Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 01/05/2002
ISBN: 9780312878276
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2001 pg. 1571
Booklist 02/01/2002 pg. 931
Booklist 08/01/2002 pg. 1950

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 57114 / Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (and Other Stories)
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12