Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson has written at least 124 books. Their most popular book is I Am Legend with 643 saves with an average rating of 3.94⭐.

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Author Bio

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.

Biographie en français

I Am Legend

I Am Legend
ByRichard Matheson

1954 • 643 Readers • 312 pages 3.9

Hell House

Hell House
ByRichard Matheson

1971 • 150 Readers • 304 pages 3.3

What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come
ByRichard Matheson

2004 • 39 Readers • 288 pages 3.7

A Stir Of Echoes

A Stir Of Echoes
ByRichard Matheson

1958 • 32 Readers • 211 pages 3.3

THE SHRINKING MAN

THE SHRINKING MAN
ByRichard Matheson

1956 • 30 Readers • 188 pages 3.5

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time
ByRichard Matheson

1975 • 22 Readers • 320 pages 3.6

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2002 • 16 Readers 4

The science fiction hall of fame

The science fiction hall of fame
ByIsaac Asimov(Contributor),Lester del Rey(Contributor)

1970 • 14 Readers • 560 pages 4

The Dark descent

The Dark descent
ByDavid G. Hartwell,Shirley Jackson,+49 more

1987 • 13 Readers • 1,028 pages 4

The Best of Richard Matheson

2017 • 10 Readers • 407 pages 3.8

Io sono leggenda

Io sono leggenda
BySimona Fefè(Translator),Richard Matheson

1954 • 9 Readers • 203 pages 3.6

Road Rage

Road Rage
ByRichard Matheson,Stephen King,+1 more

2009 • 9 Readers • 3 pages 3.7

Eu Sou a Lenda

Eu Sou a Lenda
ByRichard Matheson,Delfin(Translator)

1954 • 6 Readers • 384 pages 3.5

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories
ByTanith Lee,Fritz Leiber,+28 more

1987 • 6 Readers • 637 pages 4

Dark forces

Dark forces
ByKirby McCauley(Editor),Dennis Etchison(Contributor)

1980 • 6 Readers • 553 pages 3

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
ByLarry Niven(Contributor),Robert Silverberg(Contributor)

2004 • 5 Readers • 448 pages

American Supernatural Tales

American Supernatural Tales
ByS.T. Joshi,Thomas Ligotti,+25 more

5 Readers

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4 Readers 3.2

Shadow on the Sun

Shadow on the Sun
ByRichard Matheson

1994 • 4 Readers • 176 pages

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4 Readers

Journal of the Gun Years

Journal of the Gun Years
ByRichard Matheson

1991 • 4 Readers • 249 pages 4

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7 Steps to Midnight
ByRichard Matheson

4 Readers 2.5

Other Kingdoms

Other Kingdoms
ByRichard Matheson

2011 • 4 Readers • 316 pages

Twilight Zone: The Original Stories

Twilight Zone: The Original Stories
ByRichard Matheson,Charles G. Waugh

1985 • 4 Readers 4.7

Weird Tales

Weird Tales
ByStefan R. Dziemianowicz(Editor / Contributor),Robert E. Howard(Contributor)

1988 • 4 Readers • 582 pages

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Collected Stories
ByRichard Matheson

1989 • 3 Readers 2

The Box: Uncanny Stories

The Box: Uncanny Stories
ByRichard Matheson

2008 • 3 Readers 2.5

Tre millimetri al giorno

Tre millimetri al giorno
ByRichard Matheson

1956 • 3 Readers • 236 pages 3

The Incredible Shrinking Man

1956 • 3 Readers • 388 pages

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Bid Time Return
ByRichard Matheson

1975 • 3 Readers • 278 pages

Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural

Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural
ByMarvin Kaye(editor),Richard L. Wexelblat(Contributor)

1985 • 3 Readers • 654 pages 3

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2002 • 3 Readers • 408 pages 3.5

Ride the Nightmare

Ride the Nightmare
ByRichard Matheson

1959 • 2 Readers • 150 pages

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Dark Masques
ByJ.N. Williamson,Robert R. McCammon,+33 more

2 Readers 4

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I Am Legend and other stories
ByRichard Matheson,Robertson Dean

1954 • 2 Readers 3.5

Now You See It . . .

