#richardmatheson

[hallucinationhorrors]

[arlenschumer]

TONIGHT on ME-TV @ 12:35am EST, one of the GREAT episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “NICK OF TIME” (Written by Richard Matheson, directed by Richard L. Bare, originally broadcast November 18, 1960) Pre-Star Trek William Shatner’s first Twilight Zone episode, season two's “Nick of Time," has him portraying a young husband ceding control of his life to a small town luncheonette’s demonic fortune-telling machine—literally demonic, as it’s topped with a devil’s head, one of The Twilight Zone’s kitschiest but foreboding totems, a bobbling Beelzebub that (almost) steals the show from the magnetic Shatner. Of all the episodes that define the Twilight Zone descriptive phrase “science and superstition,” this one might be the most clear-cut illustration of it, mostly due to Matheson’s vehement, episode-long anti-superstition stance. Don keeps insatiably feeding the fortune-telling Devil, its pithy pronouncements increasingly confirming his superstitions, to the mounting chagrin of Pat, aghast—as we, the audience, are too—at the sight of a feverish Don clutching the Devil-head machine in his arms in an almost sexual embrace (now known as “mechanophilia”: a sexual attraction to machines), pleading to Pat, “Do you think I could just walk away from it?” She recapitulates Matheson’s episode theme when she delivers an ultimatum in response: “What matters is whether you believe more in luck and in fortune than you do in yourself!” Her words beak the Devil-head’s spell, and Don, his composure regained, embraces Pat, and together, they leave the luncheonette, turning back to the infernal machine with the kiss-off line, “...and go where we wanna go—anytime we please!” Following the Carters’ exit, an older couple enters the café, looking worn, tired, haggard. They sit at the same booth the Carters were in, drop a handful of pennies on the table, and with palpable desperation, begin to ask “The Mystic Seer” their questions: “Will we be able to leave Ridgeview today?” arlenschumer.com/twilight-zone #thetwilightzone✨ #rodserling #williamshatner #richardmatheson #arlenschumer @dgareps @bearmanor.media @nyadventureclub @altpick https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTByDfsp6j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tenebraerick]

Happy Birthday to this man: #richardmatheson #iamlegend #hellhouse #trilogyofterror #zunifetishdoll https://www.instagram.com/p/Co4pzmArvsF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tentpoletrauma]

Spirits were high for A list screenwriter David Koepp’s sophomore directorial outing, an adaptation of the Richard Matheson short story A Stir of Echoes. But despite the presence of leading man Kevin Bacon, the film’s release was six degrees too close to another mega hit ghost story with a similar premise, burying Koepp’s otherwise solid effort in an early box office grave. Join Sebastian and Jennifer as they unearth this underrated late 90s supernatural thriller and discuss whether or not it has achieved cult status post mortem. Happy Monday! Our latest episode is up on all the podcast places — thanks for checking it out! 🎪🔪🌀👻 #podcastersofinstagram #newepisode #movies #horror #horrormovies #moviereviews #ghosts #stirofechoes #90s #richardmatheson #kevinbacon #filmpodcast #femalepodcaster https://www.instagram.com/p/CnM3zOxO1XG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jribera777]

I Am Legend is one of the greatest cult classic horror novels ever written. I once read it from start to finish in high school but it got lost after I moved out of my hometown. Lol. Bought it again recently, so I look forward to reading it again after I'm done reading Without Remorse by Tom Clancy. And, if you're wondering, yes, I Am Legend the movie was based off of the classic novel. #iamlegend #richardmatheson

[franciscomaldo]

#31PelículasDeHorror #Halloween2024 #StirOfEchoes √

#31PelículasDeHorror #Halloween2024. Para el 18 de octubre la película del día es #StirOfEchoes de 1999, largometraje de terror sobrenatural basado en la novela homónima de #RichardMatheson. Es escrita y dirigida por #DavidKoepp, destacado realizador responsable de éxitos como #SecretWindow (2004) y #GhostTown (2008), entre otras propuestas. Esta película de #ArtisanEntertainment es protagonizada…

[talltalestogo]

The Monster

The thunder outside /

Echoes storms speaking within. /

Love breeds its Monster./

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#haiku #poem #poetry #may #friday #2020 #therwilightzone #williamshatner #nightmareat20000feet #rodserling #monster #richardmatheson #052220 #davidebooker

[brennerrama]

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“All this vast majesty of creation, it had to mean something. And then I meant something, too. Yes, smaller than the smallest, I meant something, too. To God, there is no zero. I still exist!”

Grant Williams in The Incredible Shrinking Man

#TheIncredibleShrinkingMan #JackArnold #RichardMatheson

#Moviequotes #MovieQuoteOfTheDay

[blackcatsnyc]

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[adamwatchesmovies]

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Twilight Zone: The Movie was an interesting experiment, but not an entirely successful one. This film is like a mechanical duplicate of your best friend. All the pieces, or an equivalent of them, might be there, the memories might be plugged in and the look might be right, but something's missing.

