Third, because I don’t believe in posting bad reviews online. Second, because explaining why I hate this book with a deep, visceral passion will require writing about some vile things that I don’t like to think about. But I suppose Hell House is better known and provides the best opportunity to compare and contrast with Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Oh, how I wish Stir Of Echoes had been the Matheson ghost novel on the required reading list this semester. It was great fun to discover Matheson wrote both (and, yes, his novel I Am Legend was the original). After watching Will Smith’s version of I Am Legend, my cinephile husband insisted the concept wasn’t original and 1971’s The Omega Man was far superior. Matheson’s Twilight Zone episodes are among my favorites, especially Night Call. Bid Time Return (and his screen adaptation, S omewhere In Time) will always hold a cherished place in my heart while What Dreams May Come is beloved in my household. First, because I love Richard Matheson’s other work.
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