Stir Of Echoes Review: Kevin Bacon's Chilling Ghost Story Is Still A Massively Underrated Horror Gem

Across his near-40-year career, David Koepp has delivered several iconic adaptations of genre properties, the most notable being that of the Jurassic Park franchise, co-writing the original with author Michael Crichton, writing the sequel and returning for the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth. But situated among his more popular works in the '90s and early 2000s is what's still one of his most thrilling and underrated efforts with Stir of Echoes, which also marked his second time in the director's chair.
Stir of Echoes follows Tom Witzky, portrayed by Kevin Bacon, who begins experiencing unsettling visions after being hypnotized by his sister-in-law. As these spectral occurrences intensify, Tom finds himself drawn into unraveling the mystery surrounding a girl's ghost.
Release Date September 10, 1999Rating RRuntime 99 minutesGenres Mystery, Thriller, HorrorCast Rosario Varela, James Andelin, Chalon Williams, Conor O'Farrell, Zachary David Cope, Stephen Eugene Walker, Lisa Lewis, Larry Neumann Jr., Mary Kay Cook,...
Stir of Echoes follows Tom Witzky, portrayed by Kevin Bacon, who begins experiencing unsettling visions after being hypnotized by his sister-in-law. As these spectral occurrences intensify, Tom finds himself drawn into unraveling the mystery surrounding a girl's ghost.
Release Date September 10, 1999Rating RRuntime 99 minutesGenres Mystery, Thriller, HorrorCast Rosario Varela, James Andelin, Chalon Williams, Conor O'Farrell, Zachary David Cope, Stephen Eugene Walker, Lisa Lewis, Larry Neumann Jr., Mary Kay Cook,...
- 12/27/2024
- by Grant Hermanns
- ScreenRant

In the "Star Trek: Enterprise" episode "Chosen Realm", the Enterprise rescues a group of Triannons whose ship was damaged by a spatial anomaly. The captain of the Triannons, a man named Pri'Nam D'Jamat (Conor O'Farrell), explains that he leads a religious sect self-tasked with the exploration of multiple mysterious mechanical spheres that are scattered throughout this part of the galaxy. The spheres, he says, were created by the gods, and will guide his people toward the correct religious doctrine. He believes that the space around the spheres is holy land.
Rather suddenly, one of D'Jamat's retinue explodes in a suicide bombing. D'Jamat demands that Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) turn over control of the Enterprise to his sect, as he wants to use the ship's advanced weapons to aid a holy war raging back on his home planet. The bulk of the episode is a game of cat-and-mouse between D'Jamat and...
Rather suddenly, one of D'Jamat's retinue explodes in a suicide bombing. D'Jamat demands that Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) turn over control of the Enterprise to his sect, as he wants to use the ship's advanced weapons to aid a holy war raging back on his home planet. The bulk of the episode is a game of cat-and-mouse between D'Jamat and...
- 12/21/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film


Founded by Martin Goodman in 1939, the company now known as Marvel Comics started off as Timely Comics, then evolved into Atlas Comics before finally being renamed Marvel. Goodman left Marvel in 1972 and founded a separate company called Atlas Comics, a.k.a. Atlas/Seaboard Comics. That Atlas Comics is now in the hands of Steven Paul, and Deadline reports that Paul has secured a deal with Paramount Pictures to bring a live-action adaptation of the Atlas property Devilina to the screen, the hope being that Devilina will launch an Atlas Comics cinematic universe at the studio. Paramount seems like a good place to get this cinematic universe plan rolling at, since they released the first four films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, before distribution of those projects moved over to Disney.
Devilina follows a sheltered young woman who journeys to New York in search of her past, only to discover...
Devilina follows a sheltered young woman who journeys to New York in search of her past, only to discover...
- 8/28/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com

