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Richard Christian Matheson | |
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| Born | (1953-10-14)October 14, 1953 (age 72) |
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| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, horror, film, television |
| Parents | Richard Matheson (father) |
Richard Christian Matheson (born October 14, 1953)[1] is anAmericanwriter ofhorror fiction and screenplays, the son of fiction writer and screenwriterRichard Matheson. He is the author of over 100 short stories of psychological horror andmagic realism which are gathered in over 150 major anthologies and in his critically hailed hardcover short story collectionsScars and Other Distinguishing Marks, Amazon #1 bestsellerDystopia, andZoopraxis.
He is the author of the suspense novelCreated By which was nominated for aBram Stoker Award for Best First Novel.[2] He also authored a magical realism novella set in Hollywood titledThe Ritual of Illusion, and was the editor of the commemorative bookStephen King'sBattleground. Matheson also adapted the short story which was made into an iconic episode of the TNT seriesNightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King and won two Emmys.
He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays forThree O'Clock High,[3]Full Eclipse,It Takes Two,Loose Cannons,[4]Shifter,MidvaleThe Nature of Evil (co-written with his father Richard Matheson),Paradise,It Waits,Happy Face Killer,Voices of Midway, "Red Sleep", "Hooky", Dean Koontz'sSoul Survivor as a 4-hour mini series, threeMasters of Horror episodes, Stephen King'sBig Driver, andNightmare Cinema. He wrote for the magazinesAmazing Stories andTales From The Crypt among the others, and he is the author of the miniseriesNightmares & Dreamscapes and adapted as four-hour miniseriesH. G. Wells'The Time Machine,Roger Zelazny'sThe Chronicles of Amber andWhitley Strieber'sMajestic. Matheson also wrote comedy and drama pilots for major studios and networks. He co-created, co-executive produced and co-wrote all thirteen episodes of theCinemax seriesChemistry. He has been executive story consultant, supervising producer and executive producer for network television series. He is also the co-executive producer of the filmsCub,It Waits,Paradise,Full Eclipse andBig Driver.
