dean koontz book watcher be one of the fine book i have read . sadly and the movie be a sad caricature of the book . the disillusioned middle age hero and the lonely spinster with whom he find a meaning to his life be convert in the movie into a couple of silly teenager and the stoic security agent and the conscientious sheriff be combine into a farcical villain you get the picture . the moviemakers have take a move tale of love and horror and adventure and convert it into a z grade horror flick aim very poorly at the teen market . buy the book and enjoy many hour of read it will be far and far more rewarding than watch the movie .