The Incredible Shrinking Man
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ISBN10: 0312856644
ISBN13: 9780312856649
Trade Paperback
352 Pages
$18.99
CA$35.25
Here is the vivid and terrifying novel that inspired the classic motion picture of the late 1950s. The Incredible Shrinking Man is, as Dean Koontz has written, "a classic of suspense as poignant as it is frightening—a mix that only Richard Matheson could pull off."
Formerly a simple and rather bland husband and father, Scott Carey now finds himself shrinking with no end in sight. Inch by inch, day by day, Scott is getting smaller. His wife and family turn into unreachable giants, the family cat becomes a predatory menace, and Scott must struggle to survive in a world that seems to be growing ever larger and more perilous—until he faces the ultimate limits of fear and existence.
This volume includes not only Matheson's complete novel but also nine additional SF/horror short stories—one of which, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," was the basis for a classic episode of TV's The Twilight Zone.
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Praise for The Incredible Shrinking Man
"A horror story if ever there was one . . . And a great adventure story—it is certainly one of that select handful that I have given to people, envying them the experience of the first reading."—Stephen King
"Richard Matheson is one of the great names in American terror fiction."—The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Matheson is the master of paranoia—pitting a single man against unknown horrors and examining his every slow twist in the wind."—San Jose Mercury News
"[Matheson is a] master of both horror and suspense."—Library Journal
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Chapter One
First he thought it was a tidal wave. Then he saw that the sky and ocean were visible through it and it was a curtain of spray rushing at the boat.
He'd been sunbathing on top of the cabin. It was just coincidence...
About the author
Richard Matheson
