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Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
A short story originally published in "Alone by Night" in 1961
Stephen King has declared that Matheson is one of his favorite writers. Find out why in this classic horror story of a man who peers out of his airplane window to see a gremlin destroying the wing of the plane.
Stephen King has declared that Matheson is one of his favorite writers. Find out why in this classic horror story of a man who peers out of his airplane window to see a gremlin destroying the wing of the plane.
8 pages, Audio Cassette
First published January 1, 1961
About the author
Richard Matheson
726 books5,013 followersBorn in Allendale, New Jersey to Norwegian immigrant parents, Matheson was raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He then entered the military and spent World War II as an infantry soldier. In 1949 he earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and moved to California in 1951. He married in 1952 and has four children, three of whom (Chris, 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 1950. 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. Between 1950 and 1971, 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" (1950), "Deadline" (1959) and "Button, Button" (1970) are simple sketches with twist endings; others, like "Trespass" (1953), "Being" (1954) and "Mute" (1962) explore their characters' dilemmas over twenty or thirty pages. Some tales, such as "The Funeral" (1955) and "The Doll that Does Everything" (1954) 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" (1954) and "Steel" (1956), 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" (1953), "The Curious Child" (1954) and perhaps most famously, "Duel" (1971) 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 20,000 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" between 1958 and 1962. In 1973, 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 1960, Matheson published The Beardless Warriors, a nonfantastic, autobiographical novel about teenage American soldiers in World War II.
He died at his home on June 23, 2013, at the age of 87
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His first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. 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. Between 1950 and 1971, 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" (1950), "Deadline" (1959) and "Button, Button" (1970) are simple sketches with twist endings; others, like "Trespass" (1953), "Being" (1954) and "Mute" (1962) explore their characters' dilemmas over twenty or thirty pages. Some tales, such as "The Funeral" (1955) and "The Doll that Does Everything" (1954) 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" (1954) and "Steel" (1956), 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" (1953), "The Curious Child" (1954) and perhaps most famously, "Duel" (1971) 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 20,000 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" between 1958 and 1962. In 1973, 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 1960, Matheson published The Beardless Warriors, a nonfantastic, autobiographical novel about teenage American soldiers in World War II.
He died at his home on June 23, 2013, at the age of 87
http://us.macmillan.com/author/richar...
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August 14, 2020
Pesadilla a 20.000 pies(relato)
4.5*
"Fuera, vio las luces de las alas que parpadeaban encendiéndose y apagándose, y los relámpagos chillones del escape de las cubiertas de los motores. Ahí era donde estaba, pensó; a veinte mil pies sobre la tierra, atrapado en un cascarón aullante y mortal"
Wilson, un hombre de negocios, como el se define; se encuentra abordo de un avión, en un viaje de mas de 8 horas. El no la pasa nada bien durante los viajes, sufre nervios, mal estar e insomnio. A pesar de tomar somniferos no consigue conciliar el sueño, y en esos momentos de agonía ve una figura en el ala del avión. Por mas que se esfuerce por pensar que esta alucinando, o que intente buscar una explicación lógica, no lo conseguirá y dará lugar a una situación muy apremiante y aterradora.
Un relato corto, en el que Matheson utiliza una criatura al estilo mito o leyenda como pueden ser: los Gremlins o los Angeles de Mons, con la intención de explorar diferentes tipos de miedo.
De solo ponerse en la piel del protagonista por un instante resulta desesperante, Pero a su vez esta presente cierto humor e ironía tan característicos del autor.
Esta historia fue parte de un episodio de "The Twilight Zone"(original,de Rod Serling), en la película "al filo de la realidad" de John Landis y Steven Spierlberg, y también tiene una parodia en un capitulo de Los Simpsons.
