Author · 1926–2013
Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson was an American fiction writer (1926–2013). Born in Allendale.
Our catalogue lists 12 books by Richard Matheson, mostly horror, vampire fiction and ghost story. They span 1954 to 2011. The most-read is I am Legend (1954). 1 title is free to read on Project Gutenberg.
Books by Richard Matheson
I am Legend
Richard Matheson
Hell House
Richard Matheson
Works (Buried Talents / Dance of the Dead / Dress of White Silk / From Shadowed Places / I Am Legend / Mad House / Person to Person / Prey / The Funeral / The Near Departed / Witch War)
Richard Matheson
I am Legend and Other Stories
Richard Matheson
What Dreams May Come
Richard Matheson
The Shrinking Man
Richard Matheson
Somewhere in Time
Richard Matheson
A Stir of Echoes
Richard Matheson
Now You See It
Richard Matheson
I Am Legend - Hell House
Richard Matheson
Other Kingdoms
Richard Matheson
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The Man Who Made the World
Richard Matheson
Awards
- 🏆Hugo Awards 1958 — Best Dramatic Presentation, The Incredible Shrinking Man (winner)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 1990 — Best Collection, Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (winner)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 1976 — Best Novel, Bid Time Return (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2003 — Best Collection, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1990 — Best Collection, Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (nominee)
- 🏆Bram Stoker Awards 1990 — Lifetime Achievement (winner)
- 🏆Bram Stoker Awards 1989 — Best Fiction Collection, Richard Matheson: Collected Stories (winner)
Biography
Richard Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrant parents. He was raised in Brooklyn and started writing at age eight. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He served as an infantry soldier in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1949. His first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. Between 1950 and 1971, he wrote dozens of stories, frequently blending elements of science fiction, horror and fantasy. In 1951 he moved to California and became a screenwriter, writing episodes for The Twilight Zone, Lawman, and Star Trek, and screenplays for horror movies such as The Devil Rides Out and Steven Spielberg's Duel. During the 1950s he published a handful of Western stories. His autobiographical war novel The Beardless Warriors was published in 1960.