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Richard Matheson: Collected Stories, Vol 3
Richard Matheson Collected Stories Vol 3 Author:Richard Matheson, Stanley Wiater (Editor) This is the third volume of RICHARD MATHESON: COLLECTED STORIES. The three volume editions of RICHARD MATHESON: COLLECTED STORIES is the gathering together of 86 Richard Matheson short stories, beginning with Born of Man and Woman from 1950 and ending with Duel from 1971. The stories were arranged by Matheson himself roughly in chronological ord... more »er of original publication. There are also several tributes to Richard Matheson throughout the volumes from admirers such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, William F. Nolan, and others. Finally, Matheson wrote a deeply revealing Introduction for the collection. As Matheson himself states in this Introduction, "A twenty-year period of creativity reduced to the psychological background of my output of fantasy and science-fiction stories. If this were a thesis, that would be my premise".
As with Volume One and Two, for Volume Three editor Stanley Wiater has included a "bibliophile" at the end of each story containing Matheson's very own commentary on the behind-the-scenes details of each story.
Contents, 29 stories:
Editor's Preface (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three) (2005) • essay by Stanley Wiater;
Dream/Press Introduction (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three) (1989) • essay by Richard Matheson;
Gauntlet Press Introduction 2003;
Big Surprise (1959) (variant of What Was in the Box);
The Creeping Terror (1959) (variant of A Touch of Grapefruit);
Deadline (1959);
Mantage (1959);
No Such Thing as a Vampire (1959);
From Harlan Ellison (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three) (2005) • essay by Harlan Ellison;
Crickets (1960);
Day of Reckoning (1960) (variant of The Faces & Graveyard Shift);
First Anniversary (1960);
From Shadowed Places (1960);
Nightmare at 20,000 feet (1984);
Finger Prints (1960);
The Likeness of Julie (1962) [as by Logan Swanson];
Mute (1962);
Deus Ex Machina (1963);
Girl of My Dreams (1963);
The Jazz Machine (1963);
From Stephen King (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three) (2005) • essay by Stephen King;
Shock Wave (1963) (variant of Crescendo);
Tis the Season to be Jelly (1963);
Interest (1965);
A Drink of Water (1967);
Therese (1969) (variant of Needle in the Heart);
Prey (1969);
Button, Button (1970);
From Dennis Etchison (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three) (2005) • essay by Dennis Etchison;
By Appointment Only (1970);
The Finishing Touches (1970);
Till Death Do Us Part (1970);
The Near Departed (1987);
Buried Talents (1987);
Duel (1970);
From Richard Christian Matheson (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three) (2005) • essay by Richard Christian Matheson.