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The Best of Richard Matheson by Richard Matheson
4.0
Richard Matheson is a horror legend, but in this book there are many genres.
My favorite stories were:
Prey
A woman comes home with a box containing a birthday gift for her anthropology-loving boyfriend: an extremely rare Zuni fetish doll.
Counterfeit Bills
A humorous story, really short (two pages long) that pays off on the very last sentence. I just love these kind of stories.
The Prisoner
A man finds himself on death row in 1954 and claims to be a nuclear physicist from 1944.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
One of the most well-known and widespread stories of Richard Matheson, about an airline passenger doubting his sanity when he alone sees a gremlin on the wing, damaging one of the engines.
Third from the Sun
A space test pilot’s last hours, as he plans to fly his family and his neighbor’s family to another planet, in order to avoid the total destruction of the upcoming war and continue life and the human race.
No Such Thing as a Vampire
In a small town in Transylvania, a doctor's wife discovers puncture marks on her neck. Everyone fears she is being attacked by a vampire.
Death Ship
The crew of a ship flying over a planet to take some specimens back to Earth – so it can be evaluated if the planet has conditions to be colonized, as Earth is overcrowded – spots something shining and decide to investigate what it is.
Mute
A small boy is found on the woods by the local sheriff after his house was devastated by a fire and his parents killed. The boy is mute, although no problem can be found to justify it. The sheriff and his wife adopt him until the day a stranger comes to the small town looking for the boy.
Where There’s a Will
A man wakes up to find himself buried alive. This is tale of how he escapes through mere perseverance. A beautifully original buried alive tale.
Highly recommended.
My favorite stories were:
Prey
A woman comes home with a box containing a birthday gift for her anthropology-loving boyfriend: an extremely rare Zuni fetish doll.
Counterfeit Bills
A humorous story, really short (two pages long) that pays off on the very last sentence. I just love these kind of stories.
The Prisoner
A man finds himself on death row in 1954 and claims to be a nuclear physicist from 1944.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
One of the most well-known and widespread stories of Richard Matheson, about an airline passenger doubting his sanity when he alone sees a gremlin on the wing, damaging one of the engines.
Third from the Sun
A space test pilot’s last hours, as he plans to fly his family and his neighbor’s family to another planet, in order to avoid the total destruction of the upcoming war and continue life and the human race.
No Such Thing as a Vampire
In a small town in Transylvania, a doctor's wife discovers puncture marks on her neck. Everyone fears she is being attacked by a vampire.
Death Ship
The crew of a ship flying over a planet to take some specimens back to Earth – so it can be evaluated if the planet has conditions to be colonized, as Earth is overcrowded – spots something shining and decide to investigate what it is.
Mute
A small boy is found on the woods by the local sheriff after his house was devastated by a fire and his parents killed. The boy is mute, although no problem can be found to justify it. The sheriff and his wife adopt him until the day a stranger comes to the small town looking for the boy.
Where There’s a Will
A man wakes up to find himself buried alive. This is tale of how he escapes through mere perseverance. A beautifully original buried alive tale.
Highly recommended.