4.5*
"Fuera, vio las luces de las alas que parpadeaban encendiéndose y apagándose, y los relámpagos chillones del escape de las cubiertas de los motores. Ahí era donde estaba, pensó; a veinte mil pies sobre la tierra, atrapado en un cascarón aullante y mortal"
Wilson, un hombre de negocios, como el se define; se encuentra abordo de un avión, en un viaje de mas de 8 horas. El no la pasa nada bien durante los viajes, sufre nervios, mal estar e insomnio. A pesar de tomar somniferos no consigue conciliar el sueño, y en esos momentos de agonía ve una figura en el ala del avión. Por mas que se esfuerce por pensar que esta alucinando, o que intente buscar una explicación lógica, no lo conseguirá y dará lugar a una situación muy apremiante y aterradora.
Un relato corto, en el que Matheson utiliza una criatura al estilo mito o leyenda como pueden ser: los Gremlins o los Angeles de Mons, con la intención de explorar diferentes tipos de miedo.
De solo ponerse en la piel del protagonista por un instante resulta desesperante, Pero a su vez esta presente cierto humor e ironía tan característicos del autor.
Esta historia fue parte de un episodio de "The Twilight Zone"(original,de Rod Serling), en la película "al filo de la realidad" de John Landis y Steven Spierlberg, y también tiene una parodia en un capitulo de Los Simpsons.
March 8, 2017
I can still see Rod Serling standing in the airport under the sign that says "Terminal", and saying, "tonight Mr. Wilson is traveling all the way to his appointed destination which, contrary to his plan, happens to be in the darkest corner of the Twilight Zone".
January 1, 2011
I thought listening to this audiobook would be my introduction to Matheson's short stories but in all honesty, I was unwittingly introduced many years ago. Besides the fact that his influence is felt in the work of many different writers, I have seen some of these stories as television and movie adaptations, most notably the title story.
I feel a slight amount of guilt for not being able to rate this collection 5 stars. I have no doubt in my mind that this is an amazing collection and I will not hesitate to recommend it but some of the stories included did not shine as bright as others, the ones which I still feel awestruck over hearing.
First, the narrations of the collection are near perfect, every one of them. This is possibly the best narrated book I have listened to. My one slight complaint, more of a personal preference, involves men (particularly deep or scratchy throated men) reading the parts of young women or little girls in slightly higher voices. I would rather those parts be read in a normal voice in such circumstances.
I could give a play by play of each story but I would rather just mention the stories I consider the cream of the crop. When I think of these stories I want to rate the entire collection 5 stars.
My 5 Star Picks -
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - I found myself relating to few of Matheson's characters and even though that statement pertains to this story as well, I did feel the terror and panic, the indecision of how best to handle the nightmare situation, more than any other story in the collection. Matheson is great with monsters. His monsters tend to resemble humans, which makes situations even scarier in my opinion. The intelligence in the gremlin's eyes is the scariest bit.
The Likeness of Julie - Why have I never heard of this story? This may be the best of the collection. Matheson introduces a different type of terror and the implications are terrible. This is one of the few stories which I did not know the ending to beforehand.
Prey - There is a killer doll in this story. And blood. Need I say more.
Dress of White Silk - Possibly the best ending to a short story ever, I love that it is open to interpretation. The listener's fear of not fully understanding what the hell is going on is put to good use.
Disappearing Act - I wonder if Matheson fully realized that the imaginations of his audience could make the story ten times more disturbing when he wrote this story and the previously mentioned Dress of White Silk. Disappearing Act was understated, with a great build and conclusion.
Long Distance Call - Super, super creepy story and even creepier narrator. I think I had read this before but that did not detract from the experience.
Dance of the Dead - I hated this story at first. The style is unlike any of the others, jumping around here and there, with too much unfamiliar dialogue, sporadic definitions offered up by Matheson, and annoying juvenile characters. But the story took a wonderfully frightening turn, which put the previous bits in a different perspective. So, I loved the story in the end but think it was poorly chosen as part of an audiobook. I probably would have been affected by the story even more if I had read the text instead of listening, though the narrator did do an excellent job.
First Anniversary - One of the shorter stories and I loved it. I can not say anything else as I had no idea what was happening so the ending was that much better.
This is a must read for all lovers of short horror fiction. Stephen King provided the introduction, a short blurb, if that encourages anyone to listen. I can also heartily recommend purchasing the audiobook, something I rarely do since I think most audiobooks are horrendously over priced. Lucky me, I managed to snag this for free with a trial subscription but it would have been worth the money.
