,happy to have it in my collection.Great seller,very sastified with the service. It was a good choice: a haunted house tale told in a southern gothic idiom by a gifted writer, The Elementals is an addictive horror novel with seductive prose that lures with the ease and style of a Capote or McCullers. The book switches gear in its final third, as events speed up and become positively hellish. I'm glad I discovered this book!It's rare to find really good horror, but here it is; creepy and beguiling, with well-drawn characters and a perfect sense of place. Michael Rowe,Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror (3,681),Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen Set -
It scared the hell out of me and have always wanted to read it again but couldn't remember the title or the author ,thank goodness for the internet . You realise how cleverly McDowell has constructed the house of cards he has been building in the earlier chapters, and how brutal he is going to be in knocking it down.Does this book contain inappropriate content?Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?Does this book contain quality or formatting issues?After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you.© 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates,Promotions are applied when you make a purchase,includes free international wireless delivery via. . Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Elementals. - Stephen King,Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics),Burnt Offerings (Valancourt 20th Century Classics),Gilded Needles (Valancourt 20th Century Classics).Elemental Origins: The Complete Series Bundle: (Water, Fire, Earth, Air, Aether, En...Remembrance (The Transcend Time Saga Book 1),The Transcend Time Saga: The Complete Series,The Vampire Prince (Dark World: The Vampire Wish Book 2),This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It (John Dies at the End 2).The Reddening: A Gripping Folk-Horror Thriller from the Author of The Ritual.Contain: The Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (BUNKER 12 Book 1),Shelter in Place: A standalone story from the world of BUNKER 12 and THE FLENSE,The Beast of Rose Valley: A Creature Feature Horror Suspense (Lorestalker Book 1),Control: The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (BUNKER 12 Book 3),The Kraken of Cape Madre: A Creature Feature Horror Suspense (Lorestalker Book 2),Consume: The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (Bunker 12 Book 4),Condemn: The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (BUNKER 12 Book 2),The Haunt at Hogg Run: A Creature Feature Horror Suspense (Lorestalker Book 4).To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.
The story has stayed with me all these years and I have just ordered a copy as my original copy was loaned out never to be seen again .
. It builds up slowly, almost lazily, as befits a story of characters lethargic in the intense heat around them. Something horrific that may be responsible for several terrible and unexplained deaths years earlier – and is now ready to kill again .
It works really well. After being so pleased with A Head Full of Ghosts, I took the recommendations of Michael Rowe and Stephen King seriously, and dived into Michael McDowell's The Elementals. Please try your request again later.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more.Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more.Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations,Select the department you want to search in.Unable to add item to Wish List. Inside, something deadly lies in wait.
But though long uninhabited, the third house is not empty. They are classic and should have been made into movies The Elementals would make a fantastic film with Guillermo del Toro as director what a movie that would be ! A haunted house story unlike any other, Michael McDowell’s The Elementals (1981) was one of the finest novels to come out of the horror publishing explosion of the 1970s and ’80s. Beautifully written, too.
“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 disturbing incident at the funeral of matriarch Marian Savage, the McCray and Savage families look forward to a restful and relaxing summer at Beldame, on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, where three Victorian houses loom over the shimmering beach.
It scared the hell out of me and have always wanted to read it again but couldn't remember the title or the author ,thank goodness for the internet . You realise how cleverly McDowell has constructed the house of cards he has been building in the earlier chapters, and how brutal he is going to be in knocking it down.Does this book contain inappropriate content?Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?Does this book contain quality or formatting issues?After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you.© 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates,Promotions are applied when you make a purchase,includes free international wireless delivery via. . Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Elementals. - Stephen King,Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics),Burnt Offerings (Valancourt 20th Century Classics),Gilded Needles (Valancourt 20th Century Classics).Elemental Origins: The Complete Series Bundle: (Water, Fire, Earth, Air, Aether, En...Remembrance (The Transcend Time Saga Book 1),The Transcend Time Saga: The Complete Series,The Vampire Prince (Dark World: The Vampire Wish Book 2),This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It (John Dies at the End 2).The Reddening: A Gripping Folk-Horror Thriller from the Author of The Ritual.Contain: The Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (BUNKER 12 Book 1),Shelter in Place: A standalone story from the world of BUNKER 12 and THE FLENSE,The Beast of Rose Valley: A Creature Feature Horror Suspense (Lorestalker Book 1),Control: The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (BUNKER 12 Book 3),The Kraken of Cape Madre: A Creature Feature Horror Suspense (Lorestalker Book 2),Consume: The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (Bunker 12 Book 4),Condemn: The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller (BUNKER 12 Book 2),The Haunt at Hogg Run: A Creature Feature Horror Suspense (Lorestalker Book 4).To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.
The story has stayed with me all these years and I have just ordered a copy as my original copy was loaned out never to be seen again .
. It builds up slowly, almost lazily, as befits a story of characters lethargic in the intense heat around them. Something horrific that may be responsible for several terrible and unexplained deaths years earlier – and is now ready to kill again .
It works really well. After being so pleased with A Head Full of Ghosts, I took the recommendations of Michael Rowe and Stephen King seriously, and dived into Michael McDowell's The Elementals. Please try your request again later.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more.Prime members enjoy Free Two-Day Shipping, Free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery to select areas, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, and more.Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations,Select the department you want to search in.Unable to add item to Wish List. Inside, something deadly lies in wait.
But though long uninhabited, the third house is not empty. They are classic and should have been made into movies The Elementals would make a fantastic film with Guillermo del Toro as director what a movie that would be ! A haunted house story unlike any other, Michael McDowell’s The Elementals (1981) was one of the finest novels to come out of the horror publishing explosion of the 1970s and ’80s. Beautifully written, too.
“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 disturbing incident at the funeral of matriarch Marian Savage, the McCray and Savage families look forward to a restful and relaxing summer at Beldame, on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, where three Victorian houses loom over the shimmering beach.