Cronenberg and Norman Snider, the cowriters, take so many liberties until it completely meets the director's usual themes of existential horror, the battle of the sexes, the macabre contraptions used in medical treatment, the arrogance of the medical profession and falls into line as a classic study of mortality. Bari Wood and Jack Geasland based their 1977 fictional novel, Twins, on that bizarre incident.
Stewart apparently died several days before Cyril, and the cause of death was blamed on a barbiturate withdrawal. Marcus, whose decayed bodies were found in their posh East 63rd Street pad. completed before being sent to Corcoran State Prison on drug charges.īari Wood was an American author born in 1936.ĭavid Cronenberg ("The Fly"/"Videodrome"/"Shivers") bases this intense psychological medical drama on a true story about identical twin gynecologists Stewart L. In Dreams has the distinction of being the last film Robert Downey, Jr. The film has a running time of 1 hour and 40 minutes. In 1988 DEAD RINGERS was made the basis of a film: Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological horror film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as identical twin gynecologists.ĭOLL'S EYES became the film IN DREAMS in 1999: In Dreams is a psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan, released in 1999. However according to Wikipedia TWINS and DEAD RINGERS are the same book. Dead Ringers ( 1977) (with Jack Geasland).Used copies are available from $0.01 plus postage!įantastic Fiction lists Bari Wood as the author or co-author of 8 books over a period of 20 years:
The most recent printing of THE KILLING GIFT was apparently a paperback in 1988. There's another, more revealing Amazon review available which makes it sound a tantalising read. Another says " Scary, suspenseful, tragic - I've read this book so many times I've worn out my copy and need a new one! Definitely recommend." One of the Amazon reviews of THE KILLING GIFT says it was a Putnam Award novel (I'm not sure what that means exactly). Twice before Jennifer Gilbert had been near to people who died horribly and inexplicably. For Stavitsky of the homicide squad a highly unusual murder investigation becomes an obsession. His spine was snapped like a drinking straw. The man who broke into the Gilberts' apartment died brutally. The following blurb is courtesy of Fantastic Fiction. Perhaps you remember the author or the book? So what you read here is the result of my research.
I apparently read it late in 1977 and it is truly a "forgotten book". This book took my eye as I scanned my records. Another contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books theme.
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