Reviews
"[Matheson is] the author who influenced me most as a writer." -Stephen King "He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you don't." -Neil Gaiman "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 "[I] never met Richard Matheson, but his stories have been life companions. Books are human souls, in analog form. Go read his." -Joe Hill "Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions." - The New York Times "Richard Matheson is one of the great names in American terror fiction." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "[Matheson has] been an inspiration to me and to so many. He is a legend himself." -Anne Rice "We're all a lot richer to have Richard Matheson." -Dean Koontz "[Matheson is] one of the most important writers of the 20th century." -Ray Bradbury "Matheson's horror is for grown-ups, those who have lost the easy credulity of the very young . . . He's an ideal writer to read right now, because -- as grown-ups know -- we live in unbelievable times." - Terrence Rafferty, New York Times Book Review " One of my favorite writers of all time . . . If you love short stories, he was a master." - Joe R. Lansdale "Richard Matheson was quite simply one of the greatest genre writers of all time. Horror, mystery, suspense, western novels...television, film scripts...He was one for the ages." -Christopher Golden "If all we knew Richard Matheson for was his Twilight Zone episodes, he'd still be a writing legend. But he did so, so much more...It is impossible to overstate how important Richard Matheson is to postwar sci fi, fantasy & horror in prose, TV & film." -Zack Stentz, screenwriter of Thor and X Men: First Class "140 characters can't begin cover what [Richard Matheson] has given the sci fi & horror genre." - Edgar 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 I knew most of Matheson's short fiction . . . and yet editor LaValle has chosen at least a dozen I can't remember ever having read." - Michael Dirda, Washington Post "Matheson's stories never shock viewers with gruesome effects or CGI wondrousness; instead, they worry them at the human level. And they never let a reader go until they're finished." - Los Angeles Times "Matheson is a master of horror, but moreso a master of incisive prose and skill." - Tor.com "Where Matheson shines is in his depictions of ordinary horror, the way strange goings-on affect everyday people, and his ambiguous endings leave plenty of room for further thought. . . . These chilling page-turners still hold up, serving as an excellent starting point for a new generation of readers." - Kirkus Reviews "[Matheson's] imagination and mastery of the short form cannot be denied, and this collection demonstrates the indelible influence he had on speculative literature" - Publishers Weekly, "[Matheson is] the author who influenced me most as a writer." -Stephen King "He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you don't." -Neil Gaiman "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 "[I] never met Richard Matheson, but his stories have been life companions. Books are human souls, in analog form. Go read his." -Joe Hill "Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions." - The New York Times "Richard Matheson is one of the great names in American terror fiction." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "[Matheson has] been an inspiration to me and to so many. He is a legend himself." -Anne Rice "We're all a lot richer to have Richard Matheson." -Dean Koontz "[Matheson is] one of the most important writers of the 20th century." -Ray Bradbury "Richard Matheson was quite simply one of the greatest genre writers of all time. Horror, mystery, suspense, western novels...television, film scripts...He was one for the ages." -Christopher Golden "If all we knew Richard Matheson for was his Twilight Zone episodes, he'd still be a writing legend. But he did so, so much more...It is impossible to overstate how important Richard Matheson is to postwar sci fi, fantasy & horror in prose, TV & film." -Zack Stentz, screenwriter of Thor and X Men: First Class, "[Matheson is] the author who influenced me most as a writer." -Stephen King "He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you don't." -Neil Gaiman "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 "[I] never met Richard Matheson, but his stories have been life companions. Books are human souls, in analog form. Go read his." -Joe Hill "Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions." - The New York Times "Richard Matheson is one of the great names in American terror fiction." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "[Matheson has] been an inspiration to me and to so many. He is a legend himself." -Anne Rice "We're all a lot richer to have Richard Matheson." -Dean Koontz "[Matheson is] one of the most important writers of the 20th century." -Ray Bradbury " One of my favorite writers of all time . . . If you love short stories, he was a master." - Joe R. Lansdale "Richard Matheson was quite simply one of the greatest genre writers of all time. Horror, mystery, suspense, western novels...television, film scripts...He was one for the ages." -Christopher Golden "If all we knew Richard Matheson for was his Twilight Zone episodes, he'd still be a writing legend. But he did so, so much more...It is impossible to overstate how important Richard Matheson is to postwar sci fi, fantasy & horror in prose, TV & film." -Zack Stentz, screenwriter of Thor and X Men: First Class "140 characters can't begin cover what [Richard Matheson] has given the sci fi & horror genre." - Edgar Wright, writer and director of Baby Driver "Where Matheson shines is in his depictions of ordinary horror, the way strange goings-on affect everyday people, and his ambiguous endings leave plenty of room for further thought. . . . These chilling page-turners still hold up, serving as an excellent starting point for a new generation of readers." - Kirkus Reviews "[Matheson's] imagination and mastery of the short form cannot be denied, and this collection demonstrates the indelible influence he had on speculative literature" -Publishers Weekly
