Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson has written at least 141 books. Their most popular book is I Am Legend with 915 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

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Christopher Lee's new chamber of horrors Algernon Blackwood Robert Bloch Fritz Leiber John Collier Ray Bradbury Dennis Wheatley Richard Matheson E.F. Benson M.R. James Mary Shelley Bram Stoker Sax Rohmer Arthur Conan Doyle Arthur Machen Lord Dunsany H. P. Lovecraft	0	0 reads
The Midnight People Montague Summers Manly Wade Wellman P. Schuyler Miller Richard Matheson Ray Bradbury Basil Copper Robert Bloch Fritz Leiber Augustus John Cuthbert Hare John William Polidori Thomas Preskett Priest Bram Stoker M.R. James August Derleth E.F. Benson Sydney Horler	0	0 reads
KOLCHAK: The Night Strangler Files Richard Matheson Christopher Mills	0	0 reads
Вампирские архивы: Книга 1. Дети ночи Charles Beaumont Ambrose Bierce Algernon Blackwood Mary Elizabeth Braddon Fredric Brown Joseph Payne Brennan Lord Byron Luigi Capuana Frederick Cowles Mary Cholmondeley Anne Crawford von Rabe Arthur Conan Doyle Harlan Ellison J. Sheridan Le Fanu William Gilbert Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Ed Gorman Franz Hartmann Julian Hawthorne R. Chetwynd-Hayes Carl Jacobi M.R. James John Keats Stephen King D.H. Lawrence Tanith Lee Eliza Lynn Linton F.G. Loring Richard Matheson Hume Nisbet Edgar Allan Poe Anne Rice David J. Schow D. Scott-Moncrieff Clark Ashton Smith Count Stenbock Roger Zelazny H. P. Lovecraft Чарльз Бомонт Амброз Бирс Элджернон Блэквуд М.Э. Брэддон Фредерик Браун Джозеф Пейн Бреннан Лорд Байрон Луиджи Капуана Фредерик Коулс Мэри Чолмондели Энн Кроуфорд Харлан Эллисон Джозеф Шеридан Ле Фаню Уильям Гилберт Иоганн Вольфганг фон Гёте Эд Горман Франц Хартманн Джулиан Готорн Р. Четвинд-Хейс Карл Якоби М.Р. Джеймс Джон Китс Д.Г. Лоуренс Танит Ли Элиза Линн Линтон Ф.Дж. Лоринг Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт Ричард Матесон Хьюм Нисбет Эдгар Аллан По Энн Райс Дэвид Шоу Д. Скотт-Монкрифф Кларк Эштон Смит Эрик Стенбок Роджер Желязны	0	0 reads
Diario de los años del plomo Richard Matheson José Luis Piquero (Translator)	0	0 reads
As Melhores Histórias de Viagens no Tempo Arthur C. Clarke Ray Bradbury Richard Matheson Jack Dann Ursula K. Le Guin Theodore Sturgeon Henry Kuttner Jack Finney Poul Anderson L. Sprague de Camp Joe Haldeman R.A. Lafferty Connie Willis Robert Silverberg John Kessel Nancy Kress Charles Sheffield	2	1 read
Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12: 1950 Isaac Asimov Ray Bradbury Damon Knight C.M. Kornbluth Fritz Leiber John D. MacDonald Richard Matheson Eric Frank Russell Cordwainer Smith A.E. van Vogt Alfred Bester William Morrison Charles L. Harness A.J. Deutsch	0	0 reads
Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent Stephen King Bev Vincent Michael Lewis Arthur Conan Doyle Richard Matheson Ambrose Bierce E.C. Tubb Tom Bissell Dan Simmons Cody Goodfellow John Varley Joe Hill David Schow Ray Bradbury Roald Dahl Peter Treemayne James L. Dickey	4	1 read
Richard Matheson Suspense Novels: The Shrinking Man, Camp Pleasant, Hunger and Thirst, 7 Steps to Midnight Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Vampiras. Antología de relatos sobre mujeres vampiro J. Sheridan Le Fanu Théophile Gautier Robert Bloch Richard Matheson Manly Wade Wellman David H. Keller Fritz Leiber William Tenn Tanith Lee Julian Hawthorne F. Marion Crawford Seabury Quinn August Derleth	4	1 read
I Am Legend, and Other Stories Richard Matheson	0	1 read
There's No Such Thing As A Vampire There's No Such Thing As A Vampire Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
The Bradbury Chronicles: stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury	0	0 reads
A Casa Infernal Richard Matheson Jacqueline Damásio Valpassos (Translator)	0	0 reads
Horroriana: 24 storie di paura Brian Lumley Clark Ashton Smith George Langelaan Richard Matheson August Derleth Fritz Leiber Frank Belknap Long Ray Bradbury Hanns Heinz Ewers Stephen King David H. Keller William Hope Hodgson Carl Jacobi Giuseppe Lippi (Translator) Piero Anselmi (Translator) Guido Zurlino (Translator) Silvia Sereni (Translator) Robert E. Howard Robert Bloch Murray Leinster Ramsey Campbell Henry Kuttner	0	0 reads
Las playas del espacio Las playas del espacio Richard Matheson Norma B. de López (Translator) Edith Zilli (Translator)	0	0 reads
El tercero a partir del sol Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Transit of Earth Arthur C. Clarke John Atherton J.G. Ballard Ray Bradbury Fredric Brown Avram Davidson Thomas M. Disch Richard Matheson Frederik Pohl William Sambrot William Tenn	0	0 reads
Duel: Novelette Richard Matheson	4	1 read
Shock! 2 Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Viaggi nello spazio J.G. Ballard Robert Bloch Ray Bradbury Fredric Brown Philip K. Dick Richard Matheson Emilio Salgari Robert Sheckley Mr. Vivenair Voltaire Stanley G. Weinbaum H. G. Wells H. P. Lovecraft	0	0 reads
Tutti i racconti., Vol. 1 Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Io sono Helen Driscoll Richard Matheson Anna Ricci (Translator)	0	0 reads
Я – легенда Richard Matheson	4	1 read
Hell House: A Casa do Inferno Richard Matheson Vinicius Loureiro (Translator)	5	1 read
Куда приводят мечты Куда приводят мечты Richard Matheson	5	1 read
La casa d'inferno Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Science Fiction Terror Tales Howard Browne Margaret St. Clair Anthony Boucher Isaac Asimov Alan E. Nourse Murray Leinster Paul Ernst Philip K. Dick Robert A. Heinlein Chad Oliver Ray Bradbury Fredric Brown Robert Sheckley Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Ben, Efsane! Richard Matheson Özgen Berkol Doğan (Translator)	4	1 read
Tre ore di pura follia Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Duel e altri racconti Richard Matheson Maurizio Nati (Translator)	0	0 reads
The Legend of Hell House Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Counterfeit Bills Counterfeit Bills Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Dance of the Dead Dance of the Dead Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Death Ship Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Where There's a Will Where There's a Will Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
A Richard Matheson Collection A Richard Matheson Collection Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Blood Son Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Shipshape Home Shipshape Home Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Witch War Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Prey Prey Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
I Am Legend / Hell House Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
The Beardless Warriors: A Novel of World War II Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Christopher Lee's 'X' Certificate W.C. Morrow Bram Stoker Fritz Leiber Henry Kuttner Robert Bloch Basil Copper Clark Ashton Smith Peter Fleming Richard Matheson Robert E. Howard	0	0 reads
Les seins de glace Richard Matheson France-Marie Watkins (Translator)	0	0 reads
Man With a Club Richard Matheson	0	0 reads
Dying Room Only Richard Matheson	0	0 reads