Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Horror Stories
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One of the finest and most influential horror writers of the 20th century, Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Somewhere in Time) has left his stamp on the collective imagination. Here are more than 20 of Matheson's most memorable tales of fear and paranoia, personally selected by the author. Many of these stories have already entered into popular culture, including the title story, which became a landmark episode of The Twilight Zone, and "Duel", the nail-biting tale of man versus machine that inspired Steven Spielberg's first film.
Other stories include "First Anniversary", "Dress of White Silk", "Witch War", "Dance of the Dead", "Mad House", "Prey", "Blood Son", "Crickets", "Wet Straw", "The Children of Noah", "Through Channels", "Old Haunts", "Disappearing Act", "The Holiday Man", "Legion of Plotters", "The Distributor", "Long Distance Call", "Slaughter House", and "The Likeness of Julie".
Find out why Stephen King (who wrote the introduction) has called Matheson one of his favorite writers.
Narrated by Richard Powers, Malcolm Hillgartner, Arte Johnson, Jay Karnes, Ray Porter, Lawrence Pressman, Yuri Rasovsky, Lorna Raver, Ned Schmidtke, Conrad John Schuck, and Christine Williams.
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Critic reviews
"The well-known title tale about a nervous air traveler is a showcase for the author's trademark less-is-more prose style, which suspensefully delineates a psychological tug-of-war between man and a monster that may be purely imagined. Timeless in their simplicity, [Matheson's] stories are also relentless in their approach to basic fears." (Publishers Weekly)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Sara
- 09-10-09
Some good, some incomprehensible to me.
I enjoyed a lot of these stories, especially the title one. Some of them are more accessible than others, with some of them leaving me wondering what actually happened. There were just a couple which I did not reach the end of, skipping on to the next. as a big fan of the author, I would say his novels are better than his short stories, only because when he writes a full novel he is committing time and effort to a good idea from the start. With some of the shorts, you feel they are like 'fast-food' versions of his ability - knocked up over a day or so. The narrator does an excellent, expressive job of the stories.
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- lesleyr
- 25-11-21
great entertainment, variety of stories
good narration too, which is important, because the wrong tone detracts from the enjoyment in an audiobook
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- sarahmoose2000
- 19-11-11
A good few scares
The title says it all, the first one was an episode of the Twilight Zone movie, not recommended for those with a fear of flying!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Daniel
- 09-08-12
Great stories, well read
These stories are full of rage and horror. A story about a house that has absorbed a man's lifetime of anger; a story about a man who systematically provokes hatred and violence among neighbours for no apparent reason; a story about a writer so full of self-loathing and despair that he ceases to exist; a story about a tie salesman for whom other people are a perpetual hell of sound and slime. These stories are the essence of their author. Someone who understands human darkness very well.
They are, I believe, chronlogically ordered and so there is some variation in quality. Some readers are better than others but in general they are excellent. Conrad John Schuck may be an acquired taste...but I have come to like him best - especially reading "Wet Straw".
I think anyone who wants to understand modern horror writing should give this a chance and listen to every story carefully.
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- Nigel C. Cox
- 25-06-24
Superb collection
The title piece is what will attract a lot of listeners.
But there are several real gems here.
“First Anniversary” stood out for me along with “Disappearing Act” and “The likeness of Julie”.
All are well read and performed, paced well and performed in every case with an appropriate feel.
Highly recommended collection.
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- Agentwindomearl
- 31-08-12
brilliant and timeless
this is a must for any horror or quirky twilight zone fans.Must admit i only downloaded because of the intro from Stephen King but so glad i did really enjoyed this collection of short stories.Highly recommended
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- CaraKing7
- 13-08-21
Truly fantastic!
These stories are excellent and the performance is great, if you like short horror stories give this a listen.
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- Mike Grove
- 11-10-21
Utterly terrible. Outdated.
Utterly terrible, outdated rubbish.
I only got as far as the third story and gave up. I couldn't stand the terrible, mostly unintelligible narration of the second story, and the third story seems to have been written by a child. This is without doubt the worst book I've ever tried to listen to on audible over the years. Please, don't bother.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Chris Waters
- 26-11-09
the worst audio book I have ever listened to
I would have to say that this is the worst audio book that I have ever attempted to listen to. I say attempted as I gave up on the whole thing having flicked through the first 6 short stories having to give up on each on due to either totally lame story lines or terrible and in one instance intelligible narration. I appreciate that everyone has different tastes, but this is terrible. I was particularly drawn to this book as Stephen King does the intro and I enjoy a number of his books so thought (foolishly) that they would be of a similar caliber. If I know how to ask Audible for a refund I would do as this is so bad. If you are looking at buying this one, please save your money and move on to another book.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Terry
- 13-04-13
Nightmare At 20000 ft
The first story was good but frustrating and not particularly scary. Thought the other stories a little strange as every one seem to finish abruptly leaving the outcome to your imagination. Not my cup of tea I'm afraid, stopped listening after half a dozen stories.
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