I started a McDowell book a while back but I can't remember the series. I remember it involved a flood. He is from Birmingham, Alabama.
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That's the Blackwater series, which IMHO is his best novel. I really love his style or 'voice' if you will. He knows how to spin a good yarn! He's written under a few psuedonyms- Axel Young, Preston Mac Adam, Mike McCray, Nathan Aldyne. He wrote the screenplay for Beetlejuice!
Yes! Thank you. I wanted to order again through the library. Thanks for the pseudonyms, too. Yes, I seem to remember reading that fun tidbit. I wonder what his experience with Tim Burton was like? Burton has filmed on my turf in several movies. Big Fish and Edward Scissorhands being two.
I seem to recall that they were filming a sequel to Beetlejuice with Michael Keaton but haven't heard anything for awhile about it....
Found a Blu-ray DVD of Secret Window for $1.75 at the pawn shop today. 
Today I came home with a dvd of 2 Days In The Valley form Goodwill ($2.99), and from Value Village a bookclub edition of The Godfather ($1.99- I checked on ebay and even the bookclub editions are going for $20-$50!!!), and the Special Edition dvd of A Nightmare Before Christmas ($2.99) and a bluray of The Fly ($3.99) with Jeff Goldbloom. Not a bad haul for this week....
Bought a 1st Signet pb printing of The Stand (VG condition) at the used bookstore for a buck. Also got a 1st printing pb of Tabby's Caretakers for $1. That one isn't in as good of condition, but I bought it to read.
SCORE!Bought a 1st Signet pb printing of The Stand (VG condition) at the used bookstore for a buck. Also got a 1st printing pb of Tabby's Caretakers for $1. That one isn't in as good of condition, but I bought it to read.
You are becoming quite the shopper.WTG!Bought a 1st Signet pb printing of The Stand (VG condition) at the used bookstore for a buck. Also got a 1st printing pb of Tabby's Caretakers for $1. That one isn't in as good of condition, but I bought it to read.
With only one local used bookstore, if I find any King family books, it is miraculous!!
With only one local used bookstore, if I find any King family books, it is miraculous!!
they seem to be hard to find everywhere.
....and yet the amount of Joe Hill books seems to grow and grow and grow.....With only one local used bookstore, if I find any King family books, it is miraculous!!
Huh? Um, err...what was the question?....and yet the amount of Joe Hill books seems to grow and grow and grow.....
Your secret's safe with me.......for now.Huh? Um, err...what was the question?
Speaking of Tabby books, am I the only one who has noticed The Trap is soooo easy to find in thrift shops and used bookstores (I see it everywhere) but none of her other books are? Did it have a larger printing or something?
I actually haven't seen many copies of any of her books in used bookstores or thrift stores. Come to think of it, there's slim pickings on Steve's books out here in Spokane, too. Don't know if that means that his readers here are hanging on to them or if there's not a big market for his novels out this way. I get the feeling that Spokane-ites don't do a lot of reading.....
I might possibly be one of the SKMB members who has a lot of signed Hill books (of those who have posted here anyway ? ). But John says that Hill signs everything, so it's not that big of a deal.
I have never seen it around here!! If you find a good copy, pick it up and I'll pay you for it!