Exclusive: Steven Paul’s Atlas Comics is developing a live-action version of Devilina for Paramount Pictures. Black List writer Rebecca Webb is penning the script. Paul is producing, alongside Scott Karol, President of Sp Media Group, and Jason Goodman – grandson of Marvel founder Martin Goodman – are executive producing. Conor O’Farrell, director of development at Sp Media Group, is working on the project.
Created by Atlas Comics Editor-In-Chief Jeff Rovin, Devilina follows a sheltered young woman who journeys to New York in search of her past, only to discover she is the sister of Satan, and her twin brother has been manipulating her while a detective investigates a series of murders linked to her.
Webb’s original revenge-comedy Divorce Party debuted at #3 on the Black List in 2021 with Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films producing.
First published in 1975, the Devilina comic unveiled a host of characters that would ultimately shape the interconnected Atlas universe,...
Created by Atlas Comics Editor-In-Chief Jeff Rovin, Devilina follows a sheltered young woman who journeys to New York in search of her past, only to discover she is the sister of Satan, and her twin brother has been manipulating her while a detective investigates a series of murders linked to her.
Webb’s original revenge-comedy Divorce Party debuted at #3 on the Black List in 2021 with Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films producing.
First published in 1975, the Devilina comic unveiled a host of characters that would ultimately shape the interconnected Atlas universe,...
- 8/23/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has had mixed success introducing new dramas this season. Blindspot, Chicago Med, and Shades of Blue have all been renewed for a second season while The Player was an early season dud. How will Game of Silence perform in the ratings? Cancelled or renewed? Stay tuned.
On the Game of Silence TV show, five best friends have a dark secret that they thought was buried 25 years ago. They soon discover that they can't hide their past forever. The cast includes David Lyons, Michael Raymond-James, Larenz Tate, Bre Blair, Claire van der Boom, Deidrie Henry, Conor O'Farrell, and Demetrius Grosse.
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On the Game of Silence TV show, five best friends have a dark secret that they thought was buried 25 years ago. They soon discover that they can't hide their past forever. The cast includes David Lyons, Michael Raymond-James, Larenz Tate, Bre Blair, Claire van der Boom, Deidrie Henry, Conor O'Farrell, and Demetrius Grosse.
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- 4/13/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
As it closes in on its second consecutive season-long victory in the key adult 18-49 demographic, NBC unveils a new 2015-16 primetime schedule that combines popular returning series, edge-of-your-seat new dramas, inventive new comedies and season nine of the Emmy Award-winning musical competition series The Voice. NBC is on track to win the traditional September-to-May primetime season in adults 18-49 for the second year in a row after having gone the prior 10 years without an 18-49 win. Through 32 completed weeks of the season, NBC also ranks #1 or tied for #1 among the Big 4 networks in adults and men 18-34 and men and women 18-49.
In total viewers, NBC is running #2 for the season and within 7% of its year-ago Olympics-boosted average (8.8 million vs. 9.5 million), making this season and last NBC's two top-scoring seasons in total viewers since 2006-07. NBC has won the last three November sweeps in adults 18-49, as well as...
In total viewers, NBC is running #2 for the season and within 7% of its year-ago Olympics-boosted average (8.8 million vs. 9.5 million), making this season and last NBC's two top-scoring seasons in total viewers since 2006-07. NBC has won the last three November sweeps in adults 18-49, as well as...
- 5/11/2015
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Bre Blair (Last Vegas), Conor O'Farrell (CSI) and Demetrius Grosse (Justified, Banshee) are set to co-star opposite David Lyons in NBC's drama pilot Game Of Silence, from Carol Mendelsohn, David Hudgins and Sony TV. Written by Hudgins based on a Turkish format and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, Game Of Silence centers on Jackson (Lyons), a rising attorney on the brink of success who could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long-lost childhood friends threaten to…...
- 2/24/2015
- Deadline TV
Stuck with what to watch on TV this week? Never fear, Tube Talk is here with our guide to all the best bits on the box, so make sure your remote's in hand and your planner of choice is ready for action.
Highlights this time include the beginning of the end for Shameless, the return of procedural juggernaut CSI and the arrival of Simon Cowell's scrumptious new reality show Food Glorious Food.
CSI: Tuesday (February 26) at 9pm on Channel 5
Believe it or not, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is pretty much the biggest show in the world nowadays, so the arrival of its 13th season on Channel 5 is bound to excite just a few of you...or at least your mums and aunties.
The Las Vegas criminalists' first case is one that's close to home, as Ted Danson's Russell and the rest of the team set out to rescue his granddaughter,...
Highlights this time include the beginning of the end for Shameless, the return of procedural juggernaut CSI and the arrival of Simon Cowell's scrumptious new reality show Food Glorious Food.
CSI: Tuesday (February 26) at 9pm on Channel 5
Believe it or not, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is pretty much the biggest show in the world nowadays, so the arrival of its 13th season on Channel 5 is bound to excite just a few of you...or at least your mums and aunties.
The Las Vegas criminalists' first case is one that's close to home, as Ted Danson's Russell and the rest of the team set out to rescue his granddaughter,...
- 2/24/2013
- Digital Spy


Julia Stiles has landed the lead role on NBC's ensemble thriller pilot "Midnight Sun." According to Deadline.com, the "Dexter" veteran will play an FBI cult specialist investigating a larger conspiracy in Alaska. Also new to the Lisa Zwirling-scripted pilot are Connor O'Farrell ("The Pacific"), Daniella Pineda and "Walking Dead" favorite Emma Bell. Michael Raymond-Jones ("Terriers") was previously announced for another of the "Midnight Sun" leads. Stiles earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her performance as Lumen Pierce on "Dexter." Her feature credits include "10 Thinks I Hate About You" and first three "Bourne" films, while her...
- 3/3/2012
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix


Christina Moore and David Julian Hirsh are set to co-star in TNT's drama pilot "Time Heals," while Conor O'Farrell has been tapped as a lead on another TNT drama pilot, "Night and Day."
"Time Heals," penned by John Masius, centers on Nancy Hawthorne (Jada Pinkett Smith), a strong but caring director of nursing at Charlotte Mercy Hospital in North Carolina. She's a single mother who always puts the pain of others first.
On the Sony TV-produced pilot, Moore will play Candy, a night-shift nurse. Hirsh will play Ray, a bright, quick-witted nurse who has a crush on Candy.
Moore, repped by Gersh and Artistry, recurs on the CW's "90210." Hirsh, a Canadian best known for his title role on CTV's "Naked Josh," is repped by Apa and manager Jo An Kincaid.
Written by Joel Surnow and Todd Robinson, "Night" is a fast-paced, gritty drama about the life of Dan Hollister (William Fichtner...
"Time Heals," penned by John Masius, centers on Nancy Hawthorne (Jada Pinkett Smith), a strong but caring director of nursing at Charlotte Mercy Hospital in North Carolina. She's a single mother who always puts the pain of others first.
On the Sony TV-produced pilot, Moore will play Candy, a night-shift nurse. Hirsh will play Ray, a bright, quick-witted nurse who has a crush on Candy.
Moore, repped by Gersh and Artistry, recurs on the CW's "90210." Hirsh, a Canadian best known for his title role on CTV's "Naked Josh," is repped by Apa and manager Jo An Kincaid.
Written by Joel Surnow and Todd Robinson, "Night" is a fast-paced, gritty drama about the life of Dan Hollister (William Fichtner...
- 9/30/2008
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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