Richard Matheson Dies at Age 87

Richard Matheson has passed away at the age of 87. Matheson, is most famously known for writing 1956's The Shrinking Man and most recently I Am Legend starring Will Smith. The films Real Steel, What Dreams May Come, Stir of Echoes, and The Box were all also based on stories by Matheson, while his own scripts included several episodes of the original Twilight Zone show, including the unforgettable, William Shatner-starring Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, and Steven Spielberg’s Duel.