New Releases by Richard Matheson

"Sem Richard Matheson, eu não estaria aqui." — Stephen King "Matheson me inspirou profundamente." — Anne Rice Em um futuro não muito distante, quando todo o mundo é assolado por uma praga impiedosa, homens, mulheres e até crianças são transformados em monstros carnívoros. É nesse cenário pós-apocalíptico, tomado por criaturas da noite sedentas de sangue, que Robert Neville se descobre o único ser humano da Terra. Em meio à luta pela sobrevivência, seu verdadeiro desafio é manter-se são depois de perder tudo — e enquanto os infectados espreitam pelas sombras, dispostos a eliminar o último bastião da humanidade. Eu sou a lenda, escrito por Richard Matheson em 1954, é considerado um dos maiores clássicos do horror e da ficção científica, tendo sido adaptado para o cinema três vezes. O romance também inspirou alguns dos grandes mestres do terror, tanto na literatura, com Stephen King, quanto no cinema, com George A. Romero.

Ein Roman, so unsterblich wie ein Vampir. Robert Neville ist der letzte lebende Mensch ... Alle anderen wurden durch eine Seuche zu Vampiren. Und diese Kreaturen gieren nach seinem Blut. Tagsüber ist er der Jäger, der in den verlassenen Ruinen der Zivilisation nach den schlafenden Untoten sucht und sie vernichtet. Nachts verbarrikadiert er sich in seinem Haus und betet darum, dass der neue Tag endlich anbricht. Wie lange kann ein einzelner Mann in einer Welt voller Vampire überleben? Dean Koontz: »Der intelligenteste und fesselndste Vampirroman seit Dracula.« Stephen King: »Richard Matheson ist der Autor, der mich am meisten beeinflusst hat.« Washington Post: »Man kann Richard Matheson mit Fug und Recht als den einflussreichsten amerikanischen Fantastik-Autor zwischen H. P. Lovecraft und Stephen King bezeichnen.« Der berühmte Klassiker I AM LEGEND in neuer Übersetzung. Er wurde bereits viermal verfilmt und 2012 zum »besten Vampirroman der letzten hundert Jahre« gekürt.

Un clásico del terror, ahora en formato novela gráfica. Robert Neville es el único superviviente de un despiadado virus que ha asolado el planeta, convirtiendo al resto de la humanidad en vampiros. Su existencia —depresiva y crepuscular— se ha reducido a combatir a estos seres sanguinarios, quienes tratan desesperadamente de darle caza, ya que, para ellos, él es el verdadero monstruo. Todo un clásico en su género, éste es un perturbador relato sobre la soledad y el aislamiento y una reflexión sobre los binomios como normalidad y anormalidad, bien y mal, que se evidencian como una mera convención derivada del temor y el desconcierto ante lo diferente. Sergio Hernández y Toni Caballero (Backhome, Planeta Manga), reimaginan el clásico de terror de Richard Matherson con un estilo pop repleto de colores y eclecticismo. Soy Leyenda está considerada la mejor novela de vampiros del siglo XX y ha inspirado tres películas, la más reciente, protagonizada por Will Smith.

Robert Neville è probabilmente l'ultimo uomo vivente sul pianeta... eppure non è solo. Un morbo incurabile ha trasformato uomini, donne e bambini in vampiri assetati di sangue. Di giorno Robert attraversa le rovine della civiltà, seguendo le tracce dei mostri come un cacciatore sulle orme della preda, li studia, sperimenta nuovi modi per sterminarli. Di notte si barrica in casa, assediato dalle creature delle tenebre, e implora che sorga presto il sole... Rovesciando la situazione di Dracula, vampiro nel mondo degli uomini, Matheson immagina un uomo solo in un mondo di creature mostruose, dando vita a uno degli scenari più fortunati della letteratura e del cinema novecentesco. Quello che - con la sua scrittura ossessivamente cristallina, asciutta, ipnotica - Matheson dipinge è un mondo apocalittico, straniato, nel quale ogni valore e ogni certezza vengono stravolti. Chi sono i buoni e chi i cattivi? Ci sono davvero dei buoni e dei cattivi? O ci sono solo eventi e creature che sfuggono alla comprensione razionale e alla catalogazione scientifica? L'orrore, suggerisce Matheson, ci abita accanto.

