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Title: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red by Ellen Rimbauer, Joyce Reardon, Stephen King ISBN: 0-7868-9043-6 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 29 April, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.82 (240 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting companion to the upcoming mini-series
Comment: This fictional diary is a companion to the upcoming ABC mini-series - Stephen King's Rose Red, to air three nights at the end of January. Stephen King wrote the original teleplay about Joyce Reardon, PhD, who investigates a long-believed haunted house in the Seattle area with the help of an autistic 16 year old girl. This diary provides additional background to the story, supposedly written by Ellen Rimbauer, mistress to Rose Red, the haunted mansion. It is written in the tradion of The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, of Twin Peaks fame. I would be extremely surprised to discover that Mr. King himself wrote this account, due to the overly dramatic, extremely feminine tone and viewpoint. Mr. King's writing is much more straight forward,and usually his stories are told with a distinctly male voice. I enjoyed this book. Because it is in journal form, it is easy to forgive the overly dramatic nature of some of the passages, and some of the writing problems. It is, in my opinion, a brilliant marketing stragegy a la the Blair Witch Project on the part of Hyperion Books and the producers of the mini-series. The book comes complete with references to a website for the fictional university where Dr. Reardon holds her chair, and provides pictures and additional background. As a fan of Haunted House stories, and horror in general, I was very satisified with the overall experience of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer.
Rating: 4
Summary: Story Circle Network Review
Comment: BEWARE: This is a hoax - but a clever one!
Welcome to the wacky world of psychic phenomena, aristocracy and marketing. With a beguiling introduction, the purported author, Joyce Reardon, sucks you in with her account of discovering the long lost diary of Ellen Rimbauer, a notorious Seattle socialite from the turn of the twentieth century. According to Reardon, at least 26 people died or vanished within Rimbauer's enormous estate, Rose Red, over a period of four decades.
In a masterful marketing ploy promoting his upcoming miniseries "Rose Red" on ABC, Stephen King obviously wrote this book under the pseudonym of Joyce Reardon. Regardless of authorship, it is a good weekend read - or even a day if you find it as difficult to put down as I did. It was also rather intriguing to read King's interpretation of a woman's deepest thoughts.
Well-written stories well woven into a fascinating book.
A little informal research on the Beaumont University website referred to in Reardon's introduction revealed a home page with no address and most links "under construction." The Special Programs link listed four courses in the paranormal realm - three of which are taught by the illusive Dr. Reardon. The Contact button requested, "Please submit email address and we will keep you informed of paranormal activity in your area."
Did I sign up for Beaumont University's contact list, you ask? For now, I prefer to remain in the psychic dark and deal with the real world. But I will be watching the miniseries on ABC now scheduled for late January - hoping for a solution to the puzzle and even more titillating entertainment.
Rating: 5
Summary: And the Author Is...
Comment: Ridley Pearson, not Stephen King wrote it. Rose Red is really Thornewood Castle.
The background story of the "Diary" is here: http://www.thornewoodcastle.com/tnt10.htm
It is a beautiful place, and the movie crew did an excellent job of restoring it to its original splendor. In any case, none of this "real life" information should detract from the enjoyment of a good ghost story.
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Title:Stephen King's Rose Red ASIN: B000063US5 Publisher: Lions Gate Home Ente Pub. Date: 14 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.49 |
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Title: Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King ISBN: 0743457358 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 30 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Black House by Peter Straub, Stephen King ISBN: 0345441036 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: From a Buick 8 : A Novel by Stephen King ISBN: 0743211375 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title:Stephen King's Rose Red ASIN: B000063UVE Publisher: Lions Gate Home Ente Pub. Date: 14 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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