Richard Matheson has written at least 101 books. Their most popular book is I Am Legend with 345 saves with an average rating of 3.97⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Classics, and Science fiction.
emotional, dark, and mysterious are their most common moods.
Richard Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrant parents. He was raised in Brooklyn and starting 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.
1954 • 345 Readers • 312 pages • 4
1954 • 195 Readers • 161 pages • 4
1971 • 118 Readers • 304 pages • 3.3
2004 • 39 Readers • 288 pages • 3.7
1958 • 26 Readers • 211 pages • 3.3
25 Readers • 3.5
1975 • 21 Readers • 320 pages • 3.6
2002 • 16 Readers • 4
#0 of 1 in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
1970 • 14 Readers • 560 pages • 4
2017 • 10 Readers • 407 pages • 3.8
2009 • 9 Readers • 3 pages • 3.7
1991 • 6 Readers • 244 pages • 4.2
1980 • 6 Readers • 553 pages • 3
1987 • 6 Readers • 637 pages • 4
1954 • 6 Readers • 203 pages • 3.3
5 Readers
2011 • 4 Readers • 316 pages
1954 • 4 Readers • 384 pages • 3.3
1985 • 4 Readers • 4.7
1991 • 4 Readers • 249 pages • 4
4 Readers
4 Readers • 2.5
1988 • 4 Readers • 582 pages
1975 • 3 Readers • 278 pages
2002 • 3 Readers • 408 pages • 3.5
2004 • 3 Readers • 448 pages
1956 • 3 Readers • 388 pages
1994 • 3 Readers • 176 pages
1985 • 3 Readers • 654 pages • 3
2008 • 2 Readers • 2
2003 • 2 Readers • 464 pages • 5
1959 • 2 Readers • 150 pages
1997 • 2 Readers • 379 pages
2 Readers • 2
2 Readers • 4
2011 • 2 Readers • 162 pages
1954 • 2 Readers • 3.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1965 • 2 Readers • 363 pages
2005 • 2 Readers
1994 • 2 Readers • 179 pages
#1 of 2 in Hot Blood
1989 • 2 Readers • 3
2 Readers • 3
2002 • 2 Readers • 335 pages
1995 • 2 Readers • 224 pages
1971 • 1 Reader • 188 pages
1962 • 1 Reader • 158 pages
2009 • 1 Reader • 713 pages
1990 • 1 Reader • 230 pages
1987 • 1 Reader • 621 pages
1966 • 1 Reader • 188 pages
2009 • 1 Reader • 230 pages
2005 • 1 Reader • 48 pages
1 Reader • 4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1967 • 1 Reader • 188 pages
2010 • 1 Reader • 460 pages
1977 • 1 Reader
2003 • 1 Reader • 248 pages
1954 • 1 Reader • 180 pages • 5
1991 • 1 Reader
1952 • 1 Reader • 5
2011 • 1 Reader • 305 pages • 2
1 Reader
1954 • 1 Reader • 238 pages • 4
1971 • 1 Reader • 254 pages
1979 • 1 Reader • 442 pages
1957 • 1 Reader • 192 pages
1954 • 1 Reader • 162 pages
1954 • 1 Reader • 179 pages
1991 • 1 Reader • 336 pages
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 • 1 Reader • 5
2005 • 1 Reader
2005 • 1 Reader • 992 pages
1 Reader
2003 • 1 Reader • 144 pages
1953 • 1 Reader • 159 pages
1993 • 1 Reader
1993 • 1 Reader
1957 • 1 Reader • 214 pages
1954 • 1 Reader • 164 pages
1982 • 1 Reader • 223 pages
2008 • 1 Reader • 4
2007 • 1 Reader
1 Reader • 4
1988 • 1 Reader
2017 • 1 Reader • 768 pages
1954 • 1 Reader • 208 pages • 4
2020 • 236 pages
2001 • 228 pages
2011 • 319 pages
2008 • 258 pages
2019 • 912 pages
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