Richard Matheson is one of the great writers of the fantastic who has provided countless hours of enjoyment through his writing, as well as through adaptations of his stories for television and film. Now his work is explored in a new book by Matthew Bradley titled Richard Matheson on Screen (McFarland, 2010).

Richard Matheson on Screen
A History of the Filmed Works
Matthew R. Bradley
Foreword by Richard Matheson

ISBN 978-0-7864-4216-4
64 photos, bibliography, index
315pp. softcover (7 x 10) 2010

Description
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 Fangoria, Mystery Scene, VideoScope, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Cinema Retro. A lifelong resident of Connecticut, he is currently the Copy Specialist for MBI, Inc., in Norwalk. He is creator of the Internet film-related blog Bradley On Film.

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