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* Read ^ The Box: Uncanny Stories by Richard Matheson ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Box: Uncanny Stories Would you still push the button?"Button, Button," Richard Matheson's chilling tale of greed and temptation, is now the basis of The Box, the new film from the director of Donnie Darko. What if you were told that you could make a fortune just by pushing a button on a box? But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world someone you don't know. In addition, this outstanding collection also contains many other unforgettable sto
| Title | : | The Box: Uncanny Stories |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765361434 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
Would you still push the button?"Button, Button," Richard Matheson's chilling tale of greed and temptation, is now the basis of The Box, the new film from the director of Donnie Darko. What if you were told that you could make a fortune just by pushing a button on a box? But pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world someone you don't know. In addition, this outstanding collection also contains many other unforgettable stories by Matheson, the award-winning author of I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come."The inventive plots and spare but convincing portraits of ordinary men and women caught up in forces beyond their control demonstrate why Stephen King has called Matheson his most significant influence."--Publishers Weekly
“His stories not only entertain, but touch the mind and heart.” Dean Koontz“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 is the master of paranoia--pitting a single man against unknown horrors and examining his every slow twist in the wind.” San Jose Mercury News
In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," based on his short story, along with several other Twilight Zone episodes. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. Mat
Richard Matheson was one of the greatest writers of our time Richard Matheson was one of the greatest writers of our time. I bought the book because I had some questions after watching THE BOX. The only thing the movie used from the book was the basic premise of pressing a button, someone dies, you get money, so, still have questions. That said, the movie was pretty good and REALLY expanded on what was in the short story.. The Most Consistent Level of Quality Across a Matheson Anthology Collection James N Simpson Richard Matheson has certainly written some of the most classic and well known masterpieces throughout his career, many of which are short stories. Usually with a Matheson anthology the title story is superb (such as with Duel: Terror Stories By Richard Matheson) and the rest are just fillers and to be honest are very average stories. Those coming across Button, Button Uncanny Stories will be pleased to know that the majority are of not only readable but fairly high quality. The only thin. "superb anthology" according to A Customer. The twelve stories that make up this collection were mostly written in the 1950s and 1960s (the newest is 1970) but continue to be timely as they showcase a strong suspense horror author who remains renowned for his Twilight Zone twists affirmed by this anthology. The title story is a terrific tale of ethics vs. greed as a married couple possesses a device in which each time they press a button they receive $50,000, but a stranger dies. "Girl of My Dreams" stars a rat who abuses his naive
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