Synopses & Reviews
The bestselling author of such classic novels as
I Am Legend and
What Dreams May Come, Richard Matheson is one of the twentieth century's acknowledged masters of suspense.
Hunted Past Reason is a major literary event: Matheson's first new novel in seven years-and a gripping tale of madness, paranoia, and murder.
It's supposed to be just an ordinary camping trip, two old acquaintances hiking through the wilderness toward a remote cabin in the woods of northern California. Bob Hansen, a middle-aged family man and author, isn't anticipating anything worse than sore muscles and maybe a few chilly nights.
But the enforced isolation of the hike soon exposes long-hidden rivalries and resentments between Bob and his guide through the forest, a fading TV actor whom Bob has known for several years. The deeper they get into the primeval wilderness and the farther from civilization, the greater the tension between the two men becomes-until the simmering hostility erupts into a terrifying life-or-death struggle for survival.
Two men entered the woods, but only one may emerge alive. Hunted Past Reason is a nail-biting thriller in the classic Matheson tradition.
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"The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson."--Stephen King
"Perhaps no author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions. . . ."--The New York Times
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Praise for
Hunted Past Reason:
Makes the most agonizing scenes from Deliverance seem genteel by comparison . . . Matheson is a master at conveying the escalating mental anguish of the protagonist . . . and at capturing the violent, psychotic and perversely ingenious mind of his foe.”
--The Wall Street Journal “Mathesons masterpiece . . . First-rate suspense.”
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“The Hemingway of horror."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Recommended highly, both for Mathesons large and devoted following and for all readers of suspense stories.”
--Booklist
"Impossible to stop reading, and in many ways is the strongest novel of Mathesons career.”
--Fangoria
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“Without Richard Matheson, I wouldnt be around.”—Stephen King
“Suspense master Mathesons masterpiece . . . First-rate suspense.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Mathesons new novel shows him still the Hemingway of horror, a writer whose honed prose and primal themes articulate universal fears and dreads.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Hunted Past Reason makes the most agonizing scenes from Deliverance seem genteel by comparison. . . . Matheson is a master at conveying the escalating mental anguish of the protagonist—his fears, anxieties, self-castigations, and vain hopes—and at capturing the violent, psychotic, and perversely ingenious mind of his foe.”—The Wall Street Journal
Synopsis
Matheson's first new novel in seven years is a gripping tale of madness, paranoia, and murder. It's supposed to be an ordinary camping trip, two old friends on a hiking trip. The deeper they get into the primeval wilderness, the greater the tension between them becomes--until the simmering hostility erupts into a life or death struggle for survival.
Synopsis
It was supposed to be just an ordinary camping trip, two old friends hiking through the wilderness toward a remote cabin in the woods of northern California.
But the enforced isolation of the hike soon exposes long-hidden rivalries and resentments between the two men. The deeper they get into the primeval wilderness and the farther from civilization, the greater the tension between them becomes—until the simmering hostility erupts into a terrifying life-or-death battle for survival!
Synopsis
It was supposed to be just an ordinary camping trip, two old friends hiking through the woods of northern California. But this self-enforced isolation exposes long-hidden rivalries and resentments between the men. The deeper they get into the wilderness, far from civilization, the greater the tension becomes-until it erupts into a terrifying life-or-death battle for survival. Two men enter the woods, but only one will emerge alive . . . .
About the Author
Richard Matheson was The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, Seven Steps to Midnight, Now You See It…, and What Dreams May Come, among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” based on his short story, along with several other Twilight Zone episodes. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. He earned his bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Matheson died in June, 2013, at the age of eighty-seven.