The Elementals was written in the middle of McDowell’s career and is an excellent example of Southern Gothic literature. As a screenwriter, he was responsible for Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice and collaborated on the Nightmare Before Christmas and Thinner. McDowell was not exclusively a horror writer and in fact wrote in multiple styles and tones, ranging from period novels to over-the-top suspense parodies. 2, 1999) was a novelist and screenwriter best known for his Southern Gothic horror, most notably The Amulet, Cold Moon Over Babylon, and the Blackwater series. Sand is literally the worst.Īnd that’s when it isn’t trying to kill you. When you next pull out your swimsuit for a nice chlorinated swim, the folds and seams will still be lightly encrusted of nature’s glitter. Your next load of laundry will be suspiciously crunchy. You’ll find it ground into your car’s seat cushions. And it gets everywhere.” No matter how careful you are, it’s all but guaranteed that you’re going to be encountering it for days after you last see the ocean. In the words of an expert on the subject, “It’s coarse, and rough, and irritating.
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