Description: DISCLAIMER: THIS AUCTION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO U.S. BUYERS. THANK YOU! UP FOR AUCTION IS THE FOLLOWING (Please excuse shadows and photo glare – we had a sunny day in Seattle): THE AMULET by MICHAEL MCDOWELL, AN AVON PAPERBACK FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1979. NOTE: Since I purchased a collection of brand new Michael McDowell Avon paperbacks I am selling off the duplicates from my collection. "The finest writer of paperback originals in America." - Stephen King "Surely one of the most terrifying novels ever written." - Poppy Z. Brite "Beyond any trace of doubt, one of the best writers of horror in this or any other country." - Peter Straub "Readers of weak constitution should beware!" - Publishers Weekly"McDowell has a flair for the gruesome." - Washington Post When a rifle range accident leaves Dean Howell disfigured and in a vegetative state, his wife Sarah finds her dreary life in Pine Cone, Alabama made even worse. After long and tedious days on the assembly line, she returns home to care for her corpselike husband while enduring her loathsome and hateful mother-in-law, Jo. Jo blames the entire town for her son’s mishap, and when she gives a strange piece of jewelry to the man she believes most responsible, a series of gruesome deaths is set in motion. Sarah believes the amulet has something to do with the rising body count, but no one will believe her. As the inexplicable murders continue, Sarah and her friend Becca Blair have no choice but to track down the amulet themselves, before it’s too late . . . Michael McDowell (1950-1999) is best known for his screenplays to the films Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas, but he was also the author of several excellent and underrated Southern Gothic horror novels, of which The Amulet (1979) was the first. Originally published as a pulp paperback, now scarce and long out-of-print, McDowell’s grimly humorous and delightfully horrific. CONDITION: Like New Condition. Square and tight with one spine crease. Refer to photos for all aspects of the paperback. DETAILS: ● BOOK WILL BE BOXED AND SURROUNDING BY SHIPPING MATERIALS AND SENT VIA MEDIA MAIL, WITH TRACKING, AT A COST OF $5.00. IF YOU PURCHASE MULTIPLE ITEMS, SHIPPING WILL BE COMBINED, AND A SHIPPING REFUND WILL BE ISSUED. ● PAYMENT IS EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY WHEN SELECTING THE BUY IT NOW OPTION. ● PLEASE ONLY U.S. BUYERS. IF OUTSIDE THE U.S. YOUR PURCHASE WILL BE REFUNDED.
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Publication Year: 1979
Type: Novel
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: The Amulet
Signed: No
Author: Michael McDowell
Publisher: Avon
Genre: Horror
Edition: First Edition