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THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER REVIEWS and INTERVIEWS (paperback) "My publisher got wind of Rose Red, and Steve and ABC allowed me to read the script, with an eye toward a tie-in. I saw the Diary mentioned throughout the script, and Steve agreed to have me write the Diary. He was swamped at the time, and had little interest in doing it himself. He read the first few chapters, got a huge grin on his face and said, "You're having fun. Go for it." And I was off and running..."    —LiljasLibrary.com (full interview) "Stephen loved the idea that the Diary had its own history, that it had been found at an auction (my suggestion) and that it had inspired the mini-series. This was several years ago now, you understand, and the Blair Witch Project was fresh on everyone's minds..."    —VJBooks.com (full interview) "The diary format gives readers a voyeuristic thrill. The entries are quite detailed, full of fear and sexual energy. Rose Red becomes more and more frightening up to the final page. After reading the book, you'll want to see the mini-series, meaning the tie-in succeeds in its intentions."    —Any Coffin, BookHaven.net (full review) "Regardless of the fact there is no real "Joyce Reardon, Ph. D" or "Rimbauer family" the book was quite entertaining! (The true identity of the author is Ridley Pearson...his next novel "The Art of Deception" appropriately titled.) The publishers, Hyperion Books, did a great job of promoting the fictional diary as to go so far as creating a false university website: beaumontuniversity.net to encourage the belief of a nonexsistent mansion called Rose Red. As for the diary, it was a fun, entertaining read. I am surprised by how much sexual content was included after reading the author's decision of editing "inappropriate" entries of the diary. The missing excerpts online hardly scratch the surface of what's included in the book, then again, it's all fiction. Don't be fooled into believing any of it!"    —TeenBooks.com Buy the book from Amazon. Buy the DVD.