Now You See It . . .
ByRichard Matheson

1995 • 2 Readers • 224 pages

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous
ByAlfred Hitchcock(Editor),Lucille Fletcher(Contributor)

1965 • 2 Readers • 363 pages

Blood Thirst

Blood Thirst
ByRichard Matheson,Susan Casper,+25 more

1997 • 2 Readers • 379 pages

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Hot Blood
ByJeff Gelb(Editor/Contributor),Lonn M. Friend(Editor)

1989 • 2 Readers 3

Tutti i racconti, Vol. 1

Tutti i racconti, Vol. 1
ByRichard Matheson

2003 • 2 Readers • 464 pages 5

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Woman
ByRichard Matheson

2005 • 2 Readers

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
ByRichard Matheson

2 Readers 3

By the Gun

By the Gun
ByRichard Matheson

1994 • 2 Readers • 179 pages

Hunted past reason

Hunted past reason
ByRichard Matheson

2002 • 2 Readers • 335 pages

La casa infernal

La casa infernal
ByRichard Matheson

1971 • 2 Readers • 305 pages 2

Я - легенда

Я - легенда
ByRichard Matheson,М. Панкратов(Translator)

1954 • 1 Reader • 238 pages 4

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The Fiend in You
ByCharles Beaumont(Editor),Richard M. Gordon(Contributor)

1962 • 1 Reader • 158 pages

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American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now
ByPeter Straub(Editor, Contributor),John Collier(Contributor)

2009 • 1 Reader • 713 pages

Fantasex

Fantasex
ByNicoletta Vallorani(Translator),Ettore Mancino(Translator)

1990 • 1 Reader • 230 pages

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories: Two Centuries of Great Stories with a Bite

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories: Two Centuries of Great Stories with a Bite
ByAlan Ryan(Editor, Introduction, contributo),Edward Gorey(Cover Illustratot)

1987 • 1 Reader • 621 pages

Beyond Belief

Beyond Belief
ByRichard J. Hurley(Editor),Evelyn E. Smith(Contributor)

1966 • 1 Reader • 188 pages

The Monster Book Of Monsters

The Monster Book Of Monsters
ByMichael O'Shaughnessy(Editor),Charles Beaumont(Contributor)

1988 • 1 Reader • 356 pages

Steel and other stories

Steel and other stories
ByRichard Matheson

2011 • 1 Reader • 319 pages

The memoirs of Wild Bill Hickok

2009 • 1 Reader • 230 pages

Richard Matheson's Hell House, Book 3

Richard Matheson's Hell House, Book 3
BySimon Fraser,Ian Edginton,+1 more

2005 • 1 Reader • 48 pages

I Am Legend

I Am Legend
ByRichard Matheson

1 Reader 4

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: More Stories Not for the Nervous
ByEllis Peters,Richard Matheson,+10 more

1967 • 1 Reader • 188 pages

Legends of the gun years

Legends of the gun years
ByRichard Matheson

2010 • 1 Reader • 460 pages

Fiends and Creatures

Fiends and Creatures
ByRichard Matheson

1977 • 1 Reader

Vincent Price: The Art of Fear

Vincent Price: The Art of Fear
ByDenis Meikle,Richard Matheson,+1 more

2003 • 1 Reader • 248 pages

I Am Legend

I Am Legend
ByRichard Matheson,Manuel Figueroa(Translator)

1954 • 1 Reader • 180 pages 5

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1991 • 1 Reader

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Omnibus of Science Fiction
ByAlan E. Nourse,Ralph Williams,+41 more

1952 • 1 Reader 5

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Kolchak: The Night Strangler
ByJeff Rice,Richard Matheson

