Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks was Richard Christian Matheson's first published collection. With a foreword by Stephen King and an introduction by Dennis Etchison, this collection of twenty-seven short stories and one screenplay offers readers a variety of genres, including horror, thriller, dark fantasy, and psychological terror. The stories in this collection: THIRD WIND; THE GOOD ALWAYS COMES BACK; SENTENCES; UNKNOWN DRIVES; TIMED EXPOSURE; OBSOLETE; RED; BEHOLDER; DEAD END; COMMUTERS; GRADUATION; CONVERSATION PIECE; ECHOES; INCORPORATION; HELL; BREAK-UP; MR. RIGHT; CANCELLED; MUGGER; THE DARK ONES; HOLIDAY; VAMPIRE; INTRUDER; DUST; GOOSEBUMPS; MOBIUS with Richard Matheson; WHERE THERE'S A WILL; "Magic Saturday" - Screenplay from Amazing Stories