Richard Matheson
Writing
Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times, the first of which, The Last Man on Earth, was co-scripted by him and starred Vincent Price. (The other two adaptations are The Omega Man with Charlton Heston and I Am Legend with Will Smith.) Matheson also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel", as well as several adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for Roger Corman and American International Pictures – House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, Tales of Terror and The Raven. He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay directed by Steven Spielberg for the television film Duel that year. In addition, to I Am Legend and Duel, nine more of his novels and short stories have been adapted as motion pictures: The Shrinking Man (filmed as The Incredible Shrinking Man), Hell House (filmed as The Legend of Hell House), What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), A Stir of Echoes, Steel (filmed as Real Steel), and Button, Button (filmed as The Box). The movie Cold Sweat was based on his novel Riding the Nightmare, and Les seins de glace ("Icy Breasts") was based on his novel Someone is Bleeding. Both Steel and Button, Button had previously been episodes of The Twilight Zone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Matheson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Writing72
movieDe 6 à 8
2023
Original Story
movieReal Steel
2011
Short Story
movieThe Box
2009
Original Story
movieI Am Legend
2007
Novel
movieI Am Omega
2007
Novel
movieMy Ambition
2006
Short Story
movieDance of the Dead
2005
Short Story
tvMasters of Horror
2005
Writer
tvFamily Guy
1999
Short Story
movieTrilogy of Terror II
1996
Screenplay, Short Story
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Writer
movieThe Dreamer of Oz
1990
Story, Screenplay
movieLoose Cannons
1990
Writer
tvAmazing Stories
1985
Writer
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
Writer
movieJaws 3-D
1983
Screenplay
movieTwilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Story, Screenplay
Prey
1983
Short Story
movieSomewhere in Time
1980
Novel, Screenplay
movieDead of Night
1977
Writer, Original Story
movieTrilogy of Terror
1975
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Stranger Within
1974
Teleplay, Short Story
movieIcy Breasts
1974
Novel
movieDracula
1974
Writer
movieThe Morning After
1974
Teleplay
movieScream of the Wolf
1974
Teleplay
movieDying Room Only
1973
Teleplay, Short Story
movieThe Legend of Hell House
1973
Novel, Screenplay
tvGhost Story
1972
Writer
movieThe Night Stalker
1972
Teleplay
movieDuel
1971
Screenplay, Story
movieCold Sweat
1970
Novel
tvNight Gallery
1970
Writer
movieDe Sade
1969
Screenplay
movieThe Devil Rides Out
1968
Screenplay
tvLate Night Horror
1968
Short Story
movieSoy leyenda
1967
Novel
tvStar Trek
1966
Writer
movieFanatic
1965
Screenplay
movieThe Last Man on Earth
1964
Screenplay, Novel
movieThe Comedy of Terrors
1964
Screenplay, Novel
movieThe Raven
1963
Screenplay
tvCombat!
1962
Writer
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Writer, Novel
movieTales of Terror
1962
Screenplay
movieThe Pit and the Pendulum
1961
Screenplay
movieMaster of the World
1961
Screenplay
tvThriller
1960
Writer
movieHouse of Usher
1960
Writer
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Writer
tvLawman
1958
Writer
movieThe Incredible Shrinking Man
1957
Screenplay, Novel
tvCheyenne
1955
Writer
I Am Legend 2
Characters
movieNow Is Tomorrow
Writer
Acting7
movieSomewhere in Time
1980
Astonished Man [1912]
movieThe Godfather Part II
1974
Senator #3 (uncredited)
Production2
movieThe Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver
1977
Associate Producer
movieThe Comedy of Terrors
1964
Associate Producer
Creator1
tvGhost Story
1972
Creator