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The Amulet
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
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 corpse-like 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 novel returns in this edition, which features a new introduction by Poppy Z. Brite.
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- Sheridan Le Fanu
- 30-12-21
Not McDowell's best novel
I'm a huge McDowell fan but this novel was very disappointing compared to his other vworks: formulaic, repetitive and thin on plot. It started well but then missed many opportunities to be a great book. Another writer could massively improve this with a re-write.
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- Burnside
- 16-10-21
Disappointing
Started off okay but the killings become more sillier as the story went on. Unsatisfactory ending also.
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- Ronnie
- 31-05-21
Freezer worthy
This was a fun, but very creepy and stomach turning read. Expertly narrated. There's quite a few female characters in this book and all of them had a distinctive voice and personality. Amazing.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-10-19
Great
Great stuff
Really enjoyed his work
The elementals is even better imho
Give it a go
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- Raph
- 18-01-19
Wonderfully wicked.
Absolutely brilliant tale. McDowell never failed to deliver compelling characters and riveting plots. If you’re after a quick but thrilling read you can’t go wrong with this.
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- Hannah
- 10-12-18
Powerful
What a gem. Mind the obvious pun. I had read another book of the author called Blackwater. Just as exciting and mysterious. A great read
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