Any books similar to this film?

Any books similar to this film?

The Phantom of the Opera

PTA directly mentions M.R. James as a big influence in his Fresh Air interview

Daphne du Maurier wrote the novel Hitchcock adapted into Rebecca, might be worth checking out

as a big influence for this film or just for all his films in general?

thank you, very appreciated.

Just this film in particular. Though frankly I'm not sure he took too much from James beyond the general mood and setting. There's a lot more emotion and romance than an M.R. James story

Is it good? PTA never lets me down

I think it is fantastic

It was pretty good. But with some of the dialouge was a bit to flowery and it sometimes ruined the mood. And in some scenes he delved into melodrama (not as bad as Magnolia though).

his weakest effort ..probably because DDL wrote like half of it

Of Human Bondage by Maugham.
1 million times better than this pedestrian film.

I so hope you're not right