Title: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet Title Record # 64462
Author: Richard Matheson
Date: 1962-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
Series Number: 1
Language: English User Rating: 8.55 (11 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Year Title 1962 Nightmare at Twenty Thousand Feet

Year Language Title 1971ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman Dutch Nachtmerrie op 20.000 voet 1978ⓘTranslated by Bruno Martin, revised by Jacques Chambon in the 2000 Flammarion edition. French Cauchemar à six mille mètres 1984 Italian Incubo a 6000 metri 1989ⓘ Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković Serbian Košmar na 20.000 stopa [as by Ričard Metison?Richard Metison ] 2019ⓘTranslated by Friedrich Mader German Albtraum auf 20 000 Fuß?Albtraum auf 20 000 Fuss 2025ⓘTranslated by Andreas Decker German Albtraum über den Wolken?Albtraum ueber den Wolken

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Alone by Night	1962-01-00	ed. Don Congdon, Michael Congdon	Ballantine Books	563	$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	144	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Richard Powers (artist)
Shock III	1966-03-00	Richard Matheson	Dell	7830	$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	192	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Adams
Shock 3	1967-00-00	Richard Matheson	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers	GN7694	3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	189+ [1]	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Alone by Night	1967-10-00	ed. Don Congdon, Michael Congdon	Ballantine Bal-Hi	U2852	$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	144	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Richard Powers (artist)
Stalen jongens, felle knapen	1971-00-00	Richard Matheson	Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1385)	90-229-1385-6	ƒ2.95?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	190	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Dick Bruna
Shock 3	1978-11-00	Richard Matheson	Sphere Books	0-7221-5897-1	£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	208	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Josh Kirby
Shock III	1979-09-00	Richard Matheson	Berkley Books	0-425-04209-X	$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	200	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Murray Tinkelman
Shock 3	1984-07-23	Richard Matheson	Mondadori (Oscar #1777)	24808-8	Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	204	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Pierpaolo Vetta , Paolo Tassinari
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories	1985-00-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	MJF Books	1-56731-065-6		550	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories	1985-07-00	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	Avon Books	0-380-89601-X	$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	550	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Mysterious Air Stories	1986-05-00	ed. William Pattrick	W. H. Allen	0-491-03581-0	£9.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	249	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Miasmes de mort	1988-11-00	Richard Matheson	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5309)	2-266-02293-8		316	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	W. Siudmak
Alef, #12	1989-02-00	ed. Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic	Dnevnik		Din 4,900?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006	132	A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines	mag	Vojislav Vasiljević?Vojislav Vasiljevic
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories	1989-09-00	Richard Matheson	Dream/Press	0-910489-10-6	$125.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 889	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories	1989-09-00	Richard Matheson	Dream/Press	0-910489-10-6	$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 899	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	William Stout
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories	1989-09-00	Richard Matheson	Dream/Press	0-910489-10-6	$?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 889	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Incredible Shrinking Man	1995-04-00	Richard Matheson	Tor	0-812-52299-0	$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	373	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Donato Giancola
Le pays de l'ombre	2000-11-00	Richard Matheson	Flammarion (Imagine)	2-08-067742-X	F85.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	341	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Sofiane Tilikete
The Incredible Shrinking Man	2001-02-00	Richard Matheson	Tor	0-312-85664-4	$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	351	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Donato
Shock seconda parte	2001-10-00	Richard Matheson	Mondadori (Millemondi (quarterly) #32)		Lit 9,900?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	346	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Franco Brambilla , Pierluigi Longo
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet	2002-01-00	Richard Matheson	Tor	0-765-30411-2	$24.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	335	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ravenwood
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet	2002-01-00	Richard Matheson	Tor	0-312-87827-3	$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	335	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ravenwood
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Three	2005-00-00	Richard Matheson	Edge Books	1-887368-81-7	$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	349	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Harry O. Morris
The Incredible Shrinking Man	2008-00-00	Richard Matheson	Tor	978-0-7653-6116-5	$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	373	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Donato Giancola
Dark Discoveries, Summer 2009	2009-06-00	ed. James R. Beach, Jason V. Brock	Dark Discoveries Publications		$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	64	quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	mag	Jason V. Brock
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet	2011-01-15	Richard Matheson	Gauntlet Press	978-1-934267-21-9	$55.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	269	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Harry O. Morris
The Best of Richard Matheson	2017-10-10	Richard Matheson	Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics)	978-0-14-313017-8	$17.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 408	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Daniel Danger
The Best of Richard Matheson	2017-10-10	Richard Matheson	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)	978-1-101-99366-8	$11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Daniel Danger
Flight or Fright	2018-09-04	ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent	Cemetery Dance Publications	978-1-58767-679-6	$27.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	332	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	François Vaillancourt
Flight or Fright	2018-09-04	ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent	Cemetery Dance Publications	978-1-58767-680-2	$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	François Vaillancourt
Flight or Fright	2018-09-04	ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent	Hodder & Stoughton	978-1-4736-9156-8	£20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	332	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales	2019-06-04	ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent	Hodder Paperbacks	978-1-4736-9158-2	£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	334	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales	2019-06-04	ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent	Scribner	978-1-9821-0900-4	$17.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 333	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	David Litman
Flug und Angst	2019-07-00	ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent	Heyne	978-3-453-43980-1	€10.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	447	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales	2019-07-24	ed. Stephen King, Bev Vincent	Thorndike Press	978-1-4328-6666-2	$35.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Duell	2025-07-08	Richard Matheson	Festa			496	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Dirk Berger
The Best of Richard Matheson	date unknown	Richard Matheson	Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics)	978-0-14-313017-8	$18.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 407	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Daniel Danger
The Incredible Shrinking Man	date unknown	Richard Matheson	Tor	0-312-85664-4	$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	351	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Donato
The Twilight Zone: The Original Stories	date unknown	ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Richard Matheson, Charles G. Waugh	Avon Books	0-380-89601-X	$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	550	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth

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• Review by Gahan Wilson (2002) in Realms of Fantasy, April 2002