Adaptación al cómic de un clásico de la literatura universal La exploración que hace Richard Matheson de la horripilante mengua de un hombre cobra enérgica vida en esta adaptación al cómic. Scott Carey, cuyo tamaño se reduce algo menos de 0,4 centímetros al día, se enfrenta a lo grande y a lo pequeño sin que su cuerpo deje de menguar, menguar y menguar. La versión está a cargo de Ted Adams, presidente de la prestigiosa editorial norteamericana independiente IDW (Transformers, My Little Pony).

The definitive collection of terrifying stories by "one of the greatest writers of the 20th century" (Ray Bradbury), edited by award-winning author Victor LaValle Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950, virtually every major writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy has fallen under his influence, including Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and Joe Hill, as well as filmmakers like Stephen Spielberg and J.J. Abrams. Matheson revolutionized horror by taking it out of Gothic castles and strange cosmos and setting it in the darkened streets and suburbs we recognize as our own. He infused tales of the fantastic and supernormal with dark explorations of human nature, delving deep into the universal dread of feeling alone and threatened in a dangerous world. The Best of Richard Matheson brings together his greatest hits as chosen by Victor LaValle, an expert on horror fiction and one of its brightest talents, marking the first major overview of Matheson's legendary career. "[Matheson is] the author who influenced me most as a writer." -Stephen King "Richard Matheson's ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories . . . For me, he is in the same category as Bradbury and Asimov." -Steven Spielberg "He was a giant, and YOU KNOW HIS STORIES, even if you think you don't." -Neil Gaiman For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Memoirs of Wild Bill Hickok: "Gunfighter. U.S. marshal. Legend. James Butler Hickok was a celebrity before there was a Hollywood...and he was dead before he was forty. Spur Award-winning author Richard Matheson delves into the life and times of the man behind the myth. The abusive childhood that turned him violent. The secret terrors hiding behind his fearless reputation. And the unforgettable events that caused his name to live on more than a century later." -- Page [4] cover.

There's nothing like exciting fantasy to escape boredom. The problem is to know whether it's actually a fantasy. Dipping low and weaving in and out among the glittering towers, one might see the moving walks, the studied revolution of the giant street ventilators, hot in the winter and cool in summer, the tiny doors opening and closing, the park fountains shooting their methodical columns of water into the air. Farther along, one would flit across the great open field on which the glossy spaceships stood lined before their hangars. Farther yet, one would catch sight of the river, the metal ships resting along shore, delicate froth streaming from their sterns caused by the never-ending operation of their vents. Again, one would glide over the city proper, seeking some sign of life in the broad avenues, the network of streets, the painstaking pattern of dwellings in the living area, the metal fastness of the commercial section. The search would be fruitless.

In this pulp noir thriller for fans of Cornell Woolrich, a man's past invades his serene family life, and it's not going away quietly. At 32, Chris Martin lives a conventional life. He's married with a daughter, runs his own small business, and is working to save up money for a bigger home with his wife, Helen. He is happy and content with this staid but comfortable existence—until a late weeknight phone call turns everything upside down. Chris hasn't always been the model family man he appears to be. And when his past catches up to him, the terror comes into his home—just where he thought he was safest. As Chris finds all that he loves under attack, he must go to heroic lengths to keep his family and his life together. Inspired the 1970 Charles Bronson film Cold Sweat. Praise for Richard Matheson "The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson."—Stephen King "One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century."—Ray Bradbury

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À trente-six ans, Richard Collier se sait condamné à brève échéance. Pour tromper son désespoir, il voyage, au hasard, jusqu'à échouer dans un vieil hôtel aux bords du Pacifique. Envoûté par cette demeure surannée, il tombe bientôt sous le charme d'un portrait ornant les murs de l'hôtel : celui d'Elise McKenna, une célèbre actrice ayant vécu à la fin du XIXe siècle. La bibliothèque, les archives de l'hôtel lui livrent des bribes de son histoire, et peu à peu la curiosité cède le pas à l'admiration, puis à l'amour. Un amour au-delà de toute logique, si puissant qu'il lui fera traverser le temps pour rejoindre sa bien-aimée. Mais si l'on peut tromper le temps, peut-on tromper la mort ?

For over half a century, Richard Matheson has enthralled and terrified readers with such timeless classics as I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Duel, Somewhere in Time, and What Dreams May Come. Now the Grand Master returns with a bewitching tale of erotic suspense and enchantment.... 1918. A young American soldier recently wounded in the Great War, Alex White comes to Gatford to escape his troubled past. The pastoral English village seems the perfect spot to heal his wounded body and soul. True, the neighboring woods are said to be haunted by capricious, even malevolent, spirits, but surely those are just old wives' tales. Aren't they? A frightening encounter in the forest leads him into the arms of Magda Variel, an alluring red-haired widow rumored to be a witch. She warns him to steer clear of the wood and the perilous faerie kingdom it borders, but Alex cannot help himself. Drawn to its verdant mysteries, he finds love, danger...and wonders that will forever change his view of the world.

