Blackwater. The complete saga

Perdido (Alabama), 1919. The Caskey family, led by matriarch Mary-Love, owns several forests and sawmills. The world seems to be at their feet and they live an easy life, without any worries, until the river's black water engulfs the town and a woman, Elionor Dammert, is rescued from the flood. Alluring, determined to worm her way into their family, Elionor will end up turning the lives of Mary-Love and her devoted son Oscar upside down, as well as those of the entire community. Ghosts and metamorphosis, intrigue and disaster. In perfect harmony with the author's style (McDowell also wrote Beetlejuice and The nightmare before Christmas), Blackwater takes the shape of a horror family saga in six volumes. Generously drawing from the tradition of his native land, Alabama, deeply steeped in occult and supernatural, Michael McDowell retraces American history from the 1920s to the 1960s. The outcome is an intriguing, enigmatic story, which the volumes' covers perfectly illustrate. Very much loved abroad (Stephen King himself is a fan), the Blackwater saga has recently regained interest amongst readers, especially in France, so much so that it's been acquired for the making of a television series. The books are also being released in unusual fashion: starting from 17 January, the sequels of The flood (The levee, The house, The war, The Fortune and Rain) will be available in bookshops every two weeks – readers will discover the dark evil that lies in Perdido and, as it always happens, in ourselves.  

  Blackwater. La saga (Blackwater. The complete saga)
by Michael McDowell
Neri Pozza, 2023