Richard Christian Matheson

For the writer of "I Am Legend", "Hell House", and "What Dreams May Come", see Richard Matheson.

Richard Christian Matheson (born October 14, 1953)[1] is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays. He is the author of the short story collections Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks and Dystopia; the novel Created By; the magic-realism novella "The Ritual of Illusion," and was the editor of the commemorative book "BATTLEGROUND." He co-wrote the screenplays for "Three O'Clock High," "Full Eclipse," "Loose Cannons," "Paradise," "It Waits" and others. He adapted Dean Koontz's "Soul Survivor" as a 4-Hour mini series, three Masters of Horror episodes, Stephen King's "BIG DRIVER" and wrote the film "Happy Face Killer." He wrote for Amazing Stories, the miniseries "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" and has been an executive story editor, executive story consultant, producer and Executive Producer for network television series. He is also the Co-Executive Producer of the films "CUB," "IT WAITS," "PARADISE," "FULL ECLIPSE" and "BIG DRIVER"

Personal life

His father was fiction writer and screenwriter Richard Matheson and his paternal grandparents are from Norway.

Selected Filmography

See also

References

  1. ↑ Family Tree Legends Broken Link - must pay to join site to gain any information

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