Richard Christian Matheson

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Richard Christian Matheson

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Richard Christian Matheson (born 1953) is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays. He is the author of the short story collections Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks and Dystopia; the novel Created By; and the screenplay for the Showtime Masters of Horror installments Dance of the De…

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Richard Christian Matheson (born 1953) is an American writer of horror fiction and screenplays. He is the author of the short story collections Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks and Dystopia; the novel Created By; and the screenplay for the Showtime Masters of Horror installments Dance of the Dead (Season 1) and The Damned Thing (Season 2). He has also been a story editor for the television series The A-Team (Season 2 Episode 3 The Only Church in Town) and writer for the show (Season 2 Episode 4 Bad Time on the Border) which aired during the 1980's.

His father is fiction writer and screenwriter Richard Matheson and his paternal grandparents are from Norway.

AUTHOR CAREER

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1987–20135 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

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Main classification

Horror5 (100%)

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Genres and themes

Horror5 / 5 books
Mystery1 / 5 books