Duel

(by Richard Matheson, adapted for this article) (A cat and mouse tale in the desert) At 11:32 a.m., Mann passed the truck. He was heading west, en route to San Francisco. It was Thursday and unseasonably hot for April. He had his suit coat off, his tie removed and shirt collar opened, his sleeve cuffs …

Lemmings

(by Richard Matheson) (Everybody’s doing it) "Where do they all come from?" Reordon asked. "Everywhere," said Carmack. They were standing on the coast highway. As far as they could see there was nothing but cars. Thousands of cars were jammed bumper to bumper and pressed side to side. The highway was solid with them. "Here …