7/6/2023 0 Comments The elementals mcdowell![]() The McCray and Savage families, the house full of sand, and the setting that seems to teeter on the edge of the known world are all elements that combine to create a tale that is not only darkly atmospheric, but also full of the bloody wonder we’ve come to appreciate from 1980s horror paperbacks. From this scene, McDowell is clear in his intentions: this story is meant to deal with the shadows that surround people and places. ![]() It is all innocuous enough at first, but soon the doors are locked and a bizarre ritual follows (a ritual which involves a body and a knife). Two of these houses are inhabitable, while the third is overrun by shifting wind-blown sands. ![]() This novel centers around two families (The McCrays and the Savages) and a trio of houses on Alabama’s Gulf Coast. His 1979 novel The Amulet secured his reputation as a writer willing to describe scenes that are not only brutal in their violence but devastating in their implications.īut we are here to talk about McDowell’s 1981 novel The Elementals. ![]() He has been praised by Stephen King as “the finest writer of paperback originals in America.” His work, written in the Southern Gothic tradition, gets far darker than other authors in his subgenre. ![]() Michael McDowell may be known primarily for his screenplay for Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice, but prior to this, he was already a well-respected horror novelist. ![]()
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