by John Scoleri
In the first four parts of this ongoing series, I looked at Richard Matheson's short fiction appearances in Playboy, the Sci-Fi Pulps, the Mystery Digests, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. In this installment, I look at the original works that debuted as Gauntlet Chapbooks.
In the first four parts of this ongoing series, I looked at Richard Matheson's short fiction appearances in Playboy, the Sci-Fi Pulps, the Mystery Digests, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. In this installment, I look at the original works that debuted as Gauntlet Chapbooks.
The Original Stories - Part 5: The Gauntlet Chapbooks
For the last several years, Barry Hoffman's Gauntlet Press has been the de facto home of Richard Matheson. In addition to reprinting his many classic works in signed, limited editions, Gauntlet has published many never before seen works. For a period of time, Gauntlet offered limited edition chapbooks containing short fiction, teleplays, and non-fiction for the Matheson completist as an incentive for customers ordering titles directly. As you'll see, most of these have since been collected in Off Beat and Matheson Uncollected Volume 1
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"And in Sorrow"
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2000.
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Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2000.
Subsequent appearances: Off Beat: Uncollected Stories
Notes: Originally published as a 200-copy, unsigned, numbered edition for customers who ordered Hunger & Thirst from Gauntlet.
"Life Size"
Cover by David Armstrong.
Gauntlet, 2001.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally appeared exclusively in the 52-copy lettered edition of Subterranean Press' Off Beat. Reprinted in this Gauntlet Press Sampler also including original and reprint fiction from R.C. Matheson, Rain Graves, Barry Hoffman, and Clive Barker. Limitation not specified.
"Purge Among Peanuts"
Cover by Marcelo M. Martinez.
Gauntlet, 2001.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 500-copy, signed, numbered edition for customers who ordered unspecified titles from Gauntlet.
"The Prisoner"
Cover by Marcelo M. Martinez.
Gauntlet, 2001.
Subsequent appearances: Off Beat: Uncollected Stories, Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 350-copy, unsigned, numbered edition for customers who ordered unspecified titles from Gauntlet.
"He Wanted To Live"
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2002.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered A Stir of Echoes from Gauntlet.
"Professor Fritz and the Runaway House"
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2002.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 404-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered ABU and the Seven Marvels from Gauntlet.
"14 Steps to Reality: Metaphysics for the Young"
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2002.
Subsequent appearances: N/A
Notes: Non-fiction by Matheson (included here solely to maintain a complete list of the Matheson Gauntlet Chapbooks) published in an unspecified edition for customers who ordered A Primer of Reality from Gauntlet.
"Man With A Club"
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2003.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Come Fygures, Come Shadowes from Gauntlet.
"Richard Matheson's Kolchak Scripts EXTRA!"
Cover by Bill Walker.
Gauntlet, 2003.
Subsequent appearances: N/A
Notes: Non-fiction (included here solely to maintain a complete list of the Matheson related Gauntlet Chapbooks) published in an unspecified edition for customers who ordered Richard Matheson's Kolchak Scripts from Gauntlet. Contains 7 photos and 3 illustrations and an introduction ("Picture Perfect?")
"The Last Blah In The Etc"
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2004.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as "All and Only Silence" in Off Beat: Uncollected Stories, and subsequently published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Darker Places from Gauntlet.
"Counterfeit Bills"
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2004.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Also includes an interview with Matheson conducted by William P. Simmons. which is about six times longer than the short story itself! Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Duel & The Distributor from Gauntlet.
"1984 1/2"
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2005.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Unrealized Dreams from Gauntlet.
"The Funeral: Teleplay"
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2006.
Subsequent appearances: N/A
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Bloodlines from Gauntlet. Features and introduction by Mark Dawidziak. Included here solely to maintain a complete list of the Matheson Gauntlet Chapbooks.
There's more to come! Stay tuned for future installments of Richard Matheson - The Original Stories.
Notes: Originally published as a 200-copy, unsigned, numbered edition for customers who ordered Hunger & Thirst from Gauntlet.
Cover by David Armstrong.
Gauntlet, 2001.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally appeared exclusively in the 52-copy lettered edition of Subterranean Press' Off Beat. Reprinted in this Gauntlet Press Sampler also including original and reprint fiction from R.C. Matheson, Rain Graves, Barry Hoffman, and Clive Barker. Limitation not specified.
Cover by Marcelo M. Martinez.
Gauntlet, 2001.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 500-copy, signed, numbered edition for customers who ordered unspecified titles from Gauntlet.
Cover by Marcelo M. Martinez.
Gauntlet, 2001.
Subsequent appearances: Off Beat: Uncollected Stories
, Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1Notes: Originally published as a 350-copy, unsigned, numbered edition for customers who ordered unspecified titles from Gauntlet.
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2002.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered A Stir of Echoes from Gauntlet.
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2002.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 404-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered ABU and the Seven Marvels from Gauntlet.
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2002.
Subsequent appearances: N/A
Notes: Non-fiction by Matheson (included here solely to maintain a complete list of the Matheson Gauntlet Chapbooks) published in an unspecified edition for customers who ordered A Primer of Reality from Gauntlet.
Cover by Michael Bayouth.
Gauntlet, 2003.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Come Fygures, Come Shadowes from Gauntlet.
Cover by Bill Walker.
Gauntlet, 2003.
Subsequent appearances: N/A
Notes: Non-fiction (included here solely to maintain a complete list of the Matheson related Gauntlet Chapbooks) published in an unspecified edition for customers who ordered Richard Matheson's Kolchak Scripts from Gauntlet. Contains 7 photos and 3 illustrations and an introduction ("Picture Perfect?")
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2004.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as "All and Only Silence" in Off Beat: Uncollected Stories, and subsequently published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Darker Places from Gauntlet.
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2004.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Also includes an interview with Matheson conducted by William P. Simmons. which is about six times longer than the short story itself! Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Duel & The Distributor from Gauntlet.
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2005.
Subsequent appearances: Matheson Uncollected Vol. 1
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Unrealized Dreams from Gauntlet.
Cover by Harry O. Morris.
Gauntlet, 2006.
Subsequent appearances: N/A
Notes: Originally published as a 552-copy, unsigned, unnumbered edition for customers who ordered Bloodlines from Gauntlet. Features and introduction by Mark Dawidziak. Included here solely to maintain a complete list of the Matheson Gauntlet Chapbooks.
There's more to come! Stay tuned for future installments of Richard Matheson - The Original Stories.
