Richard Matheson has written at least 125 books. Their most popular book is I Am Legend with 662 saves with an average rating of 3.93⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Science fiction, and Classics.
dark, mysterious, and emotional 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.
1988 • 1 Reader
2017 • 1 Reader • 768 pages
1954 • 1 Reader • 208 pages • 4
1 Reader
1991 • 1 Reader • 336 pages
1971 • 1 Reader • 254 pages
1979 • 1 Reader • 442 pages
1957 • 1 Reader • 192 pages
1954 • 1 Reader • 162 pages
2001 • 228 pages
2019 • 912 pages
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1951 • 16 pages
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2008 • 258 pages
1960 • 320 pages
1954