I feel a slight amount of guilt for not being able to rate this collection 5 stars. I have no doubt in my mind that this is an amazing collection and I will not hesitate to recommend it but some of the stories included did not shine as bright as others, the ones which I still feel awestruck over hearing.
First, the narrations of the collection are near perfect, every one of them. This is possibly the best narrated book I have listened to. My one slight complaint, more of a personal preference, involves men (particularly deep or scratchy throated men) reading the parts of young women or little girls in slightly higher voices. I would rather those parts be read in a normal voice in such circumstances.
I could give a play by play of each story but I would rather just mention the stories I consider the cream of the crop. When I think of these stories I want to rate the entire collection 5 stars.
My 5 Star Picks -
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - I found myself relating to few of Matheson's characters and even though that statement pertains to this story as well, I did feel the terror and panic, the indecision of how best to handle the nightmare situation, more than any other story in the collection. Matheson is great with monsters. His monsters tend to resemble humans, which makes situations even scarier in my opinion. The intelligence in the gremlin's eyes is the scariest bit.
The Likeness of Julie - Why have I never heard of this story? This may be the best of the collection. Matheson introduces a different type of terror and the implications are terrible. This is one of the few stories which I did not know the ending to beforehand.
Prey - There is a killer doll in this story. And blood. Need I say more.
Dress of White Silk - Possibly the best ending to a short story ever, I love that it is open to interpretation. The listener's fear of not fully understanding what the hell is going on is put to good use.
Disappearing Act - I wonder if Matheson fully realized that the imaginations of his audience could make the story ten times more disturbing when he wrote this story and the previously mentioned Dress of White Silk. Disappearing Act was understated, with a great build and conclusion.
Long Distance Call - Super, super creepy story and even creepier narrator. I think I had read this before but that did not detract from the experience.
Dance of the Dead - I hated this story at first. The style is unlike any of the others, jumping around here and there, with too much unfamiliar dialogue, sporadic definitions offered up by Matheson, and annoying juvenile characters. But the story took a wonderfully frightening turn, which put the previous bits in a different perspective. So, I loved the story in the end but think it was poorly chosen as part of an audiobook. I probably would have been affected by the story even more if I had read the text instead of listening, though the narrator did do an excellent job.
First Anniversary - One of the shorter stories and I loved it. I can not say anything else as I had no idea what was happening so the ending was that much better.
This is a must read for all lovers of short horror fiction. Stephen King provided the introduction, a short blurb, if that encourages anyone to listen. I can also heartily recommend purchasing the audiobook, something I rarely do since I think most audiobooks are horrendously over priced. Lucky me, I managed to snag this for free with a trial subscription but it would have been worth the money.
May 12, 2026
This was so fun, I had to watch the original Twilight Zone episode again.
July 25, 2023
A fabulous collection from the writer of 16 different episodes of the Original The Twilight Zone. Some of them appear here!
I read this before, but don't know wny I never added it here. hm.
I read this before, but don't know wny I never added it here. hm.
May 17, 2026
A short story and I didn't fully understand it or what its exact meaning was supposed to be
It's about a man named Wilson. He seems to have a strong fear of being on airplanes. From the very beginning of the flight , he's extremely anxious and his nervousness even made me feel uneasy while reading 😑
He claims that he sees a strange creature standing on the airplane wing , trying to damage the plane. He calls the flight attendant but when she comes to check , she sees nothing at all
The same thing happens again , he calls her , insists something is there but once again , no one believes him or sees anything
So in the end , Wilson becomes more and more desperate until he decides to shoot at the creature using a flare gun
Actually I'm not sure what the story is trying to say. I don't know if Wilson was hallucinating , had a mental health issue or if what he saw was real
It also might just be a result of his intense fear of being on airplanes ..
