Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson has written at least 141 books. Their most popular book is I Am Legend with 910 saves with an average rating of 3.93⭐.

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

Christopher Lee's new chamber of horrors

Christopher Lee's new chamber of horrors
ByAlgernon Blackwood,Robert Bloch,+14 more

1974 • 1 Reader • 316 pages

The Midnight People

The Midnight People
ByMontague Summers,Manly Wade Wellman,+14 more

1968 • 1 Reader • 255 pages

KOLCHAK: The Night Strangler Files

KOLCHAK: The Night Strangler Files
ByRichard Matheson,Christopher Mills

2016 • 1 Reader • 126 pages

Вампирские архивы: Книга 1. Дети ночи

#1 of 1 in Вампирские архивы

2011 • 1 Reader • 704 pages

Diario de los años del plomo

Diario de los años del plomo
ByRichard Matheson,José Luis Piquero(Translator)

1991 • 1 Reader • 268 pages

As Melhores Histórias de Viagens no Tempo

As Melhores Histórias de Viagens no Tempo
ByArthur C. Clarke,Ray Bradbury,+15 more

2004 • 1 Reader • 464 pages 2

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12: 1950

#12 of 25 in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12: 1950
ByIsaac Asimov,Ray Bradbury,+12 more

1984 • 1 Reader • 319 pages

Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent

2018 • 1 Reader • 278 pages 4

Vampiras. Antología de relatos sobre mujeres vampiro

Vampiras. Antología de relatos sobre mujeres vampiro
ByJ. Sheridan Le Fanu,Théophile Gautier,+11 more

1987 • 1 Reader • 528 pages 4

I Am Legend, and Other Stories

1954 • 1 Reader • 11 pages

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1959 • 1 Reader

The Bradbury Chronicles: stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury

1991 • 1 Reader • 336 pages

A Casa Infernal

A Casa Infernal
ByRichard Matheson,Jacqueline Damásio Valpassos(Translator)

1971 • 1 Reader • 254 pages

Horroriana: 24 storie di paura

Horroriana: 24 storie di paura
ByBrian Lumley,Clark Ashton Smith,+20 more

1979 • 1 Reader • 442 pages

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Las playas del espacio
ByRichard Matheson,Norma B. de López(Translator),+1 more

1957 • 1 Reader • 192 pages

El tercero a partir del sol

El tercero a partir del sol
ByRichard Matheson

1954 • 1 Reader • 162 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

#2 of 4 in Shock

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

La casa d'inferno

La casa d'inferno
ByRichard Matheson

1971 • 1 Reader • 294 pages

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

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

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House
ByRichard Matheson

2000

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Counterfeit Bills
ByRichard Matheson

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Dance of the Dead
ByRichard Matheson

1954

Death Ship

Death Ship
ByRichard Matheson

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Where There's a Will
ByRichard Matheson

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2019 • 912 pages

Blood Son

Blood Son
ByRichard Matheson

1951 • 16 pages

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Shipshape Home
ByRichard Matheson

Witch War

Witch War
ByRichard Matheson

1951

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Prey
ByRichard Matheson

I Am Legend / Hell House

I Am Legend / Hell House
ByRichard Matheson

1997 • 618 pages

The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II

1960 • 320 pages

Christopher Lee's 'X' Certificate

Christopher Lee's 'X' Certificate
ByW.C. Morrow,Bram Stoker,+8 more

1975 • 176 pages

Les seins de glace

Les seins de glace
ByRichard Matheson,France-Marie Watkins(Translator)

23 • 243 pages

Man With a Club

Man With a Club
ByRichard Matheson

Dying Room Only

Dying Room Only
ByRichard Matheson