The Number 23

The nightmare begins when Walter Sparrow, a mild-mannered dogcatcher, begins reading a tattered, used book called The Nu... (more)

The nightmare begins when Walter Sparrow, a mild-mannered dogcatcher, begins reading a tattered, used book called The Number 23. Obsessed by the similarities between the degenrate main character and himself, Walter plunges headlong into the same dark, seductive world. When the book's main character commits an unspeakable act, Walter is terrified that he's destined to follow the same twisted path. (less)