Richard matheson short stories online

Richard Matheson short stories are known for being unusual and interesting. Some of them were adapted into episodes of The Twilight Zone.

Richard matheson short stories online

His stories are often horror or sci-fi, but in everyday settings and with ordinary people. A good collection is The Best of Richard Matheson, (Amazon) which has 30+ short stories including some of his best-known, like “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”, “Button, Button” and “Third From the Sun.”

Richard Matheson Short Stories

Born of Man and Woman

An unidentified narrator, a child, tells their story through diary entries.

The child is chained up in the basement, and has to keep out of sight or be beaten.

Read “Born of Man and Woman” (first story in Amazon preview)

Button, Button 

A hand addressed package is left at the door of Arthur and Norma Lewis.

Inside is a contraption with a button on it, and a note saying that Mr. Steward will call on them at 8 PM. He arrives at the appointed time and makes them a startling proposition.

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