{"product_id":"cold-moon-over-babylon-valancourt-20th-century-classics","title":"Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)","description":"\"The finest writer of paperback originals in America.\" - Stephen King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Readers of weak constitution should beware.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"McDowell has a flair for the gruesome.\" - \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCold Moon Over Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), the second novel by Michael McDowell (1950-1999), author of \u003ci\u003eBlackwater\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Elementals\u003c\/i\u003e and screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eBeetlejuice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nightmare Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948103074023,"sku":"9781941147634","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_15e76c5d-ad83-44f7-8454-1813e2a6c4e3.jpg?v=1775508115","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/cold-moon-over-babylon-valancourt-20th-century-classics","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}