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He plays a recent mental patient who is suddenly isolated with knowledge critical to the survival of an aircraft mid-flight. Enterprise in his second and final appearance in The Twilight Zone series. These and many more inside revelations await the lucky owner of RICHARD MATHESONS NIGHTMARE AT 20,000 FEET.In another masterpiece by Richard Matheson, “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” stars everyone’s favorite Captain of the U.S.S. Matheson’s favorite teleplay however, he was quite fond of William Shatner’s portrayal of his traumatized lead character, Bob Wilson. “It is very interesting to note that ‘Nightmare at 20,000 Feet’ was not Mr. O’Bannon (creator of Farscape and Alien Nation), the inimitable William Shatner, and the great Richard Matheson himself. “Preceding each are revealing introductions and appreciations by Twilight Zone expert Tony Albarella, Director Richard Donner, writer Richard Christian Matheson, Carol Serling, Rockne S. Matheson’s original teleplay, the Matheson/Miller shooting script for the 1983 Twilight Zone movie (in which John Lithgow took on William Shatner’s signature performance), storyboards from the movie segment, and many photos from the original television program and the film. “In this fascinating collection, the reader is immersed in the ‘Nightmare at 20,000 Feet’ phenomenon, including the short story, Mr. Matheson’s now-famous story about a nerve-wracked man who believes a malevolent, wing-riding gremlin is determined to destroy the aircraft in which he is flying resonated with air travelers then, and still does, perhaps even more so–in our present atmosphere of intense air travel paranoia. Commercial air flight was still a fairly novel thing in 1963, and Mr. “It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly half a century since the original teleplay of one of Richard Matheson’s most famous stories first appeared on the classic Twilight Zone television program. “Richard Matheson still ranks as one of America’s best suspense and horror writers for a reason: he knows people and how a small crack in their ordinary lives can produce some of the most chilling stories… A must for fans.” - Horrorworld 52-copy signed traycased lettered edition – SOLD OUT.We have contributions from William Shatner, Carol Serling and Rockne O’Bannon, Richard Donner, and Richard Christian Matheson. Richard Matheson was interviewed by Albarella for the book. The book is edited by Tony Albarella (editor of the Rod Serling script series). Storyboards from The Twilight Zone Movie.