tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post3864619670125262173..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks by Richard Christian Matheson(1987): Do the Ultra TwistWill Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-56232253347056315592015-04-02T02:37:45.977-07:002015-04-02T02:37:45.977-07:00I first discovered him with the vampire tale and l...I first discovered him with the vampire tale and loved it, because it was different. I'm not sure I've read anything of his since. A couple of years back, my wife & I went on an A Team kick and got the first two series on DVD. The first is surprisingly good, I thought and when I saw RC's name on the second, I had high hopes but they were much poorer episodes.<br /><br />As an Mark Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-35827151217361225372015-04-01T12:36:03.054-07:002015-04-01T12:36:03.054-07:00I do see your points and agree with several of the...I do see your points and agree with several of them to a degree, but I would still contend that Matheson's short fiction is, for the most part, quite compelling and typically stands out among his contemporaries, in spite of those shortcomings you mention. I will concede, though, that read en masse the stylistic brevity that he often utilizes (and not always successfully) in his stories can Ron Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433028755791230589noreply@blogger.com