Richard Burton Matheson is the father of Richard Christian Matheson.
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Few writers have found acceptance in as many varied fields as Richard Burton Matheson. He has been successful as a horror writer, as a science fiction writer, and in mainstream romance fiction. He has also written westerns, film scripts--including many Roger Corman films and Spielberg's debut, DUEL--and television scripts, for shows like THE TWILIGHT ZONE and STAR TREK. Matheson's fiction writing career began in 1950 and, throughout the rest of that decade, he wrote numerous short stories, some more...
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02/20/1926 New Jersey, Middle Atlantic States, Northeastern States, United States,
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Richard Matheson has been known to right some of our societies best horror novels. The author illustrates the effects of the paranormal on a single person as well as how it affects society. The way we see ourselves and the way we perceive can change dramatically and within moments of encountering the paranormal.
Hell House starts out and continues to be one of the most well thought out books I've ever read, the story is rather unique because it dives into the history of the house, how it began and how it continued to change people's mind sets years and years after the building was shut down. However, the story, the horror and the imagination crumble as it reaches the book's climax and ending. One moment you are excited to find out what will happen next to the characters, then the following page you are in disbelief at how quickly the author tries to end it. Still frightening and still good...just doesn't end well...
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