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Michael McDowell (1950–1999)

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About the Author

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(eng) McDowell died in 1999 from AIDS-related illness. His unfinished novel Candles Burning was "completed" by Tabitha King, wife of Stephen King, and published in 2006. Under the pseudonym Nathan Aldyne, McDowell collaborated with his close friend Dennis Schuetz in writing four mysteries starring Daniel Valentine and Clarisse Lovelace.
Axel Young is a pseudonym of horror author Michael M. McDowell.

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Tekijän teokset

The Elementals (1981) — Tekijä — 764 kappaletta
Candles Burning (2006) 340 kappaletta
Cold Moon Over Babylon (1980) 298 kappaletta
The Flood (1983) 256 kappaletta
Blackwater: The Complete Saga (1983) 238 kappaletta
The Levee (1983) 185 kappaletta
The Amulet (1979) 178 kappaletta
The House (1983) 168 kappaletta
Rain (1983) 162 kappaletta
The War (1983) 161 kappaletta
Gilded Needles (1980) 158 kappaletta
The Fortune (1983) 154 kappaletta
Katie (1982) 90 kappaletta
Toplin (1985) 61 kappaletta
Clue (1985) 43 kappaletta

Associated Works

The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993 film] (1993) — Screenwriter — 953 kappaletta
Beetlejuice [1988 film] (1988) — Screenwriter — 672 kappaletta
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: First Annual Collection (1986) — Avustaja — 310 kappaletta
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection (1988) — Tekijä — 187 kappaletta
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two (2017) — Avustaja — 74 kappaletta
Disney Scary Storybook Collection [2003] (2003) — Avustaja — 66 kappaletta
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume One (2016) — Avustaja — 54 kappaletta
Halloween Horrors (1984) — Avustaja — 47 kappaletta
Classics of the Supernatural (1995) — Avustaja — 39 kappaletta
Thinner (1996) — Screenwriter — 39 kappaletta

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Yleistieto

Virallinen nimi
McDowell, Michael McEachern
Muut nimet
Young, Axel
McAdam, Preston
McCray, Mike
Aldyne, Nathan
Syntymäaika
1950-06-01
Kuolinaika
1999-12-27
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Enterprise, Alabama, USA
Kuolinpaikka
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Asuinpaikat
Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Koulutus
Brandeis University (PhD|1978)
Harvard College (MA)
Harvard College (BA)
Ammatit
novelist
screenwriter
Suhteet
Senelick, Laurence (partner)
Lyhyt elämäkerta
Michael McEachern McDowell (June 1, 1950 – December 27, 1999) was an American novelist and screenwriter described by author Stephen King as "the finest writer of paperback originals in America today". His best-known work is the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Beetlejuice.
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McDowell died in 1999 from AIDS-related illness. His unfinished novel Candles Burning was "completed" by Tabitha King, wife of Stephen King, and published in 2006. Under the pseudonym Nathan Aldyne, McDowell collaborated with his close friend Dennis Schuetz in writing four mysteries starring Daniel Valentine and Clarisse Lovelace.

Axel Young is a pseudonym of horror author Michael M. McDowell.

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A blend of Gone With the Wind familial saga with some Lovecraftian horror. Surprisingly effective at pulling you along with the story even as little is happening, and then stabbing you in the back with some visceral horror when you're not expecting it. Probably best enjoyed on a porch in a rocking chair while sipping ice tea.
What prevented the four star is the time investment, when the story is not actually explaining much of anything about its own mythology despite the brick sized length. What's an understandable choice in a Lovecraft novella is less forgivable here.… (lisätietoja)
 
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A.Godhelm | 14 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 20, 2023 |
4.25/5 From the author who wrote the screenplay for BEETLEJUICE, McDowell died of AIDS in 1994 at the age of 49, and I mourn the fact that he wasn't able to produce more works. This book had it all. Humor? √ Mystery? √ Horror? √ Quirky characters? √ Haunted house? √ Southern Gothic? √ The element of sand as an enemy? √ Supernatural? √ I could go on. A fast, riveting read with all the spooky “elements“ one looks for in a 1980s horror. Recommend? √!
 
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crabbyabbe | 46 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 12, 2023 |
Con tutto il clamore che c'è stato attorno a questa saga negli ultimi mesi, devo dire che mi aspettavo di meglio.
Innanzitutto manca di incisività, la sensazione è quella di un lungo prologo che ci prepara a qualcosa che poi non arriva mai (o almeno non ancora); sicuramente è dovuto al fatto che sia solo il primo volume quindi per ora su questo aspetto sospendo il giudizio.
Poi come appunto personale trovo che per quanto apparentemente sia un romanzo "al femminile", il modo quasi macchiettistico in cui vengono ripetutamente descritti i rapporti di potere tra uomini e donne sia irrealistico e sminuente (della serie: il potere ufficialmente è nelle mani degli uomini ma tanto le donne sono brave a manipolarli quindi va bene così).
Per il resto è un libro che scorre piacevolmente, con atmosfere suggestive ed un approccio al gotico che promette di essere originale. Il coinvolgimento tuttavia risente della brevità, non c'è il tempo di affezionarsi ai personaggi per quanto ben caratterizzati.
Nel complesso un romanzo valido, che getta le basi per qualcosa di buono ma non fa gridare al miracolo.
… (lisätietoja)
 
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Lilirose_ | 12 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 9, 2023 |
Unfortunately the story fell apart towards the end. Good narrator but poor execution of story about 80% through. I just love Michael McDowell so this was disappointing for me.
½
 
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erinclark | 7 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jul 11, 2023 |

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