Among the greats of twentieth century horror & fantasy few names stand above Richard Matheson Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend & his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes Matheson truly shines in his chilling masterful short stories Matheson revolutionized horror by taking it out of Gothic castles & strange cosmos & into the darkened streets & suburbs we recognize as our own He infuses tales of the fantastic & supernatural with dark explorations of human nature delving deep into the universal dread of feeling alone & threatened in a dangerous world