Richard Matheson

The Weekend Warrior: Nov. 6 - 8 11/03/2009

Twilight Zone brought US to new dimension in '59; it's still part of pop culture 09/29/2009

Classic and rare films at Cinecon 09/03/2009

Stranger Than Fiction 08/18/2009

The Trailer for Richard Kelly's The Box 06/25/2009

Birthday: February 20, 2026

Invalided out of World War II, American writer Richard Matheson majored in journalism at the University of Missouri. Unable to secure a job at a magazine or newspaper, Matheson turned to freelancing, scoring an immediate success with his first fantasy piece, 1950's Born of Man and Woman. He tried to break into movies as early as 1951, but it wasn't until Universal bought the rights to ...more