Richard Matheson on Screen

A History of the Filmed Works

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by Matthew R. Bradley

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Science Fiction

Keywords

science fiction, adaptation, Richard Matheson

Publishing date

2010

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 315 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-4216-4

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Book Presentation:
Though innumerable biographies have been written about novelists, playwrights, and poets, screenwriters are rarely granted this distinction, even ones as prolific and successful as Richard Matheson. He has occupied a unique position in cinema as the writer or original author of films from The Incredible Shrinking Man in 1957 through I Am Legend in 2007. This book documents his rise to prominence, parallel literary career, and role in the horror and science fiction renaissance. In chronological order, the exhaustively indexed narrative examines each film written by Matheson or based on his work, with sections devoted to episodic television (including The Twilight Zone) and unproduced projects.

About the Author:
Matthew R. Bradley is a widely published authority on the work of Richard Matheson. He has written articles, interviews, and reviews for Filmfax, Fangoria, Mystery Scene, VideoScope, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Cinema Retro. The creator of the Internet film-related blog Bradley On Film, he lives in Bethel, Connecticut.

Press Reviews:
"remarkable"—Mystery Scene; "definitive"—VideoScope; "Bradley is clearly an authority on his subject and an excellent writer. This is a welcome addition to scholarship on an important American writer"—Reference Reviews; "in-depth…comprehensive…essential"—Cinema Retro.

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