Based on the Richard Matheson novel and directed and written by David Koepp (who wrote I Come In Peace, Toy Soldiers, Jurassic Park and Carlito’s Way and directed Secret Window, Mortdecai and You Should Have Left), Stir of Echoes is about phone lineman Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon), who can see and speak to the dead after being hypnotized by his sister-in-law Lisa (Illena Douglas). Now, he can see Samantha (Jennifer Morrison), a girl who has been missing for six months and who has been killed.

Koepp was afraid to show Mathson the script, as he was such a hero to him. The author said, “I’m sure he’s done a good job of it. I do know what he’s done before, and it’s quite good. He has a very good touch.”

When this came out, I’m sure many passed it off as a clone of The Sixth Sense, despite being written forty years before. Bacon is incredible in this and no one seems to remember just how good he is in it.

A SciFi sequel, Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming, came out in 2007. It has nothing to do with this movie to the point that if you told me that it was never planned to be a sequel and they stuck the name on it, I would believe you.

The Lionsgate release of this film has a 4K UHD disc and a Blu-ray disc. Extras include an audio commentary with writer/director David Koepp, interviews with Koepp, cinematographer Fred Murphy and director David Koepp, actress Kathryn Erbe, production designer Nelson Coates; making of featurettes; scene comparisons; screen tests; deleted scenes; trailers; TV ads and promos; a music video and more. You can order it from Diabolik DVD.