On the subject of Matheson stories, I introduced my support worker to Death Ship yesterday, and it was glorious. I always forget just how good that Twilight Zone episode is.

Seriously, Jack Klugman is great, no less so in the role of captain.

"I think we’re yearning for something beyond the every day."

~ Richard Matheson, born today, 1926.

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Born this day: 02/20/1926 (d. 06/23/2013)
Richard Matheson was an American author whose 1954 novel I Am Legend redefined the vampire myth as SF, becoming a foundational post-apocalyptic text. The Shrinking Man explored existential terror at subatomic scales. His Twilight Zone teleplays and screenplay for Duel shaped SF cinema.

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Umschlagbild von Tony Gleason für
"I Am Legend" von Richard Matheson (dt. Ich, der letzte Mensch)
Mehrfach verfilmt (Der Omega-Mann, ...)
Nelson Doubleday 3684, March 1980

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We've made a shelf just for classic #ScienceFiction in the SF section, here are three Joe has loved over the years:

The Illustrated Man: as a youngster, this short story collection was my gateway into the works of Ray Bradbury (still reading him today)

I Am Legend, Matheson's slim classic (oft-filmed, never really quite getting the book) captures that era of Cold War paranoia, fear and isolation

Wasp, a delightful, slightly anarchic adventure romp, beloved by Terry Pratchett. A highly resourceful agent is dropped on an enemy planet to cause distractions (the way a wasp can distract a much larger creature). The humour is like a forerunner of Harrison's later Stainless Steel Rat.

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Richard Matheson's Hell House is a classic horror story about a haunted house. It is brutal and relentless in its depiction of psychological pressure.
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