The Box: Uncanny Stories
Sep 2009 · Sold by Tor Books
3.7star
7 reviews
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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 of The Box, the new film from the director of Donnie Darko. In addition, this outstanding collection also contains many other unforgettable stories by Matheson, the award-winning author of I Am Legend and What 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
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
"Button, Button," Richard Matheson's chilling tale of greed and temptation, is now the basis of The Box, the new film from the director of Donnie Darko. In addition, this outstanding collection also contains many other unforgettable stories by Matheson, the award-winning author of I Am Legend and What 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
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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3.7
7 reviews
Shane M
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January 20, 2013
I am a huge fan of I am Legend. I loved it since the first story, and it stuck with me even years later. This book didn't quite measure up to my (high) expectations of richard matheson. The writing is amazing, lots of really good visuals and great metaphors, but the stories just don't come close to what I am legend had. Still would recommend to a friend, just read this first, not I am Legend.
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Michell Walker
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September 9, 2015
Too many stories in one book. Stick with one and write about it, not a corroboration of a bunch of stuff put together. Seems like the author had left-over stories and put them all in one book. Awful and waste of time.
A Google user
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January 28, 2011
Great Stories!! I just wish you could read more on the preview!!
About the author
Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Now You See It..., and What 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 several Twilight Zone episodes.
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