Earthbound

Richard Matheson

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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 Marianna, and where has she come from?

Even as he succumbs to her seductive charms, David realizes that Marianna is far more than a threat to his marriage, for her secrets lie deep in the past and beyond the grave. And her unholy desires endanger the life and soul of everyone she touches.

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"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

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Andrew  rated it  
Jan 16, 2012
Why Mr Matheson you saucy devil. You'll make me blush. ...more
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Kathy  rated it  
Oct 3, 2011
This book is really closer to a novella size than a real book - it has only 134 pages. The story is as follows:

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 beauti ...more
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Noel  rated it  
Oct 2, 2011
Quick read by Matheson. His male characters can be extremely mature( I am Legend) or pretty immature(Earthbound). It fits for the story, because David's immaturity makes him suseceptible to psychic control, and his latent maturity saves his and his wife's lives, and brings them together in love at t ...more
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Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson is The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Other Kingdoms, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, Seven Steps to Midnight, 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 screenplays, and he wrote for several Twilight Zone episodes, including “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” based on his short story. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. He lives in Calabasas, California.

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Earthbound
Richard Matheson

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Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
April 2008
Mass Market Paperbound
ISBN: 9780765361158
ISBN10: 0765361159
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 inches, 224 pages
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