RIP Richard Matheson

[srboone]

Still awaiting details. Chatter on few sites. Wikipedia (that bastion of perfect information) already has listed today as the day he died. I'm just not sure.

EDIT: Now Wikipedia has changed his date of death to 24 June 2014!

EDIT: Source comes from a FB post from a family member. Nothing confirmed yet, though apparently author John Shirley is trying to confirm as well.

[subie09lega]

According to this his daughter said yesterday, so it depends where she's located.

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news

[bookworm 1]

Wow that is very sad news.

[RJK1981]

This literally just got posted to Brian Keene's FB page less than 20 minutes ago

http://www.briankeene.com/2013/06/24...b_source=pubv1

[Martin]

One of the most influential writers in my lifetime. Sorry to hear this.

[Sock Monkey]

So sad to hear this. He is one of my favorite authors of all time. My heart goes out to his friends and family.

[Theli]

That is really sad to hear. I'm a big fan of his writing, Hell House is one of my all time favourite horror novels.

[TJCams]

Sad news - I really need to my hands on a copy of Hell House though.

[bookworm 1]

Very good article.Everyone should read this.Matheson was a lot of fun to read. One of my first non Cemetery Dance limited edition books was Matheson' s Stir of Echoes. We have lost a lot of great writers in the last year. Matheson is near the top of the list.

This literally just got posted to Brian Keene's FB page less than 20 minutes ago

http://www.briankeene.com/2013/06/24...b_source=pubv1

[MrRoland]

He will be missed. He wrote so many great stories. Raising a glass to him!

[jhanic]

Stephen King's tribute:

We've lost one of the giants of the fantasy and horror genres. From THE BEARDLESS WARRIORS,
his brilliant (and largely unread) World War II novel, to THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN and
all the wonderful TWILIGHT ZONE scripts and stories, Matheson fired the imaginations of three
generations of writers. Without his I AM LEGEND, there would have been no NIGHT OF THE
LIVING DEAD; without NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, there would have been no WALKING DEAD,
28 DAYS LATER, or WORLD WAR Z. Matheson wrote the script for Steven Spielberg's
extraordinary film, DUEL, and created one of the most brain-freezingly frightening haunted
house novels of the 20th century in HELL HOUSE. He fired my imagination by placing his
horrors not in European castles and Lovecraftian universes, but in American scenes I knew
and could relate to. "I want to do that," I thought. "I must do that." Matheson showed the
way. In addition to that, he was a gentleman who was always willing to give a young writer
a hand up. I will miss his kindness and erudition. He lived a full life, raised a fine family,
and gave us unforgettable stories, novels, TV shows, and movies. That's good. Nevertheless,
I mourn his loss. A uniquely American voice has been silenced.
Stephen King

John

[peteOcha]

Great tribute from Stephen. Sad news.