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He was also an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter. It was strangely comforting to know the mans intentions definitely again. Buy a used copy of Duel : Terror Stories by Richard Matheson by Richard Matheson. The author of such classic, important works as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Bradbury was honored in 2007 with a Pulitzer citation 'for his distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy.' Other distinctions include a 1954 honor from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation in 2000, and the National Medal of Arts, awarded by President George W. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was one of science fiction's greatest luminaries. His many awards include the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards for Lifetime Achievement, the Hugo Award, Edgar Award, Spur Award for Best Western Novel, Writer’s Guild awards, and in 2010 he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Many of Matheson’s novels and stories have been made into movies including I Am Legend, Somewhere in Time, and Shrinking Man. In addition to books, he wrote prolifically for television (including The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Star Trek) and numerous feature films. He wrote in a variety of genres including terror, fantasy, horror, paranormal, suspense, science fiction and western.

Starting in 1959, Matheson produced 14 original scripts for the television series The Twilight Zone including the landmark “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.Richard Matheson (1926-2013) is the author of many classic novels and short stories. Among his most notable adaptations are his first novel I Am Legend (1954 filmed as The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007)), The Shrinking Man (1956 filmed as The Incredible Shrinking Man, 1957) for which he earned a Hugo award, Bid Time Returns (1975 filmed as Somewhere in Time, 1980) for which he earned a World Fantasy Award, and What Dreams May Come (1978 film, 1998). Matheson transitioned to TV and film writing in the late 1960s, adapting a number of his stories and novels for the screen. creased spine/cover, scratches, curled corners, folded pages, minor sunburn) - The. The story was written as a simple tale of terror, but was lauded as a great work of science fiction, earning Matheson immediate fame. All pages and cover are intact - The book may have some cosmetic wear (i.e. His first short story, “Born of Man and Woman,” was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. His work displays themes of alternate realities, the paranormal, terror, survival and ardor. Richard Matheson is among the most prolific and quietly recognizable authors of science fiction short stories, novels and screenplays.

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