It's about a man named Wilson. He seems to have a strong fear of being on airplanes. From the very beginning of the flight , he's extremely anxious and his nervousness even made me feel uneasy while reading 😑
He claims that he sees a strange creature standing on the airplane wing , trying to damage the plane. He calls the flight attendant but when she comes to check , she sees nothing at all
The same thing happens again , he calls her , insists something is there but once again , no one believes him or sees anything
So in the end , Wilson becomes more and more desperate until he decides to shoot at the creature using a flare gun
Actually I'm not sure what the story is trying to say. I don't know if Wilson was hallucinating , had a mental health issue or if what he saw was real
It also might just be a result of his intense fear of being on airplanes ..
August 13, 2024
قرأتها مترجمة على أبجد فى مجموعة قصصية باسم "كابوس على إرتفاع 20 الف قدم " ممتعة جدا و مخيفة تحبس الأنفاس
February 2, 2024
This review is for the title story. Simply amazing. I suppose Matheson is becoming one of my favorite authors. I can't think of many authors that can create such clear visuals and sensations as well as this guy. It's like you're living the scene.
As for the actual story, it's so simple. But it's brilliant and well executed.
As for the actual story, it's so simple. But it's brilliant and well executed.
October 30, 2019
Matheson’s stories are incredibly influential, especially on authors like Stephen King. While very much of their time, many retain the power to shock or get under your skin and many have been adapted to film and television. This is a pretty nice collection of those, but listeners/readers should go in expecting to get some very 1950s style misogyny in the hands of a man who seems very, very angry. This is strong enough that I was completely turned off by several stories and it did occasionally make the book hard to finish.
November 12, 2021
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. Some of the story were good other not so.
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. Some of the story were good other not so.
March 14, 2026
I read this story and one other called The Slaughter House. The latter is an Algernon Blackwood style haunted house mystery with two brothers of artistic bent seeking to live an old-fashioned lifestyle but running foul of the ghost of a young woman, who alive had been beautiful and mentally ill and had killed her family. The former was selected as a Twilight Zone mystery. It is a Maupassant Horla update. It is the 1950s. Is it a spectral gremlin on the wing of the DC-7 passenger plane or is the passenger going mad. Well, probably the latter. Quite exciting though.
April 11, 2022
In reading this I can understand why Stephen King says he was influenced by Richard Matheson. I thought the book was very good. I recognized many of the stories that appeared in the twilight zone and other series, and reading this book including the famous one that appeared in the Karen Black trilogy I think it was Trilogy Of Terror. I would recommend it if you’re curious about origins of stories.
February 7, 2024
I’d seen the Twilight Zone version. I’d seen the Simpsons version. Those are both fun adaptations of this excellent short story, which, given the length, is perfect. Flying is terrifying enough, but seeing a monster out on the wing destroying the plane is brilliant.
July 5, 2024
Not as good as the Twilight Zone episode which made the genius decision of adding the wife character to create an emotional center and humanize the protagonist, but I do find this ending to be more ambiguous, which is cool.
January 16, 2026
Although I enjoyed the writing style and the sense of tension that author was able to build, I didn’t find this story that interesting
I did like the description of the “gremlin” though, it helped paint a clear picture in my head
3.5/5
I did like the description of the “gremlin” though, it helped paint a clear picture in my head
3.5/5
May 10, 2026
3.5 stars
Read as part of Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales
Read as part of Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales
December 27, 2017
Great building tension in this. Much more unsettling as a short story than both times this was filmed.
November 2, 2018
Reminds me of the famous Twilight Zone episode starring William Shatner. It ended abruptly without closure. Was he insane or was there something out on the plane?
February 11, 2020
Conto: Pesadelo a 20.000 Pés
May 19, 2020
Best intro to Matheson's work. Great intro to the horror genre for middle schoolers, if you know one interested in getting into it.
March 22, 2021
The handful of good stories out of this are well worth the time and money of this book, but some of them were pretty dull.
July 25, 2021
I was familiar with several of these stories as television adaptations, but not in the original written form. Those are excellent. Some of the others are just so-so.
February 4, 2025
An incredible piece of writing that, no matter how many times it’s been parodied or referenced, still remains brilliant.
September 12, 2025
A classic for a reason, though much better known as a Twilight Zone segment (from both the show and the movie) than as a short story. A visceral portrayal of a man’s descent into madness.
