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Earthbound
Earthbound
Author: Richard Matheson
An Erotic Ghost Story by the author of Hell House and A Stir of Echoes — David and Ellen Cooper came to the lonely beachside cottage in hopes of rekindling their troubled marriage. Yet they are not alone on their second honeymoon. Marianna, a beautiful and enigmatic stranger, comes to visit David whenever Ellen is away. — Who is Mari...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780765361158
ISBN-10: 0765361159
Publication Date: 4/29/2008
Pages: 224
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  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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2.9 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
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RoyalCatwoman avatar reviewed Earthbound on + 278 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I REALLY enjoyed reading this book ! Didn't want it to end ! Was torn between keeping for my collection or passing on ,well someone WILL be happy ! Enjoy !
welshwytch avatar reviewed Earthbound on + 89 more book reviews
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This book is a very good haunted GHOST story, keeps the reader on the edge of your seat until the very end....
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Richard Matheson is one of the most influential of the modern authors, whether fiction or science fiction somewhere in between. This book does not disappoint. The story examines a marriage that may be on its last legs but both partner want to work on righting it again. Vacationing at a remote cabin (aren't they best?), they deal with each other and he deals with a young beautiful woman who comes and goes in the cabin as she pleases, always when the wife is away. Is the woman real or is she his imagination and lust in ethereal form? Or something else? She wants him and has him and won't let him go. Her story slowly unfolds and how the events and people around her and the cabin entwine but don't choke--they sneak up quietly. The conclusion wasn't exactly what I expected, even though I should know that a Richard Matheson story never ends the way that it seems it "should."
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WhidbeyIslander avatar reviewed Earthbound on + 688 more book reviews
A fairly rambling ghost story that is ultimately not on par with Matheson's classic Hell House, but is okay if you don't expect much. Too much introspection on the part of the "hero" and not enough stuff really happens. Might be a little too graphic sexually for some people looking for an old fashioned haunted house tale.


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