Richard Christian Matheson is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays. He is the author of over 100 short stories of psychological horror and magic realism which are gathered in over 150 major anthologies and in his critically hailed hardcover short story collections Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks, Amazon #1 bestseller Dystopia and Zoopraxis. He is the author of the suspense novel Created By and Hollywood novella of magic realism The Ritual of Illusion, and was the editor of the commemorative book Stephen King’s Battleground. Matheson also adapted the short story which was made into an iconic episode of the TNT series “Nightmares & Dreamscapes” and won two Emmys.
Matheson has an impressively long list of writing credits: a very large number of TV series scripts including Tales from the Crypt, Knight Rider, Amazing Stories, Masters of Horror and many movie screenplays including Loose Cannons and Three O’Clock High.
R.C. has managed to do what can be a difficult task for a son of a famous person. His father, Richard Burton Matheson, was the well-known and highly respected author of many award winning horror screenplays, novels, and short stories, with a huge collection of writings.
We’re very happy to welcome Richard Christian to Monsterama to help us celebrate not only his own work but the work of his father for Mathesontennial: 100 Years of Richard Matheson!
