This book was a different change of pace from the normal books I read. It really had a sense of horror and gave me chills whenever I read it at night. All the stories had their own unique element and all of them were scary. The only problem was that none of these stories were connected so it h...
I have this vision of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King and Roald Dahl hanging out. It's like a twisted poker game, all of them huddled over a ratty green felt table, bare bulb hanging overhead, the fug of cigar smoke in the air. And each one of them is taking a turn, trying to come up...
This could have been a great story, my issue with it is the point of view in which Richard Matheson chose to tell it. The narrator was a bitter old horror author who spoke directly to the reader too much, and spoke to himself too much. Often when he addressed the reader he would often ask a que...
“Welcome to my house, I’m delighted you could come. I am certain you will find your stay here most illuminating. It is regrettable I cannot be with you, but I had to leave before your arrival. Do not let my physical absence disturb you, however. Think of me as your unseen host and believe that, d...
The Gunfight is a meager two-hundred forty seven pages but don't let that dissuade you. Matheson's books are all meat. You won't find any needless descriptions. If Matheson takes the time to describe something, you know it will be important later.The plot of The Gunfight is fairly simple. A legen...
A new Richard Matheson novel is a literary happening. Especially when it is his first new novel in seven years. Hunted Past Reason marks the return of the most influential horror writer of the 20th century.For those new to this grandmaster—How I envy you; oh, to be able to read his works again fo...
A BELATED TRIBUTERichard Matheson was my Ray Bradbury, the gateway drug to science fiction books as a teenager. I started with his short stories, probably his best and most consistent terrain, marked by no frills narrative, emotional honesty and often a twisting of the knife. Not long after I rea...
Eine in Inhalt und Aufbau klassische Vintage-SciFi-Horror-Story. Einige Längen in der Mitte des Romans hätte Matheson vielleicht kürzen können, aber nach meiner Einschätzung liegt die Stärke des Romans ohnehin nicht im Plot. Eigentlich ist der Roman mehr ein erstaunter Ausruf, den Matheson an den...
I am going to start this review by talking about the one thing that caused this to be a 4-star book rather than a 5-star book. That one thing is the author's note at the beginning. Now, I almost never read author's notes or introductions, because I find that they inevitably ruin some aspect of th...
Like Lucy, this rating is gonna take some splainin. Unfortunately, I don't have a slide show or any multi-colored pie charts to provide visual assistance on this one, so I will try to splain it as clearly as I can, but I will be using quite a few "i.e." and "e.g." to provide supporting clarificat...