Richard Christian Matheson

Comment réagirez-vous si, en vous réveillant un matin, vous entendiez pleure quelqu'un d'autre à l'intérieur de votre tête ? Si toute votre vie n'était qu'un simple scénario, et Dieu un vulgaire employé de bureau ? Imaginez-vous le calvaire de cet homme, condamné à courir jusqu'à ce que morts s'ensuive ? Ou les tourments de cet autre individu, obligé de vendre ses organes un à un pour payer ses factures ? En une soixante de nouvelles aux styles infiniment variés, richard Christian Matheson vous convie à une exploration minutieuse de l'âme humaine, jusqu'en des recoins à la noirceur insondable. Car quand la santé mentale vacille, l'horreur n'est jamais loin, tapie à l'affût de la moindre occasion de tout submerger

Dystopia

The critically acclaimed collection of Richard Christian Matheson's stories of dread and the 'irreal'. Inescapably troubling and bizarre, these sixty stories are severe and immediate. From Siamese twin country western acts to an alcoholic Santa Claus to movie theaters used as execution chambers, to death by orgasm, to modern-day savages in Hawaii, to beds that have sexual lives of their own, to pleasure by self-mutilation, these stories are a scape of ominous excess and psychological revelation. Matheson's heralded style is, as always, both distilled and hypnotic

Dystopia: Collected Stories

Robert R. McCammon

Graham Masterton

Robert McCammon, Norman Prentiss, Shawntelle Madison, Graham Masterton, and Richard Christian Matheson scale new heights of horror, suspense, and grimmest fantasy in Dark Screams: Volume Two, from Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar of the renowned Cemetery Dance Publications. THE DEEP END by Robert McCammon Everyone thinks the drowning death of Neil Calder in the local swimming pool was a tragic accident. Only his father knows better. Now, on the last night of summer, Neil returns in search of revenge. INTERVAL by Norman Prentiss Flight 1137 from St. Louis by way of Nashville has gone missing. As anxious friends and family gather around the gate, a ticket clerk finds herself eyewitness to a moment of inhuman evil. IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK by Shawntelle Madison Eleanor has come from New York City to prep an old Victorian house in Maine for America’s Mysterious Hotspots. Although she’s always thrown herself into her work, this job will take her places she’s never dreamed of going. THE NIGHT HIDER by Graham Masterton C. S. Lewis wrote about a portal that led to a world of magic and enchantment. But the wardrobe in Dawn’s room holds only death—until she solves its grisly mystery. WHATEVER by Richard Christian Matheson A 1970s rock ’n’ roll band that never was—in a world that is clearly our own . . . but perhaps isn’t, not anymore . . . or, at least, not yet—takes one hell of a trip. Praise for Dark Screams: Volume Two “Dark Screams: Volume Two [is] a worthwhile read and a great entry to this series. If this upward trend in quality continues, we are sure to see amazing things in the volumes to come.”—LitReactor “[Brian James Freeman] and Richard Chizmar set themselves a high standard with the first volume, and it’s good to see that they have maintained that level of excellence. . . . If you like good, solid horror, check it out. I’ve found some new authors to read.”—Adventures Fantastic “Five fun-to-read stories by top-notch horror scribes. How can you lose? The answer: you can’t.”—Atomic Fangirl “Once I started this book, I didn’t want to read anything else.”—Carole’s Random Life

Dark Screams: Volume Two

A sinister love letter to the movies, acclaimed author Richard Christian Matheson’s The Ritual of Illusion is a novella of modern fear about where stars truly come from. Oscar-winning film siren, Sephanie Vamore, meteors to iconic fame … but like cinema itself, nothing is as it appears. The fifty witnesses to her mythic ascent and bizarre fate are film royalty … many based on Hollywood glitterati; directors, stars, agents, studio heads, screenwriters, lovers, producers. Widescreen with lies and revelation, Vamore’s story is told Rashomon-style with dialogue alone—each hypnotic character adding poignant or lurid details to the shocking truth of what she really is. Matheson’s insider’s voice is a scathing X-ray that leaves them bloodied, awaiting their close-up.

The Ritual of Illusion

Gerard Grasman

Een scenario-schrijver die een nieuwe televisieserie bedacht heeft, dreigt het slachtoffer te worden van zijn schepping.

De huurling

In the addictive new collection, critically-acclaimed, #1 bestselling author Richard Christian Matheson gathers stories of dread, menace and the surreal. The tales range from prisoners executed with a high-tech twist, to the ravages of empathy, to an uncooperative parrot, to a shapeshifter’s carnal memoirs, to a man who can’t stop talking, to a murderer devoured by ice, to a baby photographer who ruins lives, to a dog that reads minds. As in his previous collections, SCARS And Other Distinguishing Marks and DYSTOPIA, Matheson’s distilled style is fierce and hypnotic. There are seventeen illustrations to accompany many of the short stories, all of them originals created by Harry O. Morris specifically for this collection. The collection includes introductions from John Shirley and Chet Williamson, as well as afterwords from Harry O. Morris and R.C. Matheson. SHORT STORIES IN THE COLLECTION: How to Edit 133 Transfiguration Infomercial! Making Cabinets Listen Dead to Me New Tricks Bulimia Venturi Demise Sea of Atlas Kriss Kross Applesauce The Embalming Machine Pronoia Slaves of Nowhere Last Words Ground Zero Evil Twins, Temporary Blindness, Bikers and Amnesia Bedtime Story Interrogation The Talking Man

Zoopraxis

Raymond Benson

Brian Hodge

G. Wayne Miller

Michael Boatman

David Niall Wilson

David J. Schow

Gary Braunbeck

Rick Hautala

Paul Dale Anderson

Monica J. O'Rourke

More than 160 short stories from bestselling and award-winning authors. This volume will introduce you to horror, mystery, fantasy and thrills, from the dark worlds of Lovecraft to the cutting-edge suspense of the mean streets of the cities of the world. This monster collection speaks in the voices of some of today's leading masters of the short story, with something certain to appeal to every reader. Find a new creative voice to follow. Find a new world to love. An amazing wealth of fiction and imagination. Included in Corruption at the Crossroad: 12+1: Twelve Short Thrillers And A Play — Raymond Benson The Devil Made Me Do It Again And Again — Paul Dale Anderson Seeing Red — David J. Schow Bedbugs — Rick Hautala Destinations Unknown — Gary Braunbeck The Call Of Distant Shores — David Niall Wilson Falling Idols — Brian Hodge In The End, Only Darkness — Monica J O'Rourke 13: A Collection Of Horror And Weird Fiction — Michael Boatman Vapors: The Essential G. Wayne Miller Fiction, Vol. 2 — G. Wayne Miller Scars And Other Distinguishing Marks — Richard Christian Matheson

Corruption at the Crossroad

Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks was Richard Christian Matheson first published collection. With a foreword by Stephen King and an introduction by Dennis Etchison, this collection of twenty-seven short stories and one screenplay offers readers a variety of genres, including horror, thriller, dark fantasy, and psychological terror. The stories in this collection: THIRD WIND THE GOOD ALWAYS COMES BACK SENTENCES UNKNOWN DRIVES TIMED EXPOSURE OBSOLETE RED BEHOLDER DEAD END COMMUTERS GRADUATION CONVERSATION PIECE ECHOES INCORPORATION HELL BREAK-UP MR. RIGHT CANCELLED MUGGER THE DARK ONES HOLIDAY VAMPIRE INTRUDER DUST GOOSEBUMPS MOBIUS with Richard Matheson WHERE THERE'S A WILL "Magic Saturday" - Screenplay from Amazing Stories

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