About the Author

Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Now You See It..., and What Dreams May Come, among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including several Twilight Zone episodes.

Reviews

"The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson." --Stephen King "Matheson, master of both horror and suspense, here gives us picture of a man obsessed, then possessed, by the ghost of Marianna, a beautiful, depraved woman....Incredibly powerful." --Library Journal on Earthbound

"The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson." --Stephen King "Matheson, master of both horror and suspense, here gives us picture of a man obsessed, then possessed, by the ghost of Marianna, a beautiful, depraved woman....Incredibly powerful." --Library Journal on Earthbound

Matheson, master of both horror and suspense, here gives us a picture of a man obsessed, then possessed, by the ghost of Marianna, a beautiful, depraved woman. David and Ellen have come to a cottage on the East Coast near their honeymoon cottage (since destroyed), trying to restore their marriage. Inside the cottage both feel preternaturally cold and enervated. When Marianna appears and thrusts herself on David, he makes no attempt to resist. When he is told by Marianna's sister what is going on, he at first refuses to believe it. When he does believe and tries to escape, Marianna takes over Ellen's body, and only desperate measures can save the couple. While the first half of this book is not entirely convincing, the second half is incredibly powerful. This belongs in any horror fiction collection.-Marylaine Block, St. Ambrose Univ. Lib., Davenport, Ia.