A new compilation of chilling horror tales by the best-selling author of I Am Legend includes "Button, Button," which inspired a memorable episode of Twilight Zone and deals with a couple who receives a mysterious box that will give them a fortune each time they push a button--at the cost of the life of someone they do not know. Original. 20,000 first printing. This collection of stories features "Button, Button," the basis for the major motion picture, "The Box," starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. Button, Button: Uncanny Stories contains a number of tales that were also adapted for television, as well as a new introduction by Richard Matheson himself. What if every time you pushed a button you received $50,000...but someone you didn't know died? Would you still push the button? How many times?"Button, Button", which inspired a memorable Twilight Zone episode, is just one of a dozen unforgettable tales in this collection by Richard Matheson, the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come.