¿Qué nos ocurre tras la muerte? Chris Nielsen no tiene ni idea hasta que un grave accidente acaba con su corta vida y lo separa de su amada esposa, Annie. Ahora Chris tendrá que arreglárselas en el lugar desconocido que le espera después de dejar este mundo. Pero ni siquiera el cielo está completo sin Annie, y cuando la tragedia amenaza con separarlos para siempre, Chris arriesga su propia alma para salvarla de una eternidad de sufrimiento.

Richard Collier, un hombre de nuestros días, se obsesiona con una mujer de otra época, una célebre actriz de finales del siglo XIX. Su embelesamiento con Elise McKenna llega a intensificarse tanto que consigue transportarse físicamente al año 1896, donde conoce y corteja a la mujer de su vida. Pero, ¿por cuánto tiempo puede la pasión de los amantes resistir la despiadada marejada de la historia?

Pesadilla a 20.000 pies y otros relatos insólitos y terroríficos reúne los mejores cuentos de terror de Richard Matheson (algunos de ellos convertidos en episodios de la serie televisiva de culto The Twilight Zone, emitida en los sesenta) y se publica en la colección El Club Diógenes con la intención de dar a los aficionados una visión más amplia del género, de la mano de uno de los principales creadores contemporáneos, de la estirpe de los grandes como Lovecraft, Howard, Bloch o Blackwood. Verdadero renovador del género, mezclando el terror clásico con elementos de ficción especulativa, Matheson ha escrito algunas obras fundamentales de la moderna literatura fantástica, como Soy leyenda (1954) o El hombre menguante (1956). Para Ray Bradbury, Matheson es uno de los escritores más importantes del siglo XX, y Stephen King, al que dedica el volumen, le considera su maestro. «Cuando pensabas que el relato se iba a acabar –recuerda Stephen King–, cuando tus nervios ya no podían seguir soportándolo, entonces Matheson encendía el turbo y pasaba a la máxima potencia... Cuando la gente habla del género de terror, supongo que mi nombre es lo primero que menciona, pero sin Richard Matheson yo no estaría aquí».

An essential collection of rare tales of terror from the multi-award-winning Twilight Zone scripter and I Am Legend author—only available in ebook format. A researcher encounters an exotic new strain of "Backteria" that causes the infected person to vanish—leading the doctor on a path of discovery deep into a past he should have left buried. A simple "Haircut" that starts off as a routine trim becomes a dark and terrifying experience when a barber is confronted with a sick customer who seems otherworldly. A case of mistaken identity leads to a darkly farcical story of marriage, murder, and a love that knows no bounds in "Getting Together." Backteria & Other Improbable Tales gathers these and sixteen more uncanny short stories from master storyteller Richard Matheson, "one of the great names in American terror fiction" ( The Philadelphia Inquirer). Stories include: "Backteria", "He Wanted to Live", "Life Size", "Man with a Club", "Professor Fritz and the Runaway House", "Purge Among Peanuts", "The Prisoner", "The Last Blah in the ETC", "Counterfeit Bills", "1984 1⁄2", "Pride", "Now Die In It", "Leo Rising", "Where There's a Will" (written with Richard Christian Matheson), "Getting Together", "Person to Person", "CU: Mannix", "Haircut", "An Element Never Forgets" "The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson." —Stephen King "Perhaps no other living author is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions." — The New York Times "Matheson's a writer who just has the special knack, the deft skill to imagine terrifying scenarios on any scale, large and small, and give them chilling possibility." — Los Angeles Times

The visionary first novel by the author of What Dreams May Come in which a man paralyzed by a gunshot reflects on his sordid past and hopes for redemption. Hunger and Thirst is Richard Matheson's first and until now previously unpublished novel, written fifty-plus years ago when Matheson was only twenty-three-years-old. Matheson's agent told him it was unpublishable due to its length and so to that end, Matheson put the manuscript in a drawer and left for California where his writing career changed dramatically. Hunger and Thirst centers around Erick, who lies paralyzed on his hospital bed after being shot during a botched bank robbery. Erick contemplates how his life became such a mess—from his childhood, to his service in the war, his romantic life, and now—and holds out hope to be saved... Perfect for fans of Stephen King's Gerald's Game Praise for Richard Matheson "One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century."—Ray Bradbury "The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson."—Stephen King

