On Stranger Tides escalates from there to closing mega-thrills so determinedly spiced that your palate is left almost jaded." Jack Adrian says that "Tim Powers has further refertilized the Sabatini swashbuckler," and describes the novel as a skillful blend of "high seas adventure with sorcery and black magic." Kim Newman based the name of a vampire in his "Anno Dracula" series on the main character of "On Stranger Tides". Ron Gilbert has been widely quoted that the "Monkey Island" series of adventure games was inspired by Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride. However, he stated in a blog that the ride was mainly
Stranger in the House (1997 film) executive for dead. In order to finish the heist, however, the crook must avoid an insurance adjuster and an enraged husband, setting off a string of murders and betrayal. Stranger in the House (1997 film) Stranger in the House is a 1997 thriller film. Based on a Georges Simenon novel, it is a remake of an earlier (1967) film, itself a remake of a 1942 French film. The 1997 version was directed by Rodney Gibbons and written by Peter Liapis. It stars Michele Greene as Joanna Winters, Bruce Dinsmore as Dan Winters, Steve Railsback as Jack Derby, and Kathleen Kinmont