Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Now hes hearing the private thoughts of the people around him-and learning shocking secrets he never wanted to know. But as Toms existence becomes a waking nightmare, even greater jolts are in store as he becomes the unwilling recipient of a compelling message from beyond the grave This eerie ghost story, by award-winning author of Hell House and I Am Legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon.