The Box Uncanny Stories [Paperback]

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. Would you still push the button?

Button, Button, Richard Matheson's chilling tale of greed and temptation, is now the basis ofThe Box, the new film from the director ofDonnie Darko. In addition, this outstanding collection also contains many other unforgettable stories by Matheson, the award-winning author ofI Am LegendandWhat 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

An outstanding collection of twelve unforgettable short stories by Matheson.Richard Matheson(1926-2013) wasThe New York Timesbestselling author ofI Am Legend,Hell House,Somewhere in Time,The Incredible Shrinking Man,Now You See It&, andWhat Dreams May Come, among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including severalTwilight Zoneepisodes.

1. Button, Button
2. Girl of My Dreams
3. Dying Room Only
4. A Flourish of Strumpets
5. No Such Thing as a Vampire
6. Pattern for Survival
7. Mute
8. The Creeping Terror
9. Shock Wave
10. Clothes Make the Man
11. The Jazz Machine
12. 'Tis the Season to Be Jelly

His stories not only entertain, but touch the mind and heart. Dean Koontz

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