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The Best of Richard Matheson (Penguin Classics) Book

The Best of Richard Matheson : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780143130178 : 014313017X : 30 Nov 2017 : "The first career retrospective of terrifying stories by ""one of the greatest writers of the 20th century"" (Ray Bradbury), edited by award-winning author Victor LaValle Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950, virtually every major writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy has fallen under his influence, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and Joe Hill, as well as filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and J.J. Abrams. Matheson revolutionized horror by taking it out of Gothic castles and strange cosmos and setting it in the darkened streets and suburbs we recognize as our own. He infused tales of the fantastic and supernormal with dark explorations of human nature, delving deep into the universal dread of feeling alone and threatened in a dangerous world. The Best of Richard Mathesonbrings together his greatest hits as chosen by Victor LaValle, an expert on horror fiction and one of its brightest talents, marking the first major overview of Matheson's legendary career. ""[Matheson is] the author who influenced me most as a writer.""-Stephen King ""Richard Matheson's ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories. For me, he is in the same category as Bradbury and Asimov."" -Steven Spielberg ""He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you don't."" -Neil Gaiman""--"Read More

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    'Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions.' - The New York Times Among the greats of twentieth century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Matheson revolutionized horror by taking it out of Gothic castles and strange cosmos and into the darkened streets and suburbs we recognize as our own. He infuses tales of the fantastic and supernatural with dark explorations of human nature, delving deep into the universal dread of feeling alone and threatened in a dangerous world.

  • 014313017X
  • 9780143130178
  • Richard Matheson
  • 30 November 2017
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 336
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