tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post4774901652571643129..comments2024-03-06T11:11:48.095-08:00Comments on Too Much Horror Fiction: RIP Richard Matheson (1926 - 2013)Will Erricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-70764324867586207562013-06-28T08:21:48.111-07:002013-06-28T08:21:48.111-07:00He is Legend. I only got around to reading Hell Ho...He is Legend. I only got around to reading Hell House this year and was floored by how brilliant it is. I agree with Stephen King's blurb in that it's the best haunted house story ever. I'm also a huge fan of of his screenplays he made in the 70's for many made-for-TV movies, Trilogy of Terror prime among them. Check out this blog post for more on Matheson's TV work: http://Luishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631388281199815121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-1633544608027761482013-06-26T12:29:43.903-07:002013-06-26T12:29:43.903-07:00He was one of the greats, and his classic works ha...He was one of the greats, and his classic works have always placed him at the top of my list of favorite writers. We should all be so lucky as to leave behind such a meaningful impact on others' lives.Ron Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433028755791230589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-1148634678240889672013-06-25T14:37:31.887-07:002013-06-25T14:37:31.887-07:00Brian, I almost used a line very similar to your l...Brian, I almost used a line very similar to your last one to end this post. Your other points are all correct!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting everybody. And Adam, thank for that fantastic quote...Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-63527629881139386022013-06-25T14:02:09.248-07:002013-06-25T14:02:09.248-07:00To say the man was brilliant is the mother of all ...To say the man was brilliant is the mother of all understatements. He stands with writers like Poe and Lovecraft as men who redefined horror on their own terms.<br /><br />What makes him brilliant is how he could write brilliantly for different media. The books and short stories influenced two generations of writers. But his screenplays for American International were great fun -- especially his Brian Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410190999338150569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-84180177415995097512013-06-25T11:14:13.078-07:002013-06-25T11:14:13.078-07:00Whenever I'm melancholy or feeling like the wo...Whenever I'm melancholy or feeling like the world is too big for me to handle, I just remember this passage he left us with:<br /><br />"I was continuing to shrink, to become… what? The infinitesimal? What was I? Still a human being? Or was I the man of the future? If there were other bursts of radiation, other clouds drifting across seas and continents, would other beings follow me intoAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530188453997612858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-77426907630968900902013-06-24T21:51:10.157-07:002013-06-24T21:51:10.157-07:00He will be legend.
He will be legend.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-91659463384579326342013-06-24T20:58:45.194-07:002013-06-24T20:58:45.194-07:00His short story "The Children of Noah" f...His short story "The Children of Noah" from an old Alfred Hitchcock paperback is a favorite of mine, for creeping me out when I first read it as a kid. Sad news about his passing.<br />Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890931403701897892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-58520652684500417192013-06-24T19:16:09.988-07:002013-06-24T19:16:09.988-07:00I can't believe this. Heartbreaking news. I ha...I can't believe this. Heartbreaking news. I have no other words. I can't define this loss.Amy Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794784418817367222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825351661748594023.post-67649906466507474542013-06-24T16:30:41.591-07:002013-06-24T16:30:41.591-07:00Absolutely sad news. He was among the top of the l...Absolutely sad news. He was among the top of the line and could have very well stood atop the line. "The Shrinking Man" was an excellent novel, as were his many short stories. "The Test" is quite underrated. RIP Mr. Matheson.Josh Caporalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388877987189461463noreply@blogger.com