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was a consummate professional inth century shortstory writing, These little gems are not his best work, but they don't disappoint either, Recommended for fans of The Twilight Zone, I haven't read Matheson before, So running into this book I gave it a try, even though I was aware that Uncollected Stories are probably for fans only,

I was pleasantly surprised with the mastery of the craft, The language and the way Matheson plays with it are superb, Most of the stories could have been the Twilight Zone episodes the one most memorable actually is, However, there is really a reason these stories have not been collected before, The actual resolutions fall a bit flat and the stories fade easily from the mind, Of special interest to aspiring writers for the analysis of the language and treatment, but for the casual reader not so much,

In any case I confirmed my belief that Matheson is worthwile reading,
A collection of some of the author's previously unpublished early work, The quality is pretty uneven, All And Only Silence was just odd, I couldn't get through it, Mostly these are some pretty good stories, though, kind of Twilight Zoneish, not exactly firmly in any one category SF, Horror, Detective,
Often, 'uncollected' stories are that way for a reason,

Not so with this fabulous collection from Richard Matheson, Ignore it at your own risk, This is a wonderfully written book of short stories with not so ordinary endings, Narrated perfectly by : Peter Berkrot , R, C. Bray , Scott Brick , William Dufris , Matt Godfrey , Jeffrey Kafer , Mike Ortego , Anna ParkerNaples , Elizabeth Wiley, Hopefully people give it a try! I was given this book free for review by either the author, narrator or publisher, Lots of nice little stories, many of which feature a Twilight Zone type of ironic twist that ties up the narrative nicely, Might try some terror stories next but then again I might not, I have a friend who swears by Matheson and I'm curious to see how far I can stretch my thin interest, Even the Introduction by William F, Nolan is wonderful in this book! Matheson's stories are of course true visions of terror, None of the stories have been in previous collections, and five have not previously been published,

I especially liked "Maybe You Remember Him", about a major league pitcher whose astonishing career conceals an equally amazing secret,
Turns out that Matheson is quite a baseball fan!

In the afterword, Matheson discusses the sources for all twelve tales,
Noticed that this public library copy is signed by both Matheson and Nolanone of onlysuch copies!
I usually don't read anything shorter than a novella, I think Matheson is not only a master of horror novels, but also a master of the short story, Included are the following thirteen stories, with my ratings:
, Relics:stars
. Blunder Buss:stars
. And Now I'm Waiting:stars
, The Last Blah in the Etc, :.stars
. Phone Call from Across the Street:stars
, Maybe You Remember Him:.stars
. Mirror, Mirror:stars
. Two O'Clock Session:stars
, And in Sorrow:.stars
. The Prisoner:.stars
. Always Before Your Voice:stars
, That Was Yesterday:stars
, Life Size:Relics
Blunder Buss
And Now I'm Waiting
All and Only Silence
Phone Call from Across the Street
And in Sorrow
Maybe You Remember Him
Mirror, Mirror
Two O'Clock Session.

The Prisoner
Always Before Your Voice
That Was YesterdayFun, experimental early vignettes that, while feeling unfinished, still capture the classic Matheson voice, A quick read. Born in Allendale, New Jersey to Norwegian immigrant parents, Matheson was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in, He then entered the military and spent World War II as an infantry soldier, Inhe earned his bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and moved to California in, He married inand has four children, three of whom sitelink Chris, sitelink Richard Christian, and Ali Matheson are writers of fiction and screenplays, His first short story, Born of Man and Woman, appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in, The tale of a monstrous child chained in its parents cellar, it was told in the first person as the creatures diary in poignantly non idiomatic En Born in Allendale, New Jersey to Norwegian immigrant parents, Matheson was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in.
He then entered the military and spent World War II as an infantry soldier, Inhe earned his bachelor's

degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and moved to California in, He married inand has four children, three of whom sitelink Chris, sitelink Richard Christian, and Ali Matheson are writers of fiction and screenplays, His first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in, The tale of a monstrous child chained in its parents' cellar, it was told in the first person as the creature's diary in poignantly non idiomatic English and immediately made Matheson famous.
Betweenand, Matheson produced dozens of stories, frequently blending elements of the science fiction, horror and fantasy genres, Several of his stories, like "Third from the Sun", "Deadline"and "Button, Button"are simple sketches with twist endings others, like "Trespass", "Being"and "Mute"explore their characters' dilemmas over twenty or thirty pages.
Some tales, such as "The Funeral"and "The Doll that Does Everything"incorporate zany satirical humour at the expense of genre clichés, and are written in an hysterically overblown prose very different from Matheson's usual pared down style.
Others, like "The Test"and "Steel", portray the moral and physical struggles of ordinary people, rather than the then nearly ubiquitous scientists and superheroes, in situations which are at once futuristic and everyday.
Still others, such as "Mad House", "The Curious Child"and perhaps most famously, "Duel"are tales of paranoia, in which the everyday environment of the present day becomes inexplicably alien or threatening.
He wrote a number of episodes for the American TV series The Twilight Zone, including "Steel," mentioned above and the famous "Nightmare at,Feet" adapted the works of Edgar Allan Poe for Roger Corman and Dennis Wheatley's The Devil Rides Out for Hammer Films and scripted Steven Spielberg's first feature, the TV movie Duel, from his own short story.
He also contributed a number of scripts to the Warner Brothers western series "The Lawman" betweenand, In, Matheson earned an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his teleplay for The Night Stalker, one of two TV movies written by Matheson that preceded the series Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
Matheson also wrote the screenplay for Fanatic US title: Die! Die! My Darling! starring Talullah Bankhead and Stefanie Powers, Novels include The Shrinking Man filmed as The Incredible Shrinking Man, again from Matheson's own screenplay, and a science fiction vampire novel, I Am Legend, which has been filmed three times under the titles The Omega Man and The Last Man on Earth and once under the original title.
Other Matheson novels turned into notable films include What Dreams May Come, Stir of Echoes, Bid Time Return as Somewhere in Time, and Hell House as The Legend of Hell House and the aforementioned Duel, the last three adapted and scripted by Matheson himself.
Three of his short stories were filmed together as Trilogy of Terror, including "Prey" with its famous Zuni warrior doll, In, Matheson published The Beardless Warriors, a nonfantastic, autobiographical novel about teenage American soldiers in World War II, He died at his home on June,, at the age ofsitelink sitelink,