Order of Richard Christian Matheson Books

Richard Christian Matheson is an American author of horror novels and short stories, as well as screenplays. He is the son of novelist Richard Matheson. As an author, he is best known for the novel Created By and the novella The Ritual of Illusion, while much of his work has been on television and movies, including working on The A-Team, Knight Rider, Tales from the Crypt, The Shining (TV series), Three’s Company, The Incredible Hulk and much more. He has also written several feature films.

Richard Christian Matheson made his debut as a novelist in 1993 with Created By. Prior to that, he has had short stories published in anthologies going as far back as 1977. Below is a list of Richard Christian Matheson’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Created By

(1993)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Holiday	(1988)
Pride (With: Richard Matheson)	(2002)
The Ritual of Illusion	(2013)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks	(1987)
Dystopia	(2000)
Zoopraxis	(2017)

Publication Order of Dark Delicacies Books

Dark Delicacies: Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers	(2005)
Dark Delicacies II: Fear	(2007)
Dark Delicacies III: Haunted	(2009)
Anthology series.

Publication Order of The Best Horror of the Year Anthology Books

The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One	(2009)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two	(2010)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three	(2011)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four	(2012)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Five	(2013)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six	(2014)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven	(2015)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight	(2016)
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine	(2017)
The Best Horror of the Year Volume 10	(2018)
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction	(2018)
The Best Horror of the Year Volume 11	(2019)
The Best Horror of the Year Volume 12	(2020)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Whispers	(1977)
Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror	(1980)
Razored Saddles	(1989)
Obsessions	(1991)
The Bradbury Chronicles	(1991)
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #8	(1997)
Millenium	(1997)
Dark Terrors 4: The Gollancz Book of Horror	(1999)
Dark Delicacies III: Haunted	(2009)
The Devil's Coattails	(2012)
Four For Fantasy	(2013)
Corruption at the Crossroad	(2017)
Freedom of Screech	(2019)
Body Shocks	(2021)

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Richard Christian Matheson Synopses: Created By is a standalone novel by Richard Christian Matheson. Alan White is a hot young writer-producer looking for the smash hit that will make his career. He thinks he’s found it with a new TV show called The Mercenary. The network has never seen anything like it. It’s full of sex, violence and nudity, and the ratings are through the roof. Alan couldn’t be happier. Until the morning’s headlines start to read like a rerun of the previous night’s episode. Until The Mercenary begins to take on a terrifying life of its own. Until it becomes chillingly clear that Alan must cancel his creation – before it cancels him.

The Ritual of Illusion is a novella by Richard Christian Matheson. Academy Award-winning actress, Sephanie Vamore, meteors to iconic fame … but like cinema itself, nothing is as it appears. The fifty witnesses to her mythic ascent and bizarre fate are film royalty… many based on Hollywood glitterati; directors, stars, agents, studio heads, screenwriters, lovers, producers. Her story is told in the style of Rashomon with dialogue alone – each hypnotic character adding poignant or lurid details to the shocking truth of what she really is.