Die-hard fans may enjoy this, for me it was more of an interesting period piece rather than gripping and engaging. If this was the only Matheson book I had encountered, I wouldn't have bothered with any others. Speeding up the delivery to 1.10 helped a bit. The narrator was OK, but I found his voice irritating. I found the story dragged somewhat and the 1950s misogyny was hard to take. However, whilst his other heroes have had me rooting for them, I found the agonising of Tom intensely irritating, as is the behaviour of his wife. The typical Matheson hero, morally upright, (by 1950s American standards), isolated, but refusing to give up, whilst ploughing a lonely furrow, is front and centre here. This eerie ghost story, from Richard Matheson, the award-winning author of Hell House and I Am Legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon. I have also read and enjoyed other Matheson stories, including the Incredible Shrinking Man, so I was looking forward to this. I Am Legend is a favourite of mine, (I read it long before the Will Smith film and have seen all the film versions). The narrator, Scott Brick, did an excellent job. However, the book and the movie are different enough that I still recommend trying the book even if you've seen the movie. There was a movie with this title that came out in the late 90's and the two do have a lot in common. But something must have gone wrong, because now Tom is seeing things, knowing things, that he shouldn't. One night, at a party at his brother in laws house, he allows his brother in law to hypnotize him for the groups entertainment. Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Tom is your everyday likable guy with a wife and baby who adore him and another baby on the way. Pan Macmillan, 2013 - Horror tales - 224 pages. This eerie ghost story, from Richard Matheson, the award-winning author of Hell House and I Am Legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon. Boxtree, 2000 - Horror tales - 211 pages. Because only white males really had such a fantastic deal in those days, and I'm pretty sure my homemaking skills would get me beat on a regular basis much like one of the women in the book. This eerie ghost story, from Richard Matheson, the award-winning author of Hell House and I Am Legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon. The book was written in 1958 and it shows in fun little ways like the neighbors knowing all of each others business whether they want to or not, and other little social norms like the husband going to the grocery store for his wife, and all the meals are home cooked. It served as the inspiration for the 1999 film Stir of Echoes. His life is very interwoven with his neighbors and he has a sweet little family. A Stir of Echoes is a supernatural novel by American writer Richard Matheson, published in 1958. Tom is a regular guy with an active social life.
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