A stir of echoes

Name: A stir of echoes
Rating: 3.4871794871794872 (39 reviews)
Author: Richard Matheson
ISBN: 9781447242390

by Richard Matheson

3.5

(39 ratings)

224 pages1958TorISBN 9781447242390

Fantasy Science Fiction Classics mysterious sad Plot driven Weak Character Development Unloveable Characters Not Diverse Characters Psychological thriller Adapted to Film Fiction Horror tales History Suspense

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About this book

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! This eerie ghost story, by award-winning author of Hell House and I Am Legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon.

Publication Details

Publisher: Tor
Published: 1958
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781447242390

About Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrant parents. He was raised in Brooklyn and started writing at age eight. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He served as an infantry soldier in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1949. His first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. Between 1950 and 1971, he wrote dozens of stories, frequently blending elements of science fiction, horror and fantasy. In 1951 he moved to California and became a screenwriter, writing episodes for The Twilight Zone, Lawman, and Star Trek, and screenplays for horror movies such as The Devil Rides Out and Steven Spielberg's Duel. During the 1950s he published a handful of Western stories. His autobiographical war novel The Beardless Warriors was published in 1960.