She is a housewife—young, healthy, blissfully happy. He is an actor—charismatic and ambitious. The spacious, sun-filled apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side is their dream home—a dream that turns into an unspeakable nightmare. . . . Enter the chilling world of Ira Levin—where terror is as near as your new neighbors . . . and where evil wears t...show more

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BoostedBiDemon
May 24, 2023
10/10 stars
I read this book knowing how it ended, and was ensnared till the very end. Levin does an amazing job of building suspense. This book will have you hold8ng your breath til the very end.
Anonymous
Apr 24, 2023
10/10 stars
I loved it. Simply loved it. While I didn't find it frightening in the paranormal sense, I was truly disturbed by the way Rosemary was treated by those who claimed to love her. This is a story about isolation, rape, gaslighting, abuse, and then there's a little paranormal thrown in for good measure. I was so disturbed at certain parts by the way Rosemary's valid concerns were downplayed that I had to step away from the book briefly. Beautifully ...read more
crabbyabbe
Nov 16, 2022
8/10 stars
Since I was born in (ahem) 1965, I clearly was not part of the craze of the 60s horror genre at that time. A lover of EA Poe and all things of the macabre, I finally picked this one up ... and was not scared in the least. The big orgy scene (if you can call it that) was indeed horrific and creepy, but my belief was not suspended in any way. Maybe because of all the true day-to-day horrors one has to witness in 2022, this has become a tamer read. ...read more

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