R.I.P. Richard Matheson (Merged)

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

He was no young man but this is still very sad news. One of the best writers has passed away at 87.

Haven't seen an official news story on it yet, just FB and Twitter posts, but some of those who apparently had ties are confirming.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

This sucks. Matheson was a writing legend. He wrote some great, great stuff.

RIP :(

[Todd Jordan Smut is good. Find all posts View Profile Close Todd Jordan]

I Am Legend is awesome and I really dig Hell House too. Actually those are the only ones I've read other than short stories. I've been thinking about what to read next and that sounds good to me. RIP

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

His contributions to the original TWILIGHT ZONE series were outstanding. RIP.

[Richard--W a straight arrow Find all posts View Profile Close Richard--W]

R.I.P. Richard Matheson

I spent my life reading Richard Matheson.

We were talking about him at great length yesterday.

Words fail me:

RIP Richard Matheson 1926 - 2013
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by Ryan Turek
June 24, 2013
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Author Richard Matheson has passed away at the age of 87. As this is breaking news, there are not a whole lot of details we can offer at this time, we'll update this spot as more information comes in but Matheson's daughter, Ali, wrote the following:

"My beloved father passed away yesterday at home surrounded by the people and things he loved...he was funny, brilliant, loving, generous, kind, creative, and the most wonderful father ever...I miss you and love you forever Pop and I know you are now happy and healthy in a beautiful place full of love and joy you always knew was there..."

Update: Mr. Matheson passed yesterday and sources tell us he had been ill for a bit now.

That came via author John Shirley's Facebook page and Twitter.

Matheson, of course, has made a monumental impact on our genre with his works like "I Am Legend" (which spawned The Last Man on Earth, The Omega Man and I Am Legend with Will Smith and inspired Night of the Living Dead) and "Hell House" (a diving board for so many cinematic haunted house offerings as well as the adaptation The Legend of Hell House).

He also penned "What Dreams May Come," many Twilight Zone episodes (one of which paved the way for Real Steel), The Devil Rides Out, Duel, The Night Stalker and so much more.

He will be greatly missed.

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[Travis Sheldon Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Travis Sheldon]

What an amazing body of work.
R.I.P.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

I Am Legend is awesome and I really dig Hell House too. Actually those are the only ones I've read other than short stories. I've been thinking about what to read next and that sounds good to me. RIP

Forgot all about Hell House. amazing.

[paul h. woly boly Find all posts View Profile Close paul h.]

Amazing is an apt description. He was one of the best storytellers, so imaginative and influential.