Customer Reviews
Slightly disappointing - By: C. M. Collier, 06 Dec 2002 
I am sorry to say I found this collection slightly disappointing.Maybe Stephen King built it up too much in his introduction,maybe too many of these stories have appeared before,maybe I'm getting old,but these couldn't quite cut it for me.I think we alll recognise the gremlin on the plane wing by now,and he doesn't shock like he used to,I'm afraid.Many of these stories were good when I first read them,but the trouble with Richard Matheson is,you never forget that initial impact.
I also remember Dress of White Silk,Blood Son,Disappearing Act,Long Distance Calll,The Children of Noah,The Distributer & Prey,and that's a lot for a book containing 20 stories.
Stephen King said at the beginning,"He will leave you wanting more".I had had enough.
Classic Urban Horror ! - By: , 07 Apr 2002 
Richard Matheson's total mastery of urban-based horror is perfectly showcased in this collection of 20 of his short stories. Ranging from tales which formed the basis of a couple of "The Twilight Zone"s finest episodes, the classic "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" & the beautifully crafted "Long Distance Calll" which has one of the best endings ever, one which stays with the reader long after the book has been finished. Remember the tv movie "Trilogy of Terror" ? Most people remember the final story where actress Karen Black was stalked through her apartment by an African Tribal doll, this story too is included in this collection. In among the witches, unexplained disappearances & tales of mystical retribution, Matheson also explores the premise that the scariest monster of alll may be our own paranoia, as evidenced in "Legion of Plotters". Usuallly, in the case of anthologies like this, there are a few tales that fail to grasp, but this in no way the case here.
