Io sono Helen Driscoll

We are all monsters underneath, so a remarkable quote in the novel. Since Tom Wallace got hypnotized by his brother-in-law at a party he has premonitions. Then the ghost of a strange woman, Helen Driscoll, appears in his home. What is going on with his neighbors Elizabeth and Frank? What role does h Leggi tutto

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 writte Leggi tutto

I want you to pretend you're in a theater, an enormous theater. You're sitting near the front.... It is completely black inside. the walls are dark velvet, the floors are covered with dark velvet rugs. It's black inside, absolutely black... Except for one thing. In the whooooole pitch-black theater th Leggi tutto

"Sentía cosas, percibía cosas… cosas que no comprendía, cosas que ni siquiera veía con claridad: fragmentos de extraña percepción; percepciones imposibles de comprender, que fluían y centelleaban por mi mente. Era como estar en una esquina, envuelto por la niebla, viendo pasar por mi lado a personas Leggi tutto

Richard Matheson (1926 - 2013) Thanks for the stories. Before I say anything about this classic bit of horror, I want to put a plug in for the film adaptation. Stir of Echoes starring Kevin Bacon is a truly terrifying ghost story. I always felt it didn't get the attention it deserved because The Sixth Leggi tutto

Re-read 10/23/21: I'm upping my star count on this re-read. I'm giving this a full 5 because it is easily one of the best ghost stories I've ever read. Why? Because, if I am to be entirely honest, it's a bit more relatable than the old victorian style or any version of a gothic read. Indeed, it's worki Leggi tutto