Matheson's specialty was unearthing horrific or fantastic situations in the most commonplace of locales his characters often courted insanity as they vainly tried to convince those around them that "something is out there." While Matheson's best novel I Am Legend was never satisfactorily brought to the screen, the author has been otherwise well served by Hollywood. He agreed to sell his novel only on the condition that he adapt the screenplay: the result was the 1957 existential sci-fi classic The Incredible Shrinking Man.
He tried to break into movies as early as 1951, but it wasn't until Universal bought the rights to Matheson's novel The Shrinking Man that he gained access to Hollywood - on his own terms. Unable to secure a job at a magazine or newspaper, Matheson turned to freelancing, scoring an immediate success with his first fantasy piece, 1950's Born of Man and Woman. Matheson's specialty was unearthing horrific or fantastic situations in the most commonplace of locales his characters often courted insanity as they vainly tried to convince those around them that "something is out there." While Matheson's best novel I Am Legend was never satisfactorily brought to the screen, the author has been otherwise well Invalided out of World War II, American writer Richard Matheson majored in journalism at the University of Missouri. Biography: Invalided out of World War II, American writer Richard Matheson majored in journalism at the University of Missouri.
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