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Kevin Bacon Reflects on Stir of Echoes' Underrated Legacy

3/31/2026

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Stir of Echoes, a 1999 film by David Koepp starring Kevin Bacon, followed The Sixth Sense.
Bacon said the comparison overshadowed Stir of Echoes, despite it being well received.
The film is based on Richard Matheson's novel.
Tom sees visions of Samantha after hypnosis.
He learns his son Jake can also communicate with the dead in Chicago, blending ghostly horror with human drama.

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Story summary

Stir of Echoes, a 1999 film by David Koepp starring Kevin Bacon, followed The Sixth Sense.
Bacon said the comparison overshadowed Stir of Echoes, despite it being well received.
The film is based on Richard Matheson's novel.
Tom sees visions of Samantha after hypnosis.
He learns his son Jake can also communicate with the dead in Chicago, blending ghostly horror with human drama.