#Sleep no more about movie#

Seeing how Waters reacts as the web slowly closes in around him keeps the pages flying, just to see what happens next.

But the thing is that by grounding Waters as he does, Iles takes a page from King or Richard Matheson and gives us an ordinary person facing extraordinary circumstances. If it all sounds like it takes a huge dose of suspension of disbelief to make the story work, it does. (It seems that Mallory can enter the body of a new host upon sexual peak only). Is she looking for a new fling with Waters or is she telling the truth? Waters is convinced it is Mallory and enters into an affair with Eve/Mallory. Eve is a local real estate agent who has a certain reputation around town. She was killed several years before and Waters hasn't forgotten her but has tried to move on with his life.Įnter Eve, a woman who claims she's been possessed by the spirit of Mallory. This helped bring on some of Mallory's less desirable traits and led to her stalking Waters for a period of years. The romance took place in college and the couple aborted two unwanted pregnancies. Years before, Waters had a long romance with Mallory Candler, a beautiful woman who turned out to be a couple of tacos short of a combo platter. Their marriage looks great, but it's been on a shaky ground since Lily had a miscarriage several years before and they haven't exactly been connecting in a physical way. He's married to Lily and they have a precocious daughter together. With his long-time friend Cole, Waters is part of an oil-drilling business that's had some solid success. Set in Iles fictional town of Natchez, Mississippi, 'Sleep No More' tells the story of John Waters.

So, combine the fact that I already like Iles with a front cover blurb by King and I find myself wondering why I hadn't read 'Sleep No More' before now. I keep wanting to go and do other necessary things, but I can't because I just have to read 'one more chapter' to find out what happens next. Most Iles books are those that I'd classify as 'books that own me' while reading them. I picked up his novel 'Turning Angel' and was hooked immediately. It's because of King that I discovered one of my favorite authors, Laura Lippman. It may not always pay off when it comes to movies, but when it comes to good books, King has rarely steered me wrong.

#Sleep no more about movie#

I keep wanting to go and do other I'm kind of a sucker for any novel or movie that Stephen King recommends. I'm kind of a sucker for any novel or movie that Stephen King recommends.