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Shock!

Richard Matheson
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· The Children of Noah · ss AHMM Mar ’57· Lemmings · vi F&SF Jan ’58· The Splendid Source · ss Playboy May ’56· Long Distance Call [“Sorry, Right Number”] · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Nov ’53· Mantage · nv Science Fiction Showcase, ed. Mary Kornbluth, Garden City, Doubleday, 1959· One for the Books · ss Galaxy Sep ’55· The Holiday Man · ss F&SF Jul ’57· Dance of the Dead · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954· Legion of Plotters · ss Detective Story Magazine Jul ’53· The Edge · ss F&SF Aug ’58· The Creeping Terror [“A Touch of Grapefruit”] · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #5, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1959· Death Ship · ss Fantastic Story Magazine Mar ’53· The Distributor · ss Playboy Mar ’58
Genres: HorrorShort StoriesFictionFantasyScience FictionScience Fiction FantasyLiteratureCollectionsOwnThriller
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