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Richard Matheson
Writer 1926 - 2013

Richard Matheson

Allendale, New Jersey, USA

Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the... Read full bio →

Filmography

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23 titles
Trilogy of Terror II

Trilogy of Terror II

Dan Curtis 1996 1h 30m

Three tales of terror: in "The Graveyard Rats" lovers murder the woman's older husband and encounter horror when they attempt to rob his grave; "Bobby" is the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and in "He Who Kills" an African doll goes on a murderous rampage.

Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

Bob Clark 1990 1h 34m 4.7

Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows.

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

John Landis, Steven Spielberg 1983 1h 41m 6.9

An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."

Jaws 3-D

Jaws 3-D

Joe Alves 1983 1h 38m 4.5

This third film in the series follows a group of marine biologists attempting to capture a young great white shark that has wandered into Florida's Sea World Park. However, later it is discovered that the shark's 35-foot mother is also a guest at Sea World. What follows is the shark reeking havoc on the visitors in the park.

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

Jeannot Szwarc 1980 1h 43m 8.5

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to find the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Trilogy of Terror

Trilogy of Terror

Dan Curtis 1975 1h 12m 6.0

A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by one of her students; a prudish brunette determines that her free-spirited blonde sister is evil; and a woman's night turns upside down after she purchases an ancient Zuni fetish doll.

Dracula

Dracula

Dan Curtis 1974 1h 38m 6.0

Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.

The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

Dan Curtis 1973 1h 30m

A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

John Hough 1973 1h 35m 6.0

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.

Duel

Duel

Steven Spielberg 1971 1h 14m 8.0

While traveling through the desert for an appointment with a client, the businessman David Mann from California passes a slow and old tanker truck. The psychotic truck driver feels offended and chases David along the empty highway trying to kill him.

De Sade

De Sade

Roger Corman, Cy Endfield 1969 1h 53m

The 18th-century French marquis recalls his sadomasochistic experiments and goes to jail for lewd behavior.

The Devil Rides Out

The Devil Rides Out

Terence Fisher 1968 1h 36m 6.7

The Duc de Richeleau and his friend Rex discover their young charge Simon has fallen in with the powers of Darkness and is about to be baptized into the service of evil. The Duc is fortunately versed in such matters and finds himself locked in a duel with the deadly Mocata, disciple of the left-hand path.

Fanatic

Fanatic

Silvio Narizzano 1965 1h 37m 6.5

A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.

The Last Man on Earth

The Last Man on Earth

Ubaldo Ragona, Sidney Salkow 1964 1h 27m 6.9

Robert Morgan is the last man on earth, as far as he can tell. A plague killed everyone else on the planet several years ago. He was immune to it, and can only guess why. Vampires that were formerly human attack Morgan's home every night

The Raven

The Raven

Roger Corman 1963 1h 26m 7.0

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

Jacques Tourneur 1963 1h 24m 6.7

An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced the pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people in order to get new clients.

Tales of Terror

Tales of Terror

Roger Corman 1962 1h 29m 6.7

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great…

Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

Sidney Hayers 1962 1h 30m 6.5

A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.

Pit and the Pendulum

Pit and the Pendulum

Roger Corman 1961 1h 20m 7.6

In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.

Master of the World

Master of the World

William Witney 1961 1h 42m 6.0

In 1868, an American scientist and his team become hostages of fanatical pacifist Robur who uses his airship Albatross to destroy military targets on Earth.

House of Usher

House of Usher

Roger Corman 1960 1h 19m 7.8

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation

Charles F. Haas 1959 1h 35m

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.

The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Incredible Shrinking Man

Jack Arnold 1957 1h 21m 8.7

When exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide causes Scott Carey to begin to shrink medical science is powerless to help him.

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