Richard Christian Matheson
Richard Christian Matheson
Richard Christian Matheson (born October 14, 1953) is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays. He is the author of over 100 short stories of psychological horror and magic realism which are gathered in over 150 major anthologies and in his critically hailed hardcover short story collections *Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks*, Amazon #1 bestseller *Dystopia* and *Zoopraxis*. He is the author of the suspense novel *Created By* and Hollywood novella of magic realism *The Ritual of Illusion*, and was the editor of the commemorative book *Stephen King's Battleground*. Matheson also adapted the short story which was made into an iconic episode of the TNT series "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" and won two Emmys. **Source**: [Richard Christian Matheson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Christian_Matheson) on Wikipedia.
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Body Shocks
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Dark Screams
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Freedom of Screech
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D.O.A. III: Extreme Horror Anthology (Volume 3)
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nEvermore! Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre
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Hell Comes To Hollywood II
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The Ritual of Illusion [jhc]
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Four For Fantasy
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Stephen King's Battleground
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Created by
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Dystopia
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Dystopia
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Things Beyond Midnight
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Dystopia
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Dark of the Night
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Created By
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Shock Rock
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The Bradbury Chronicles
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Dark Forces
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Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks
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Scars and other distinguishing marks
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Body Shocks
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Dark Screams
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Freedom of Screech
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D.O.A. III: Extreme Horror Anthology (Volume 3)
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nEvermore! Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre
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Hell Comes To Hollywood II
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The Ritual of Illusion [jhc]
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Four For Fantasy
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Stephen King's Battleground
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Dystopia
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Dystopia
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Things Beyond Midnight
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Dystopia
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Dark of the Night
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Shock Rock
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The Bradbury Chronicles
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Dark Forces
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Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks
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Scars and other distinguishing marks
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Mammoth Books Presents That Haunted Feeling
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