Remember that monster on the wing of the airplane? William Shatner saw it on The Twilight Zone, John Lithgow saw it in the movie-even Bart Simpson saw it. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is just one of many classic horror stories by Richard Matheson that have insinuated themselves into our collective imagination. Here are more than twenty of Matheson's most memorable tales of fear and paranoia, including:"Duel," the nail-biting tale of man versus machines that inspired Steven Spielberg's first film;"Prey," in which a terrified woman is stalked by a malevolent Tiki doll, as chillingly captured in yet another legendary TV moment;"Blood Son," a disturbing portrait of a strange little boy who dreams of being a vampire;"Dress of White Silk," a seductively sinister tale of evil and innocence.Personally selected by Richard Matheson, the bestselling author of I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come, these and many other stories, more than demonstrate why he is rightfully regarded as one of the finest and most influential horror writers of our generation. Over a career spanning five decades, author Richard Matheson has won numerable prestigious awards, including the World Fantasy Convention's Life Achievement Award, the Bram Stoker Award for Life Achievement, the Hugo Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Golden Spur Award, and the Writer's Guild Award. His other novels include Hell House, Somewhere in Time, and A Stir of Echoes. He lives in Calabasas, California. Nightmare at 20,000 Feet gathers twenty of Matheson's classic horror stories, including the title yarn, which was the basis for a famous episode of television's The Twilight Zone.As this collection makes clear, Matheson is not only a legendary writer but one whose eerie, unsettling works have insinuated themselves into our collective imagination. Indeed, the Introduction to this book has been written by one of Matheson's leading disciples: Stephen King.Personally selected by Matheson, these expertly crafted tales of fear and paranoia include "Prey" (in which a terrified woman is stalked by a malevolent Zuni doll), "Blood Son" (which offers a disturbing portrait of a little boy who dreams of being a vampire), and "Dress of White Silk" (in which we find a seductively sinister tale of evil and innocence). "[Matheson] will leave you with the greatest gift a writer can give. He will leave you wanting more."βStephen King, from his Introduction"The author's combination of bluntly economic language, Ray Bradbury-like poetic nostalgia, and razor-edged, macabre, O. Henry-esque sensibilities add up to a potent package."βThe Onion"It's impossible for veteran readers of Matheson to look at this collection without reminiscing about all the great stories that weren't included. That should be taken as an excuse for further volumes."βScience Fiction Weekly"Timeless in their simplicity, these stories are also relentless in their approach to basic fears."βPublishers Weekly