The Best of Richard Matheson
Author: Matheson, Richard
ISBN: 9780143130178
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Jan 2018
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;The first career retrospective of terrifying stories by Pquot;one of the greatest writers of the 20th centuryPquot; (Ray Bradbury), as selected by award-winning author Victor LaVallePlt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;The definitive collection of terrifying stories by Pquot;one of the greatest writers of the 20th centuryPquot; (Ray Bradbury), edited by award-winning author Victor LaVallePlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like Plt;iPgt;I Am LegendPlt;/iPgt; and his sixteen Plt;iPgt;Twilight ZonePlt;/iPgt; 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. Plt;iPgt;The Best of Richard MathesonP#160;Plt;/iPgt;brings 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 MathesonP#39;s legendary career.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot; Matheson is the author who influenced me most as a writer.Pquot;P#160;Plt;bPgt;-Stephen KingPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Richard MathesonP#39;s ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories . . . For me, he is in the same category as Bradbury and Asimov.Pquot; Plt;bPgt;-Steven SpielbergPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you donP#39;t.Pquot; Plt;bPgt;-Neil GaimanPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700P#160;titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theP#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateP#160;translations by award-winning translators.Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9780143130178
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Jan 2018
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;BPgt;The first career retrospective of terrifying stories by Pquot;one of the greatest writers of the 20th centuryPquot; (Ray Bradbury), as selected by award-winning author Victor LaVallePlt;/BPgt;
Plt;bPgt;The definitive collection of terrifying stories by Pquot;one of the greatest writers of the 20th centuryPquot; (Ray Bradbury), edited by award-winning author Victor LaVallePlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like Plt;iPgt;I Am LegendPlt;/iPgt; and his sixteen Plt;iPgt;Twilight ZonePlt;/iPgt; 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. Plt;iPgt;The Best of Richard MathesonP#160;Plt;/iPgt;brings 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 MathesonP#39;s legendary career.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot; Matheson is the author who influenced me most as a writer.Pquot;P#160;Plt;bPgt;-Stephen KingPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Richard MathesonP#39;s ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories . . . For me, he is in the same category as Bradbury and Asimov.Pquot; Plt;bPgt;-Steven SpielbergPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you donP#39;t.Pquot; Plt;bPgt;-Neil GaimanPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700P#160;titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theP#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateP#160;translations by award-winning translators.Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;
