Nightmare At 20,000 Feet Horror Stories By Richard Matheson

by Matheson, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780765304117
• ISBN10: 0765304112
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-05
• Publisher: Tor Books

Summary

Remember that monster on the wing of the airplane? William Shatner saw it on The Twilight Zone, John Lithgow saw it in the movie-even Bart Simpson saw it. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is just one of many classic horror stories by Richard Matheson that have insinuated themselves into our collective imagination. Here are more than twenty of Matheson's most memorable tales of fear and paranoia, including: "Duel," the nail-biting tale of man versus machines that inspired Steven Spielberg's first film; "Prey," in which a terrified woman is stalked by a malevolent Tiki doll, as chillingly captured in yet another legendary TV moment; "Blood Son," a disturbing portrait of a strange little boy who dreams of being a vampire; "Dress of White Silk," a seductively sinister tale of evil and innocence. Personally selected by Richard Matheson, the bestselling author of "I Am Legend and "What Dreams May Come, these and many other stories, more than demonstrate why he is rightfully regarded as one of the finest and most influential horror writers of our generation.

Author Biography

Richard Matheson is The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, Seven Steps to Midnight, Now You See It . . . , and What Dreams May Come. A Grand Master of Horror and past winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, he has also won the Edgar, the Hugo, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards.

He lives in Calabasas, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 11
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet	p. 13
Dress of White Silk	p. 35
Blood Son	p. 41
Through Channels	p. 51
Witch War	p. 59
Mad House	p. 67
Disappearing Act	p. 107
Legion of Plotters	p. 127
Long Distance Call	p. 139
Slaughter House	p. 155
Wet Straw	p. 197
Dance of the Dead	p. 207
The Children of Noah	p. 227
The Holiday Man	p. 249
Old Haunts	p. 255
The Distributor	p. 267
Crickets	p. 289
First Anniversary	p. 299
The Likeness of Julie	p. 309
Prey	p. 321
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