September 28, 2025
This rating is for title story only!
November 11, 2025
I could feel the insanity growing in me the whole time.
May 12, 2026
I enjoy reading it.
October 27, 2021
Matheson wrote some of his day's best horror and suspense short stories. The better Twilight Zone episodes were penned by him, as were two classic films for television that stick in the heads of anyone in America who grew up watching TV in the 70s (Stephen Speilberg's Duel, and the installment of Trilogy of Terror where Karen Black gets chased through her apartment by a sharped-teeth, spear-wielding Zulu warrior doll.) This short story anthology is for fans of strange. The writing is crisp and tight. Does it age well? I think so. I mean, I get nervous about the stranger sitting next to me on an airplane. I'd lose my lunch if I looked out the window and saw a creature on the wing.
October 10, 2011
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Great classic short story and the Twilight Zone movie kept playing in my mind as I read it.
White Silk Dress: Yes this will have you re-reading it to put the pieces together...SPOILER ALERT...My take on this is that the dress is an evil thing just like the ring in Lord of the Rings. Our storyteller, the little girl, see's her mom as beautiful, but we get a clearer view of reality when the other little girl describes her mom as having 'buck teeth' referencing fangs and 'funny hands' referencing claws. The dress is dirty and has a 'red hole' in it which is clearly a violent death from a stake or a bullet. Either way we now know the mother was a monster and considered her dress a 'magic dress' which made her powerful. The dress is an evil power so when the little girl puts on the dress the evil infects her. The dress 'moved in her arms' and it was not her mom saying 'don't let her talk about me like that' it was the dress. In the end our little storyteller is locked up and 'no longer hungry' because she killed and ate/drew blood from the other little girl while she was wearing the dress.
There are several more stories in this collection and they were all fun to listen to as several I have seen the Twilight Zone version. So 3 Stars because 'I Liked It'.
White Silk Dress: Yes this will have you re-reading it to put the pieces together...SPOILER ALERT...My take on this is that the dress is an evil thing just like the ring in Lord of the Rings. Our storyteller, the little girl, see's her mom as beautiful, but we get a clearer view of reality when the other little girl describes her mom as having 'buck teeth' referencing fangs and 'funny hands' referencing claws. The dress is dirty and has a 'red hole' in it which is clearly a violent death from a stake or a bullet. Either way we now know the mother was a monster and considered her dress a 'magic dress' which made her powerful. The dress is an evil power so when the little girl puts on the dress the evil infects her. The dress 'moved in her arms' and it was not her mom saying 'don't let her talk about me like that' it was the dress. In the end our little storyteller is locked up and 'no longer hungry' because she killed and ate/drew blood from the other little girl while she was wearing the dress.
There are several more stories in this collection and they were all fun to listen to as several I have seen the Twilight Zone version. So 3 Stars because 'I Liked It'.
October 24, 2009
Nightmare at 20,000 feet is a collection of 20 short stories. These are some of the best I've heard in a long time. Why? Two reasons - one is the way the producer handled the narration. Twelve different narrators are used. Only one narrator per story, but you get many different voices to listen to throughout the entire collection. And secondly, because for the most part, the stories are not gruesome but psychological nail-biters.
Matheson's writing is superb, the way he ratchets up the suspense. I've produced 2 versions of a review at the link below. One is an audio review which includes 6 clips from the book and the other is a written review with audio clips inserted in the appropriate places. I hope you give one of these reviews a look/listen. Not because my review is so great, but because the clips are a lot of fun and will give you a better idea of what you're in for if you decide to give this book a listen.
http://www.audiobookdj.com/home/2009/...
Matheson's writing is superb, the way he ratchets up the suspense. I've produced 2 versions of a review at the link below. One is an audio review which includes 6 clips from the book and the other is a written review with audio clips inserted in the appropriate places. I hope you give one of these reviews a look/listen. Not because my review is so great, but because the clips are a lot of fun and will give you a better idea of what you're in for if you decide to give this book a listen.
http://www.audiobookdj.com/home/2009/...
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