Shadow on the Sun

Product Description Originally published as a mass-market Western in 1994, Shadow on the Sun has been largely overlooked by horror fans and general readers. But this tale of supernatural terror is sure to chill the blood of Matheson's many fans. Southwest Arizona, a century ago -- An uneasy truce exists between the remote frontier community of Picture City and the neighboring Apaches. That delicate peace is shredded when the bodies of two white men are found hideously mutilated. The angry townspeople are certain the ''savages'' have broken the treaty, but Billjohn Finley, the local Indian agent, fears that darker, more unholy forces may be at work. There's a tall, dark stranger in town, who rode in wearing the dead men's clothes. A stranger who may not be entirely human. Review Praise for Richard Matheson: ''The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson.'' -- Stephen King ''Perhaps no other author living is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions.'' --New York Times About the Author RICHARD MATHESON, legendary writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, has contributed classics in many media, including novels (The Incredible Shrinking Man, I Am Legend, Other Kingdoms, What Dreams May Come, Earthbound, Journal of the Gun Years), television (The Twilight Zone), and film (Somewhere in Time). He has won many prestigious awards over his long career and has been called one of the most important writers of the twentieth century by Ray Bradbury. He was recently inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.