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I Am Legend is a 1954 horror novel by Richard Matheson. It follows the story of Robert Neville, the sole survivor of a disease that has killed or turned the rest of humanity into vampire-like creatures. It has been adapted into three films: The Last Man on Earth, The Omega Man and a film of the same name. The novel's main character is Robert Neville, apparently the sole survivor of a pandemic ...
Oct 27, 2022 · Winner of the Bram Stoker Prize for Vampire Novel of the Century, I Am Legend is a stunning blend of science fiction and horror. ‘The most clever and riveting vampire novel since Dracula‘ – Dean Koontz ‘Books like I Am Legend were an inspiration to me’ – Stephen King
Jan 1, 1999 · I Am Legend was published in 1954 and subsequently filmed as The Omega Man (in 1971), starring Charlton Heston, and I Am Legend (in 2007), starring Will Smith. Matheson wrote the script for the film The Incredible Shrinking Man, an adaptation of his second SF novel The Shrinking Man.
For centuries, human beings have shared dreadful tales of the restless dead who returned as creatures of the night for the blood of their loved ones. In 'I Am Legend,' Richard Matheson explores the effects of these creatures taking over the world. The existence or inexistence of vampires has plagued human folktales and literature since the Middle Ages. The belief that their friends and family ...
Jul 6, 2022 · John Richards' cover for the 1956 edition 4/5 (Good) Richard Matheson's I Am Legend (1954) is an influential SF vampire/zombie novel that spawned three film adaptations (I've watched the first two) and inspired directors such as George A. Romero and Danny Boyle, game designers such as Tim Cain (Fallout), and countless authors. The subject of…
Sep 28, 2023 · I Am Legend is a 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971 ...
I Am Legend 2 (TBA) — upcoming sequel to the above film, starring Michael B. Jordan for the lead role. I Am Omega (2007) — a mockbuster of the other 2007 film, produced by The Asylum . None of these movies used the ending of the original novel: the first (starring Vincent Price) is the only one even close to rest of the story, with the ...
