Goodbye, Mr. Matheson. Thank you for all your wonderful stories. And if no one from Hollywood ever made the effort, I'd like to apologize for everything they did to "I Am Legend," every time."
Rest in Peace, Mr. Matheson. I Am Legend is one of the best stories I have read.
I never knew he was responsible for What Dreams May Come; I'm going to track down a written copy ASAP and see if Hollywood mutilated it the same way they did I Am Legend.
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Dammit...
Thanks for all those stories and two of the best Twilight Zone episodes, Mr. Matheson. Godspeed.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Matheson. I Am Legend is one of the best stories I have read.
I never knew he was responsible for What Dreams May Come; I'm going to track down a written copy ASAP and see if Hollywood mutilated it the same way they did I Am Legend.
Always watch the alternate(not-the-theatrical) ending to I Am Legend. Always. It's not an exact match but at least it cleaves closer to the original spirit of the story.
*sigh*
I read I am legend just a few weeks ago...
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Beyond I Am Legend, I think there was no better writer (aside from Rod Serling himself) that captured the spirit and feel of what the The Twilight Zone series was about. That combination of questionable horrors and human flaws lead me to understand that sci-fi could be creepy and dynamic and didn't always involve flying cars or rockets.
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Beyond I Am Legend, I think there was no better writer (aside from Rod Serling himself) that captured the spirit and feel of what the The Twilight Zone series was about. That combination of questionable horrors and human flaws lead me to understand that sci-fi could be creepy and dynamic and didn't always involve flying cars or rockets.
Excellent points. All excellent points.
Hell House and the screen play/film Legend of Hell House had a major impact on me growing up, in addition to his contributions to the Twilight Zone series and the Corman/60's horror movies. I mean c'mon, the Raven and The Comedy of Terrors!
Also so many films - Burn, Witch Burn (almost as good as Night of the Demon) and of course the Devil Rides Out (which is on par with Night of the Demon). I am Legend may be the first PA/Horror novel story ever written.
I think I may have every sci-fi/horror related story that has been commited to film in my DVD library.
Wow, now I'm really bummed.
RIP and thank you for the stories.
R.I.P. :'(
Beyond I Am Legend, I think there was no better writer (aside from Rod Serling himself) that captured the spirit and feel of what the The Twilight Zone series was about. That combination of questionable horrors and human flaws lead me to understand that sci-fi could be creepy and dynamic and didn't always involve flying cars or rockets.
Charles Beaumont was pretty good too if not quite on Mr. Matheson's level. He did do that classic bit of SF horror, 'The Beautiful People', which ended up on Twilight Zone as Number 12 Looks Just Like You.
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What a random necromancy....
What a random necromancy....
I was curious to see if we had any threads on either Beaumont or Matheson and this was all that came up.