Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson was an American author and screenwriter who is one of the most important figures in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Born in 1926, he wrote I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man, and many of the most famous episodes of The Twilight Zone. The Best of Richard Matheson collects his finest short fiction — stories that combine scientific imagination with psychological terror and have influenced virtually every horror and science fiction writer who followed. Matheson died in 2013. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers some of the most influential science fiction and horror ever written — stories that defined the genres and inspired generations of writers and filmmakers.