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Title	:	A Stir of Echoes
Author	:	Richard Matheson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 223 pages
Published	:	July 1st 2004 by Tor Books (first published 1958)
Categories	:	Horror. Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Fantasy. Paranormal. Supernatural

A Stir of Echoes Paperback | Pages: 223 pages

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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.

Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Now he's hearing the private thoughts of the people around him-and learning shocking secrets he never wanted to know. But as Tom's existence becomes a waking nightmare, even greater jolts are in store as he becomes the unwilling recipient of a compelling message from beyond the grave!

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Original Title:	A Stir of Echoes
ISBN:	0765308711 (ISBN13: 9780765308719)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Tom Wallace
Setting:	Hawthorne, California(United States)

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The author's writing is concise, matter of fact, and convincing, with a great imagination. It must be kept in mind that Mr. Matheson is from the fifties, an author that later day horror writers such as Stephen King respect. A ordinary guy, who abruptly acquires psychic abilities is soon in touch with a deceased murder victim, and the haunting won't stop until our hero uncovers the killers. Does the plot sound familiar? Yes, it has been redone - the film What Lies Beneath comes to mind, though



3.5 stars.Superb writing. Tom was most likeable and the descriptions of his experiences were vivid and real, a masterful blending of the everyday mundane and the incredible.However, the ending was neither one thing or the other; neither resolved or left open. Still, an excellent story and I liked that the film diverged from the plot of the novel and yet retained the essence of the tale. Both are worth checking out!

Richard Matheson filled A Stir of Echoes with so much potential, but ultimately the book never delivered. There is a lot of creepy and introspective paranormal stuff. And an interesting cast of characters. Where Matheson failed is by focusing on the abnormal happenings surrounding main character Tom, and not going into quite as much detail with the other characters. When everything is said and done, this story really isn't about Tom, but throughout much of the book, we are led to believe it is.

I'm thinking that in 1958 when this book was originally published this was very creepy amd very scary. However in 2010 when we have the amount of HORROR thrown at us in the media, film and the written word today, it was much less so. However, it does give a nice Thrill and somethingTo think about! I certainly would never let anyone hypnotize me at a casual party to liven things up!! The human mind is not to be messed with by amatures! This was a super fast read at 224 pages but those pages did

I really enjoyed reading this one! I watched the movie starring Kevin Bacon when it came out and I thought it did a great job with updating this source material into modern times. They do keep some of the same elements here and there, though they change the person who was murdered and why. I liked that since I then went into this book cold and had no clue who did what to whom or why. I will say though that this book was published in the late 1950s and you feel that throughout. The woman in this

An enjoyable novel about a man hypnotized at a party who then begins to exhibit psychic powers--including the recurrent appearances of a woman who may or may not be a ghost. Matheson--author of I am Legend, numerous classic creepy short stories and many of the best Twilight Zone episodes--has written better things, but this still kept my interest. I am a fan of the movie with Kevin Bacon, and was surprised by how much different the atmosphere and setting is in this, the original. The movie is