Description
Set in the 1960s, this electrifying installment of a sweeping gothic horror saga returns to Blackwater’s shadowed world, where social glitter and lavish gatherings mask older, stranger forces. As Sister Caskey’s fragile authority collides with her niece Miriam’s restless presence, the household’s carefully maintained calm begins to fracture under the weight of what was done—and what was never truly buried. With the past pressing in from every direction, relationships are tested, loyalties shift, and the line between inheritance and haunting grows dangerously thin. Michael McDowell’s signature blend of atmospheric dread, darkly human drama, and escalating supernatural menace delivers a finale that feels both intimate and vast—propelling readers toward a reckoning they can sense coming long before it arrives.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2024
256 pages
ISBN: 9781804996423
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First Published
1983
Language
eng
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