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    Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction...
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  • Richard Christian Matheson (born October 14, 1953) is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays, the son of fiction writer and screenwriter...
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    real-life friend from growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Senator Richard Matheson, portrayed by Raymond J. Barry, was a politician that took a liking...
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  • Legend is a 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire...
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  • author Richard Matheson, as well as the younger brother of fellow screenwriter Richard Christian Matheson and the brother of Ali Marie Matheson. He is...
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  • What Dreams May Come is a 1978 novel by Richard Matheson. The plot centers on Chris, a man who dies then goes to Heaven, but descends into Hell to rescue...
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    Matthew James Matheson (born February 7, 1982) is a Canadian chef, restaurateur, actor and internet personality. He portrays the handyman Neil Fak on the...
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  • The segment is based on the 1970 short story of the same name by Richard Matheson; the same short story forms the basis of the 2009 film The Box. It...
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  • Hell House is a horror novel by American novelist Richard Matheson, published in 1971. The story centers on four people: Dr. Lionel Barrett, a physicist...
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    Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor. Some of his best-known acting roles include the title character of...
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    everything from Nancy Drew to Psycho. My favorite was The Shrinking Man, by Richard Matheson—I was 8 when I found that." King asked a bookmobile driver, "Do you...
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  • Somewhere in Time (film) (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    adaptation of the novel Bid Time Return (1975) by Richard Matheson, who also wrote the screenplay. Reeve plays Richard Collier, a playwright who becomes obsessed...
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  • Duel (1971 film) (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    terrorized by the mostly unseen driver of a semi-truck. The screenplay by Richard Matheson adapts his own short story of the same name, published in the April...
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    The Last Flight (The Twilight Zone) (category Adaptations of works by Richard Matheson)
    (uncredited) This was the first episode of The Twilight Zone scripted by Richard Matheson. Rod Serling had previously adapted the episodes "And When the Sky...
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  • Jaws 3-D (category Films with screenplays by Richard Matheson)
    the first two Jaws films, was credited for the script alongside Richard Matheson. Matheson has reported in interviews that the screenplay was revised by...
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    The Incredible Shrinking Man (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, based on Richard Matheson's 1956 novel, The Shrinking Man. The film stars Grant Williams as Scott...
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     1960 (1960-01-01) 173-3618 14 14 "Third from the Sun" Richard L. Bare Based on a short story by : Richard Matheson Teleplay by : Rod Serling N/A January 8, 1960 (1960-01-08)...
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    glasses to create the illusion that elements penetrate the screen. Richard Matheson worked on the story and script, although many of his contributions...
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  • The Last Man on Earth (1964 film) (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. The film was produced by Robert L. Lippert and directed by Ubaldo...
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  • Death Ship (The Twilight Zone) (category Adaptations of works by Richard Matheson)
    Twilight Zone, based on a 1953 short story with the same title by Richard Matheson. The story was inspired by the legend of the Flying Dutchman. In this...
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    Beaumont, Ray Bradbury, Earl Hamner, Jr., George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, Reginald Rose, and Jerry Sohl. Many episodes also featured new adaptations...
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  • for The Twilight Zone but never produced Based on a short story by Richard Matheson Radio version incorrectly credits Montgomery Pittman as writer for...
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  • What Dreams May Come (film) (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    and adapted by Ronald Bass from the 1978 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson. Starring Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra and Cuba Gooding Jr., it...
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  • introduces the character of Senator Richard Matheson. Matheson was named after the sci-fi/horror writer Richard Matheson, who wrote many episodes of The Twilight...
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  • Rice with an offer to option The Kolchak Papers, which was adapted by Richard Matheson into a television movie. The Night Stalker first aired January 11,...
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  • The Box (2009 film) (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    and directed by Richard Kelly who also serves as a co-producer. It is based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson which was previously...
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  • I Am Legend (film) (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    Robert Neville. Loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, the film is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally...
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  • The Legend of Hell House (category Films based on works by Richard Matheson)
    inexplicably killed. Its screenplay was written by American author Richard Matheson, based upon his 1971 novel Hell House. Physicist Dr. Lionel Barrett...
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  • Little Girl Lost (The Twilight Zone) (category Adaptations of works by Richard Matheson)
    retrieve her. It is based on the 1953 science fiction short story by Richard Matheson. The title of the episode comes from a poem by William Blake, from...
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  • Steel (The Twilight Zone) (category Adaptations of works by Richard Matheson)
    machines. The episode is based on the short story of the same name by Richard Matheson first published in the May 1956 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy &...
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