Who Made Stevie Crye?
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. 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."