{"product_id":"9781941147634","title":"Cold Moon Over Babylon (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)","description":"\"The finest writer of paperback originals in America.\" - Stephen King\u003cp\u003e\"Readers of weak constitution should beware.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McDowell has a flair for the gruesome.\" - \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049978511600,"sku":"9781941147634","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781941147634_p0.jpg?v=1763754581","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781941147634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}