tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post317836900697621083..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Middle Shelf Story: Richard Matheson’s "The Distributor"Loren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-10558268548929366402023-10-08T06:53:52.265-04:002023-10-08T06:53:52.265-04:00Exact same story for me. Though the anthology you ...Exact same story for me. Though the anthology you mention belonged to a girlfriend!Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-51594826009459498212015-01-09T06:16:23.926-05:002015-01-09T06:16:23.926-05:00Can be doneCan be doneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750685674948316516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-63374807396605102192012-12-09T23:26:25.771-05:002012-12-09T23:26:25.771-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Gue! You know, I understan...Thanks for stopping by, Gue! You know, I understand that "The Distributor" was the inspiration for Stephen King's <i>Needful Things</i>. It's a decent novel, but I still like Matheson better.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-35673962456494642182012-12-08T17:43:13.625-05:002012-12-08T17:43:13.625-05:00I have that Hitchcock anthology. "The Distri...I have that Hitchcock anthology. "The Distributor" is my favorite short story in that collection, and I wish Hollywood made a movie on it. I'm sure it would make waves...theguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425932997884629152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-17983981973350465772011-06-06T09:12:17.008-04:002011-06-06T09:12:17.008-04:00Mike,
I love to hear that! Happy reading to you.
...Mike,<br /><br />I love to hear that! Happy reading to you.<br /><br />By the way, seems Matheson has a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Matheson-Collected-Stories-Vol/dp/1887368620/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_c" rel="nofollow">collection of all his stories</a>. You might want to check it out.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-56242127709271860942011-06-06T00:06:17.898-04:002011-06-06T00:06:17.898-04:00You've inspired me. I found your site while s...You've inspired me. I found your site while searching for a page that had the entire, chilling story "The Distributor". I read it years ago and many times in Alfred Hitchcock's "Stories to be Read With the Doors Locked", and I can no longer find that book (time to call Mom and Dad to search my old bedroom). I think I'm going to try to find a Richard Matheson anthology to buy.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01079813854808563386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-52448468379806549132011-03-30T08:36:18.563-04:002011-03-30T08:36:18.563-04:00Fortunately his stuff keeps getting made into movi...Fortunately his stuff keeps getting made into movies, and that may cause a few folks to discover him. One can hope, at least.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-50897422553538313592011-03-28T23:29:43.782-04:002011-03-28T23:29:43.782-04:00Yes, it's pretty depressing that most people h...Yes, it's pretty depressing that most people haven't heard of Matheson. But we're lucky that a few superior souls out there have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-88033923568656810642010-04-17T19:59:18.791-04:002010-04-17T19:59:18.791-04:00Brian,
I am consistently amazed that a man who ha...Brian,<br /><br />I am consistently amazed that a man who has had some many of his works made into movies is completely unknown by the general populace. Everyone watched Will Smith killing vampires -- I mean, zombies -- and no one know that Matheson wrote the original (and far superior) story. Boggles the mind.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-11473209223712064122010-04-17T17:52:56.579-04:002010-04-17T17:52:56.579-04:00Matheson is the most prolific writer that no one k...Matheson is the most prolific writer that no one knows about. While those of us who appreciate the quality of great genre fiction -- both literary and cinematic -- know his greatness, most people couldn't identify him with is work.Brian Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410190999338150569noreply@blogger.com