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Post by Shep on Apr 28, 2010 1:54:25 GMT -5
Is anyone else a fan? His books "I Am Legend," "The Shrinking Man" and "Bid Time Return" are old favorites of mine. Also love some of the short stories like "Prey," "Witch War," "Born of Man and Woman," "Button Button" and "Long Distance Call."
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Post by Continuing Legend on Apr 28, 2010 4:58:52 GMT -5
LOVE him. Born of Man and Woman is fantastic.
I ... I don't know if I liked "Hunted Past Reason." It really freaked me out, so I guess it did its job.
Seven Past Midnight was like Dan Brown if Dan Brown didn't suck so bad. I liked that one, though it wasn't really typical of his other stuff.
I liked a lot of his short stories, but I can't think of any titles off the top of my head because I'm tired. I'll probably have more to say later.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Apr 28, 2010 23:16:59 GMT -5
I loved "The Shrinking Man" and "Duel," and of course "I Am Legend." I think I might prefer his short stories to his novels, actually, but I can't think of the titles off the top of my head and my book of his stories is at home.
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Post by Mighty Jack on Apr 29, 2010 0:24:33 GMT -5
I also had a book of short stories that I loved, but can't remember the titles. Also liked many of the Twilight Zone episodes he wrote.
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Post by Shep on Apr 29, 2010 4:09:13 GMT -5
Also liked many of the Twilight Zone episodes he wrote. Absolutely! Probably my favorite Zone writer outside Rod Serling. Matheson also penned one of my favorite "Alfred Hitchcock Hour" eps, "Ride the Nightmare" (which was possibly an inspiration for "A History of Violence"). |
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Post by Shep on Apr 29, 2010 4:11:51 GMT -5
I think I might prefer his short stories to his novels Me, too. I remember thinking the science in both "I Am Legend" and "Shrinking Man" seemed pretty shakey, but Matheson wrote the main characters so well I didn't really care. |
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Post by Chuck on Apr 30, 2010 19:43:14 GMT -5
I think I might prefer his short stories to his novels Me, too. I remember thinking the science in both "I Am Legend" and "Shrinking Man" seemed pretty shakey, but Matheson wrote the main characters so well I didn't really care. I concur about his short stories. He was a master. |
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Post by callipygias on Apr 30, 2010 20:46:49 GMT -5
Hey, he's still alive! Everything I've read so far is at the very least enjoyable, and some of it is really amazing. Other than the already mentioned Born of Man and Woman, another favorite is When Day is Dun. If it wasn't so dark it would've made a great Twilight Zone. |
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Post by Continuing Legend on May 5, 2010 11:29:59 GMT -5
"Blood Son" was a pretty good short story. Vampires done right. None of that Twilight Sparklepants crap.
I recently read a whole bunch of his short stories and I wish I could remember them better, because they were awesome.
There was one about this one guy who was like, the last man on Earth, so he pretended to be a whole bunch of different people to make life interesting? I don't remember what it was called, but I remember liking it.
Also there was one about door-to-door prostitutes? I liked that one too.
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Post by angilasman on May 13, 2010 16:18:32 GMT -5
He scripted the two Kolchak TV movies too!
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Post by maxwell on Jun 24, 2010 14:55:53 GMT -5
the incredible shrinking man
duel
what dreams may come
stir of echoes
somewhere in time
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Jul 9, 2010 17:59:56 GMT -5
Oh yeah, how could I have forgotten Stir of Echoes? That was an awesome book (more novella length, really). And the movie they made of it with Kevin Bacon was actually really scary.
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Post by mccloud on Jul 10, 2010 18:47:02 GMT -5
Hell House is one of the best ghost stories I've ever read.
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Post by callipygias on Jul 26, 2010 22:16:17 GMT -5
SRL AD. The way Matheson wrote Loolie (aka LONESOME, VENUS GAL) is amazing, and so funny. This is one of my favorites.
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Post by Hellcat on Sept 6, 2010 0:05:03 GMT -5
Recently I read "The Distributor", and I'd highly recommend it. It's about a man named Theodore who moves into an ordinary neighborhood and systematically turns the residents against each other. He does this by exploiting racial prejudice, long-simmering resentments, and even sexual tensions. In some cases he acts overtly, and in others he makes it seem as if another neighbor has committed the act. I liked the way Matheson slowly built the tension by having Theodore target several of his neighbors at the same time. Which ones will reach the breaking point first, and what will they do? A very satisfying, very dark psychological suspense story.
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