This tale of summer camp horror and mystery by the author of I Am Legend is "a deeply engaging story with a clear writing style that is a pleasure to read" ( Publishers Weekly). Camp Pleasant is a place of natural beauty and campfire singalongs. But when Matt Harper arrives there to work as a counselor, he discovers it is also a place of unrelenting abuse and brutality. The new camp director "Big Ed" Nolan is such a bully that the bucolic paradise feels more like a miniature Third Reich . . . until someone finally has enough and kills Big Ed. The suspects include a troubled young camper, a counselor who quit in the face of homophobic humiliation, and Big Ed's own wife, Ellen. "[This] minimalist plot would be inadequate in other hands, but Matheson—author of Somewhere in Time and Hell House as well as classic Twilight Zone teleplays—has such a command of his craft that this book is a pure pleasure . . .The simple style recalls Hemingway" ( Publishers Weekly).

A group of four people enter Belasco House, known as the "Mount Everest of haunted houses."

The bestselling author of such classic novels as I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come, Richard Matheson is one of the twentieth century's acknowledged masters of suspense. Hunted Past Reason is a major literary event: Matheson's first new novel in seven years-and a gripping tale of madness, paranoia, and murder. It's supposed to be just an ordinary camping trip, two old acquaintances hiking through the wilderness toward a remote cabin in the woods of northern California. Bob Hansen, a middle-aged family man and author, isn't anticipating anything worse than sore muscles and maybe a few chilly nights. But the enforced isolation of the hike soon exposes long-hidden rivalries and resentments between Bob and his guide through the forest, a fading TV actor whom Bob has known for several years. The deeper they get into the primeval wilderness and the farther from civilization, the greater the tension between the two men becomes-until the simmering hostility erupts into a terrifying life-or-death struggle for survival. Two men entered the woods, but only one may emerge alive. Hunted Past Reason is a nail-biting thriller in the classic Matheson tradition. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In the dusty frontier town, a legendary Texas Ranger's honor is put to the ultimate test. John Benton was one of the toughest men ever to wear a Texas Ranger badge. But eight years ago, in August 1871, he hung up his guns for good. Or so he hoped. When young Robby Coles challenges him to a fight over an imagined slight to the boy's sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Benton tries to laugh off the affair. But rumors and gossip spread like wildfire through their small community, goading both men towards a fatal confrontation neither one truly wants. Benton doesn't want to kill again. Robby is secretly terrified of facing the legendary gunfighter. Yet, with both men's honor on the line, is there any way to avoid a duel to the death? Gun Fight is a classic Western novel from acclaimed author Richard Matheson, known for his masterful storytelling in the Western genre. This gripping tale of pride, honor, and the human condition is a must-read for Western fiction enthusiasts and fans of classic Western novels. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Wild Bill Hickok was a celebrity before there ever was a Hollywood. And he was dead before he was forty. Now Richard Matheson, Spur Award-winning author of Journal of the Gun Years, delves into the life and times of James Butler Hickok . . . gunfighter, U.S. marshal, legend. The cruelty that turned him violent. The fears that drove him. And the historic events that cause his name to live on more than century later. A compelling vision of the man behind the myth--and an unforgettable journey into the American frontier. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Back East, they told tall tales about Marshall Clay Halser, the fearless Civil War veteran who became known as the "Hero of the Plains" for his daring exploits in the Wild West. But the truth, as revealed in his private journals, is even more compelling. A callow youth in search of excitement, Halser travels to the raucous cow towns of the frontier, where his steady nerve and ready trigger finger soon mark him as a gunfighter to be reckoned with. As both an outlaw and a lawman, he carves out a legendary career. But fame proves to be the one enemy he can never outdraw–and a curse that haunts him to the bitter end . . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

When Richard Collier, a dying screenwriter, becomes infatuated with Elise McKenna, a celebrated actress at the turn of the century, his love proves strong enough to bring him through time to her side.

Personally selected by Richard Matheson, the bestselling author of I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come, the stories in Nightmare at 20,000 feet more than demonstrate why Matheson's regarded as one of our most influential horror writers. Featuring the story "Duel," a nail-biting tale of man versus machines that inspired Steven Spielberg's first film. 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: "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. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.