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The Shrinking Man
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After he is exposed to a radioactive cloud, Scott Carey finds himself shrinking, slowly, day-by-day, inch-by-inch. Scott once had a normal, everyday existence as a husband and father, but as time passes, he becomes a national spectacle, something worthy of newspaper headlines. As Carey shrinks, smaller and smaller, his family become giants, more and more unreachable, and even the family cat becomes a predatory menace. In this world of disproportion, increasingly perilous with each passing day, Scott struggles to survive—and is pushed to the very limits of fear and existence . . .
Adapted into the Hugo Award–winning film
, this is a classic by the author of
and other renowned works—a master of imagination whom Ray Bradbury called "one of the most important writers of the twentieth century."
"A classic of suspense as poignant as it is frightening—a mix that only Richard Matheson could pull off." —Dean Koontz
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“Love this allegorical tale about a family man getting smaller in an ever changing world that makes him feel tiny. The thematic work and ending were way more compelling than the adventurous/survival chapters of Scott against the spider.”
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About Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson (1926–2013) was a prolific speculative fiction author and screenwriter who wrote novels, short stories, movie screenplays, and scripts for television. He is perhaps best known for
, a novel that was translated to the silver screen twice—once starring Charlton Heston, and once starring Will Smith. His screenplay
, based on a prior novel, won the Hugo Award in 1958. Several other novels of Matheson's have been adapted to film, including
,
,
, and
. The movie version of
, based on his short story of the same name, was directed by Steven Spielberg. Matheson is also known for writing dozens of episodes for
, including the iconic "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," and several popular
episodes, including "The Enemy Within." In addition to the Hugo Award, Matheson was the recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (1984) and an Edgar Award for a teleplay written for
. He was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010.
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