书目

Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories By Richard Matheson

内容简介

Rememberthatmonsteronthewingoftheairplane?WilliamShatnersawitonTheTwilightZone,JohnLithgowsawitinthemovie-evenBartSimpsonsawit."Nightmareat20,000Feet"isjustoneofmanyclassichorrorstoriesbyRichardMathesonthathaveinsinuatedthemselvesintoourcollectiveimagination.HerearemorethantwentyofMatheson'smostmemorabletalesoffearandparanoia,including:"Duel,"thenail-bitingtaleofmanversusmachinesthatinspiredStevenSpielberg'sfirstfilm;"Prey,"inwhichaterrifiedwomanisstalkedbyamalevolentTikidoll,aschillinglycapturedinyetanotherlegendaryTVmoment;"BloodSon,"adisturbingportraitofastrangelittleboywhodreamsofbeingavampire;"DressofWhiteSilk,"aseductivelysinistertaleofevilandinnocence.PersonallyselectedbyRichardMatheson,thebestsellingauthorofIAmLegendandWhatDreamsMayCome,theseandmanyotherstories,morethandemonstratewhyheisrightfullyregardedasoneofthefinestandmostinfluentialhorrorwritersofourgeneration.

作者简介

RichardMathesonisTheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofIAmLegend,HellHouse,OtherKingdoms,SomewhereinTime,TheIncredibleShrinkingMan,AStirofEchoes,TheBeardlessWarriors,ThePath,SevenStepstoMidnight,NowYouSeeIt…,andWhatDreamsMayCome,amongothers.HewasnamedaGrandMasterofHorrorbytheWorldHorrorConvention,andreceivedtheBramStokerAwardforLifetimeAchievement.HehasalsowontheEdgar,theSpur,andtheWriter'sGuildawards.In2010,hewasinductedintotheScienceFictionHallofFame.Inadditiontohisnovels,Mathesonwrotescreenplays,andhewroteforseveralTwilightZoneepisodes,including"Nightmareat20,000Feet,"basedonhisshortstory.HewasborninNewJerseyandraisedinBrooklyn,andfoughtintheinfantryinWorldWarII.Heearnedhisbachelor'sdegreeinjournalismfromtheUniversityofMissouri.HelivesinCalabasas,California.

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