{"product_id":"blackwater-the-complete-saga-hardcover","title":"Blackwater: The Complete Saga - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNathan Ballingrud\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlackwater\u003c\/em\u003e is the saga of a small town, Perdido, Alabama, and Elinor Dammert, the stranger who arrives there under mysterious circumstances on Easter Sunday, 1919. On the surface, Elinor is gracious, charming, anxious to belong in Perdido, and eager to marry Oscar Caskey, the eldest son of Perdido's first family. But her beautiful exterior hides a shocking secret. Beneath the waters of the Perdido River, she turns into something terrifying, a creature whispered about in stories that have chilled the residents of Perdido for generations. Some of those who observe her rituals in the river will never be seen again ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as a series of six volumes in 1983, \u003cem\u003eBlackwater \u003c\/em\u003eis the crowning achievement of Michael McDowell, author of the Southern Gothic classics \u003cem\u003eCold Moon Over Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Elementals \u003c\/em\u003eand screenwriter of \u003cem\u003eBeetlejuice \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Nightmare Before Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e. This first-ever one-volume edition, with a new introduction by Shirley Jackson Award-winning author Nathan Ballingrud, marks \u003cem\u003eBlackwater\u003c\/em\u003e's first appearance in print in three decades and will allow a new generation of readers to discover this modern horror classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.94 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44313014239334,"sku":"9781943910809","price":95.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eHd4RGVTWTA1T3k2SnltWDFpeno4dz09.webp?v=1767919843","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/blackwater-the-complete-saga-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}