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Wonderful! A beautiful book where Richard C Matheson's lyrics allow us to look at his characters that are humans and contradictory; nothing is what it seems. He takes us into the darkness of Hollywood, of what the world longs for without knowing where it is going, through the dead eyes of an actress who did not become.In a quick reading we can intern into this world where each character has its own and recognizable voice.
An exceptional view of Hollywood drama and all of the players (mystical and real).
I bought the hardcover from PS Publishing as it looked interesting.The Ritual of Illusion is about a new young and beautiful film star who suddenly disappears, and as the story is told it becomes apparent that the circumstances are more sinister than they appear. The story's told in the format of comments/interview from others in the film industry (Hollywood), which works really well as it lends authenticity.Overall a very effective story, with a nice supernatural twist, and it's also a biting s...
This novella has an unusual format, being in the form of fragmented interviews about a film star who has recently disappeared in mysterious circumstances, following a brief, but stellar career.The story certainly makes the reader work to tease out the truth behind the disappearance (and presumed death) of Sephanie Vamore, as you try and untangle the distorted and sometimes contradictory evidence provided by Hollywood people, all with their own axe to grind. And how does Vamore's life tie in to a...
I can honestly say I've never read a book like that before. All done in snippets of conversation, many of which seem unrelated (at first). As it sucks you in and you begin to piece it all together, you also marvel at the impressive talent of the author to be able to pull this off. Superb and highly recommended.
Blew me off the planet: In “The Ritual Of Illusion,” Richard Christian Matheson sets the reader seemingly adrift on a swift-moving river of greed and gold, graft and glory. It is a river to nowhere. A river of no return. A river rushing to the tortured Hollywood Heart Of Darkness. With a touch of Hollywood black magic we become the newsreel reporter - Jerry Thompson in Citizen Kane - tasked to ferret out the unspeakable secret of a macabre “Rosebud.” The secret is actress Stephanie Vamore who br...