1974 • 1 Reader 5

Soy leyenda

Soy leyenda
ByRichard Matheson

1954 • 1 Reader • 179 pages

Transit of Earth

Transit of Earth
ByArthur C. Clarke,John Atherton,+9 more

1971 • 1 Reader • 188 pages

Duel: Novelette

Duel: Novelette
ByRichard Matheson

1971 • 1 Reader • 18 pages 4

Shock! 2

Shock! 2
ByRichard Matheson

1964 • 1 Reader • 157 pages

Viaggi nello spazio

Viaggi nello spazio
ByJ.G. Ballard,Robert Bloch,+11 more

2018 • 1 Reader • 278 pages

Tutti i racconti., Vol. 1

Tutti i racconti., Vol. 1
ByRichard Matheson

2003 • 1 Reader • 576 pages

Io sono Helen Driscoll

Io sono Helen Driscoll
ByRichard Matheson,Anna Ricci(Translator)

1958 • 1 Reader • 240 pages

Я – легенда

Я – легенда
ByRichard Matheson

1954 • 1 Reader • 304 pages 4

Hell House: A Casa do Inferno

Hell House: A Casa do Inferno
ByRichard Matheson,Vinicius Loureiro(Translator)

1971 • 1 Reader • 336 pages 5

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1978 • 1 Reader 5

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La casa d'inferno
ByRichard Matheson

1971 • 1 Reader 4

Science Fiction Terror Tales

Science Fiction Terror Tales
ByHoward Browne,Margaret St. Clair,+12 more

1955 • 1 Reader • 262 pages

Ben, Efsane!

Ben, Efsane!
ByRichard Matheson,Özgen Berkol Doğan(Translator)

1954 • 1 Reader • 242 pages 4

Incubo a seimila metri

Incubo a seimila metri
ByRichard Matheson,Maurizio Nati(Translator)

2002 • 1 Reader • 308 pages 2

Tre ore di pura follia

Tre ore di pura follia
ByRichard Matheson

1953 • 1 Reader • 224 pages

Duel e altri racconti

Duel e altri racconti
ByRichard Matheson,Maurizio Nati(Translator)

1971 • 1 Reader • 421 pages

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Collected Stories, Vol. 2
ByRichard Matheson

2005 • 1 Reader

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Collected Stories, Vol. 3
ByRichard Matheson

2005 • 1 Reader

The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler
ByJeff Rice,Richard Matheson

1974 • 1 Reader

Felices pesadillas: Los mejores relatos de terror aparecidos en Valdemar, 1987-2003

2005 • 1 Reader • 992 pages

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He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson
ByChristopher Conlon,Stephen King,+15 more

1 Reader

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Come Fygures, Come Shadowes
ByRichard Matheson

2003 • 1 Reader • 144 pages

Someone Is Bleeding

Someone Is Bleeding
ByRichard Matheson

1953 • 1 Reader • 159 pages

The Path: A New Look At Reality

1993 • 1 Reader

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The Gun Fight
ByRichard Matheson

1993 • 1 Reader

The Shores of Space

The Shores of Space
ByRichard Matheson

1957 • 1 Reader • 214 pages

Born of Man and Woman

Born of Man and Woman
ByRichard Matheson

1954 • 1 Reader • 164 pages

Shock II

Shock II
ByRichard Matheson

1964 • 1 Reader • 180 pages

Shock III: 13 Electrifying Tales

1966 • 1 Reader • 192 pages

Shock Waves

Shock Waves
ByRichard Matheson

1970 • 1 Reader • 183 pages

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Shock!
ByRichard Matheson

1961 • 1 Reader • 192 pages

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1982 • 1 Reader • 223 pages

The Box e altri racconti

The Box e altri racconti
ByRichard Matheson

2008 • 1 Reader 4

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Completely Doomed
ByRobert Bloch,Richard Matheson,+1 more

2007 • 1 Reader

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Sunt o legendă
ByRichard Matheson

1 Reader 4

A Treasury of American Horror Stories

A Treasury of American Horror Stories
ByMichael Shea,Robert Arthur,+44 more

1988 • 1 Reader