10/06/15 – day six of thirty-one days of horror!
When it came out in 1999, this was overshadowed by by the somewhat
similar Sixth Sense, but for my money Stir of Echoes is every bit as
effective and far scarier than M. Night Shayamalan’s twist-ending
dependent blockbuster. Directed by David Koepp from a story by the
legendary Richard Matheson, it’s the rare urban ghost story that
captures the dread and isolation of a Gothic setting, buoyed by the
pitch-perfect central performance of an increasingly unhinged Kevin
Bacon. Having Illeana Douglas (where have you gone, Illeana?) as the
wacky, witchy sister doesn’t hurt either. Suburban Chicago has never
been creepier.
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