Zacherley’s Recommendations!THE RICHARD MATHESON COMPANION edited by Stanley Wiater, Matthew R. Bradley, and Paul Stuve Length 576 pages. Price $60.00. On sale now. Available from Gauntlet Press.
Just when you think it can't get any better Gauntlet Press adds to their catalogue of Richard Matheson books with THE RICHARD MATHESON COMPANION. This incredible volume is filled with so many treats and surprises, it's difficult to know where to begin. The volume is part tribute, part informational text, and part pictorial treat. In a way it could be called Richard Matheson Dissected because many of the writers that he has influenced over the years take their turn at telling us why Richard is such a remarkable man.
Writers study other writers. Fans follow a particular writer. This book has essays written by other writers as to how Richard Matheson affected or influenced their own works. Read what Brian Lumley, Dennis Etchison, F. Paul Wilson, and even cartoonist Gahan Wilson have to say. You cannot write horror without being affected, in some way, by the grand master of this generation. That master is Richard Matheson.
This book is not only a must have for Matheson fans. It is a must have for anyone whoever wanted to pick up a pen and paper and start writing. You will miss out on a lot of valuable information in this little gem.
MATHESON UNCOLLECTED vol. 1 by Richard Matheson . Length 296 pages. Price $85.00. Publication date August 2008. Contact Gauntlet Press.
Walk into any bookstore and you will find Richard Matheson books for sale. The year 2008 is the year of Matheson. Virtually all of Matheson's works have been reprinted, and they are available almost everywhere, except for MATHESON UNCOLLECTED. This gem is available from only one place Gauntlet Press.
MATHESON UNCOLLECTED is a collection of rare and unpublished Matheson works that you can only get from Gauntlet. This book contains ten beautifully written and thought out stories. Most of them were only available as Gauntlet Press chapbooks (talk about rare) and not made available to the general public. This volume even includes his latest short story written in 2003. He may not be writing them as fast as he used to but he is making them even better. And Star Trekfans will enjoy this volume too. It contains Matheson's teleplay for the original series episode "The Enemy Within". The other rarity included in this book is an aborted science fiction novel. With this piece readers can see the internal workings of Matheson's brain that were so aptly described by others in THE RICHARD MATHESON COMPANION.
If you think you know all about Richard Matheson, think again! MATHESON UNCOLLECTED must be on your reading list.
THE BEDSIDE, BATHTUB & ARMCHAIR COMPANION TO DRACULA by Mark Dawidziak. Length 118 pages. Price $19.95 On sale now. Available from Continuum Books.
SO you think you know all there is to know about Bram Stoker's DRACULA? Mark Dawidziak knows more. THE BEDSIDE, BATHTUB & ARMCHAIR COMPANION TO DRACULA is a delightful look at all things Dracula or that have been spawned by the popularity of Bram Stoker's DRACULA.
You get a detailed look into Bram Stoker's novel, a look at the Dracula movies and the people who have played the Count over the years. You even get a Dracula crossword puzzle to finish up the book. This book is loaded with facts and historical information. It is a trivia hound's dream. If you can't get your fill on Dracula after reading this book you're already undead.