Steel: And Other Stories

Richard Mathesons classic short story is now the basis for Real Steel a gritty white-knuckle film starring Hugh Jackman. . But Steel which was previously filmed as a powerful episode of the original Twilight Zone television series is just one of over a dozen unforgettable tales in this outstanding collection which includes two new stories that have never appeared in any previous Matheson collection. Also featured is a bizarre satirical fantasy The Splendid Source that was turned into an episode of The Family Guy. . Imagine a future in which the sport of boxing has gone high-tech. Human boxers have been replaced by massive humanoid robots. And former champions of flesh-and-blood are obsolete . . . .. Richard Matheson was recently inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Steel: And Other Stories demonstrates once again the full range of his legendary imagination.