Prolific and hugely influential genre writer Richard Matheson died Sunday at the age of 87. His family announced the sad news to his fans on Facebook.
The iconic author penned such classic sci-fi and horror tales I Am Legend, What Dreams May Come, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Somewhere in Time, and A Stir of Echoes, all of which were adapted for the silver screen with varying degrees of success.Matheson's short stories also served as the basis for the recent films Real Steel and The Box, both of which had been previously adapted for the small screen. Matheson also authored Duel, which was Steven Spielberg's first feature-length film.
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