Who Made Stevie Crye? (1984)

Who Made Stevie Crye?, subtitled A Novel of the American South, is a horror novel by American writer Michael Bishop. It was released in 1984 by Arkham House in an edition of 3,591 copies, and later in paperback by Headline. It was the author's first novel and third book published by Arkham House.

A 30th Anniversary Edition was published by Fairwood Press in August 2014, including a new introduction by Jack Slay and a new afterword by the author. It also reprints the full-page black and white illustrations by J. K. Potter which were originally commissioned for the Arkham House edition.

Plot summary

The story concerns Mary Stevenson Crye, a newly widowed housewife, who turns to freelance writing to provide for her family. Her typewriter, which is demonically possessed, involves her in a series of occult events.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Who Made Stevie Crye? for White Dwarf #97, and stated that "Every possible double meaning in the title gets its due airing, and I defy you to predict the outrageous final chapter. Buy this one."

Reviews

Review by Debbie Notkin (1984) in Locus, #286 November 1984

Review by Mary Gentle (1984) in Interzone, #10 Winter 1984/85

Review by Joe Sanders (1984) in Fantasy Review, December 1984

Review by Doc Kennedy (1985) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, March–April 1985

Review [French] by Élisabeth Campos (1986) in Fiction, #370

Review by Charles L. Grant (1986) in American Fantasy, Fall 1986

Review by Barbara Davies (1988) in Vector 143

Review by Ian Watson (1988) in Horror: 100 Best Books, (1988)