Where to Start with Richard Matheson
- Best entry point → I Am Legend
- Best standalone → What Dreams May Come
- What readers keep coming back to → I Am Legend and Other Stories
- Highest rated by readers → Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories
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Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories
by Richard Matheson, Stephen King
★ 4.00 BLT Score (8.4K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (8.4K) - 4
The Best of Richard Matheson
by Richard Matheson, Victor LaValle
★ 3.98 BLT Score (2.3K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (2.3K) - 5
I Am Legend and Other Stories
★ 3.94 BLT Score (136.8K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (136.8K) - 6
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Echos (Rivages noir)
by Richard Matheson, François Guérif, Jean-Paul Gratias
★ 3.74 BLT Score (15.4K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (15.4K) - 8
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The Box: Uncanny Stories
★ 3.47 BLT Score (3.9K ratings)★ 3.54 Goodreads (3.9K)
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