

The family is faced a devastating blow when fourteen year old Melinda is found dead in the very river that took her parents' lives. They are constantly bullied by Nathan Redfield, the son of the local bank owner, in hopes that they will sell the farm. Times are tough and the Larkin family is struggling. Their blueberry crops are their only source of income. Now, their children are raised by their grandmother, Evelyn, just yards away at their family farm. Years ago, the Larkin family suffered a devastating loss, young parents drowned in the Styx River that borders the family property. SeptemJenn Audiobook, Horror, Review 1 Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowellīabylon is your typical sleepy and quiet small Alabama town. This first-ever reprint features deliciously creepy new cover art by Mike Mignola.Audiobook Review: Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell

Ĭold 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. And when the full moon rises over Babylon, it will seek a terrible vengeance. Night after night it will pursue the murderer. And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form. 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.īut 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. Welcome to Babylon, a typical sleepy Alabama small town, where years earlier the Larkin family suffered a terrible tragedy. "McDowell has a flair for the gruesome." - Washington Post "Readers of weak constitution should beware." - Publishers Weekly

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