The Shrinking Man (5)

Author

Richard Matheson

Genre

Science Fiction, Horror, Psychological Thriller, Survival Fiction

Synopsis

After being exposed to a mysterious radioactive mist, Scott Carey begins an inexorable and terrifying descent into microscopic oblivion, shrinking a fraction of an inch each day. As he diminishes in size, his once-ordinary world transforms into a nightmarish landscape of towering furniture and deadly household pets, forcing him to fight for survival while grappling with his vanishing identity and humanity. Matheson's groundbreaking novel explores existential dread and the fragility of human existence through a uniquely horrifying lens.