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David and Ellen Cooper came to the lonely beachside cottage in hopes of rekindling their troubled marriage, but 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 realises that Marianna is far more than a threat to his marriage, for her secrets lie keep in the past and beyond the grave. And her unholy desire endanger the lives and souls of everyone she touches...

理查德·馬西森(Richard Matheson)是“紐約時報”暢銷書“我是傳奇，地獄之屋”(I Am Legend，Hell House，Anywhere in Time)的作者，“令人難以置信的萎縮的人”(The Iam Legend，Hell House)，“令人難以置信的收縮人”以及夢想會帶來什麼等等。他被“世界恐怖大會”評為“恐怖大師”，並獲得布拉姆斯托克獎終身成就獎。他還獲得了埃德加獎、斯皮爾獎和作家協會獎。2010年，他進入了科幻名人堂。除了小説之外，馬西森還為電影和電視寫了幾部劇本，包括根據他的短篇小説改編的“20,000英尺的噩夢”以及其他幾集“暮光之城”。他出生在新澤西，在布魯克林長大，二戰期間在步兵中作戰。他在密蘇里州大學獲得新聞學學士學位。馬西森於2013年6月去世，享年87歲。

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“作為一名作家，對我影響最大的作家是理查德·馬西森。”--斯蒂芬·金