The film stars Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas and Kevin Dunn. Die-hard fans may enjoy this, for me it was more of an interesting period piece rather than gripping and engaging.Stir of Echoes is a 1999 American supernatural horror film written and directed by David Koepp and based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. 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. 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 is your everyday likable guy with a wife and baby who adore him and another baby on the way.
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. 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. His life is very interwoven with his neighbors and he has a sweet little family. Tom is a regular guy with an active social life.
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