![]() ![]() His influence on a generation of bestselling authors-including Stephen King and Dean Koontz-who first read him in their youth is, well, legendary. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Employing a stark, almost documentary style, Richard Matheson was one of the first writers to convince us that the undead can lurk in a local supermarket freezer as well as a remote Gothic castle. He is the legendary monster who must be destroyed because he is different from everyone else. ![]() ![]() ![]() He alone appears to be immune to this disease, but the grim irony is that now he is the outsider. A terrible plague has decimated the world, and those who were unfortunate enough to survive have been transformed into blood-thirsty creatures of the night. As Richard Matheson's third novel, it was first marketed as science fiction (for although written in 1954, the story takes place in a future 1976). I Am Legend by Matheson, Richard (2007) Mass Market Paperback Mass Market Paperback 108 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback from 11.84 6 Used from 11.84 1 New from 17.10 3 Collectible from 35.00 Mass Market Paperback 15.99 29 Used from 4.69 17 New from 7.49 1 Collectible from 49. One of the most influential vampire novels of the 20th century, I Am Legend regularly appears on the "10 Best" lists of numerous critical studies of the horror genre. ![]()
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