The Box: Uncanny Stories - Brossura

Matheson, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0765321718 ISBN 13: 9780765321718

Casa editrice: Tor Books, 2009

Riassunto

A collection of dark suspenseful tales includes the inspiration for the upcoming film The Box, about a mysterious device that brings a fortune to its handlers but kills a stranger every time it is used, in a film- release edition that contains a new introduction. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

Richard Matheson was The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, Seven Steps to Midnight, 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 "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," based on his short story, along with several other Twilight Zone episodes. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Matheson died in June, 2013, at the age of eighty-seven.

Product Description:

Button, Button, which inspired a memorable "Twilight Zone" episode and is the basis for an upcoming major motion picture, is just one of a dozen unforgettable tales in this new collection by the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "I Am Legend" and "What Dreams May Come."

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• Editore: Tor Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0765321718
• ISBN 13: 9780765321718
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208