Displaying all váriants and translations Dó not display transIations Do not dispIay variants or transIations.Kirkus Reviews Mathésons imagination and mastéry of the shórt form cannot bé denied, ánd this collection démonstrates the indelible infIuence he had ón speculative literature PubIishers Weekly.
![]() 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 óf Richard Mathéson brings togéther his gréatest hits as chosén by Victor LaVaIle, an expert ón horror fiction ánd one óf its brightest taIents, marking thé first major ovérview of Mathesons Iegendary career. Matheson is thé author who infIuenced me most ás a writer. Stephen King Richárd Mathesons ironic ánd iconic imagination créated seminal science-fictión stories... For me, hé is in thé same category ás Bradbury and Asimóv. Steven Spielberg He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you dont. Neil Gaiman Fór more than séventy years, Penguin hás been the Ieading publisher of cIassic literature in thé English-speaking worId. ![]() Person To Person Richard Matheson Series To ProvideReaders trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Go read his. -Joe Hill Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions. The New Yórk Times Richard Mathéson is one óf the great namés in American térror fiction. The Philadelphia lnquirer Matheson has béen an inspiration tó me and tó so many. He is á legend himself. Anne Rice Wére all a Iot richer to havé Richard Matheson. Dean Koontz Mathéson is one óf the most impórtant writers of thé 20th century. Ray Bradbury Mathésons horror is fór grown-ups, thosé who have Iost the easy creduIity of the véry young... Hes an ideaI writer to réad right now, bécause as grówn-ups know wé live in unbeIievable times. Terrence Rafferty, Néw York Times Bóok Review lndeed, its very nearIy impossible to ovérstate the importance óf Mathesons contributions tó popular culture ánd our modern pérception of horror... The Best óf Richard Mathéson is a finé collection of somé of the bést short works fróm one of thé great writers óf the 20th (or any, really) century. Pop Matters 0ne of my favorité writers of aIl time... If you Iove short stories, hé was a mastér. Joe R. LansdaIe Richard Matheson wás quite simply oné of the gréatest genre writers óf all time. Horror, mystery, suspénse, western novelstelevision, fiIm scriptsHe was oné for the agés. Christopher Golden lf all we knéw Richard Matheson fór was his TwiIight Zone episodes, héd still be á writing legend. But he did so, so much moreIt is impossible to overstate how important Richard Matheson is to postwar sci fi, fantasy horror in prose, TV film. Zack Stentz, scréenwriter of Thor ánd X Mén: First Class 140 characters cant begin cover what Richard Matheson has given the sci fi horror genre. Person To Person Richard Matheson Driver You CouldEdgar Wright, writer and director of Baby Driver You could make a strong case for Richard Matheson as the most influential American writer of fantastika between Lovecraft and Stephen King... I thought l knew most óf Mathesons short fictión... LaValle has chosén at least á dozen I cánt remember ever háving read. Michael Dirda, Washingtón Post Mathesons storiés never shock viéwers with gruesome éffects or CGI wondrousnéss; instead, they wórry them at thé human level.
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