Based on the popular television series, this anthology film is composed of 4 stories, with one “wraparound” tale to introduce and close the picture. Each segment features different characters and is helmed by different directors.

First up is Time Out, the only segment not based on an episode of the show and also easily the weakest. In it, an angry, bigoted man named William Connor (Vic Morrow) goes on a racist tirade and is suddenly transported back through time to Nazi-occupied France, to Vietnam, and then Ku Klux Klan rally where he gets to experience first-hand true hatred and injustice.

This segment's problem is that it’s too obvious. The ending is also not particularly Twilight Zone-y, which sometimes featured twists, but not ones like this story. Perhaps the troubled production was to blame and it’s a tragedy that director John Landis had to hastily rework the story to following deaths on-set but even with the planned conclusion, this wouldn’t have been a memorable story.

Next up is Steven Spielberg and Kick the Can. Sunnyvale Retirement Home welcomes a new resident, a mysterious man (Scatman Crothers) named Mr. Bloom. He encourages the residents to take an optimistic look at life and remember their childhoods. What happens next will never be forgotten.

This second segment is an improvement over the first, but feels out of place in a Twilight Zone Movie. "Movie" implies high drama, big special effects, shocking developments. This is a low-key story, a feel-good tale that’s neat and inline with some of the more whimsical episodes of the show, but easily forgotten. I liked it, but mostly because it’s different from the rest. There’s not much to say.

Now, the segments start getting juicier. Joe Dante spearheads It’s a Good Life, in which a mild-mannered schoolteacher (Kathleen Quinlan as Helen Foley) accidentally runs over a young boy’s bicycle (Jeremy Licht plays Anthony). When she brings him back home, she notices that his family act very strangely, catering instantly to Anthony’s every demand. What is going on with this child?

This segment excels at what you associate with The Twilight Zone; it’s scary but too captivating not to watch and so bizarre you can't guess what is coming next. The ending takes you for a loop, it’s unsettling, and well written. There is a tendency to over-rely on the special effects. The creatures we see are cool and distinct. There’s an inspired TV Cartoon version of Hell but implying what it shows would've been doubly effective.

George Miller brings us the final story, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. In it, a nervous airline passenger (John Lithgow as John Valentine) looks outside his window to discover a hideous gremlin tearing at the engine.

This color remake of the original episode greatly improves upon the gremlin's design. It now looks frightening and mischievious instead of like a big silly teddy bear. Unfortunately, the story takes a misstep by making its protagonist too much of a quack. There’s no escalation in John Valentine. When we first see him, he’s locked up in the washroom trying to soak the rivers of sweat streaming down his face. When he goes ballistic, it’s no surprise. It’s the second-best segment after It’s a Good Life, but it’s frustrating to see a story that improves some aspects of the original while missing others. It’s just not as suspenseful or scary as what we saw in 1963.

The wraparound story feels like something borrowed from Tales from the Crypt than Twilight Zone. It’s amusing but nothing special and much stronger at the beginning than at the end.

Twilight Zone: The Movie shows why big names and big special effects don’t automatically make a better film. It’s entertaining throughout but doesn't improve on the show except when it comes to the special effects. If you’ve never seen the show, this is a good introduction. If you’re already a fan, you’ll be disappointed. All in all, it’s ok. I’d recommend it but mildly. It’s not one I’ll be revisiting anytime soon and unlike the show, doesn’t have a timeless quality about it. (On DVD, August 17, 2016)

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The problem humanity has with Richard Matheson's "I am Legend" https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1575&type=status

[arlenschumer]

TONIGHT on ME-TV @ 12:30am EST, one of the GREAT episodes of THE TWILIGHT ZONE: “A WORLD OF ONE’S OWN” (Written by Richard Matheson, directed by Ralph Nelson, originally broadcast July 1, 1960) The last episode of The Twilight Zone’s immortal first season, “A World of His Own” is writer Matheson’s lighter-hearted sister episode to his parallel-themed “A World of Difference.” Here, a playwright, Gregory West (Keenan Wynn, who worked with Serling four years earlier on “Requiem for a Heavyweight”) brings his characters to flesh and blood life by speaking them into literal existence via his tape recorder. The contrast between West's wife and his conjured mistress is as clear-cut as Archie Comics’ Betty is from Veronica; Matheson even gave them the analogous names Mary (the blonde mistress) and Victoria (the brunette wife). Revealed through Matheson’s sharp dialogue is the history of Gregory’s marriage to Victoria, that Matheson sees as the plight of many a young man: they search for the “perfect�� woman, and if they think they’ve found one, up on a pedestal they put them—which only ends up diminishing themselves as inferior. West even admits to Victoria, “I feel so inadequate compared to you,” adding bluntly, “like a worm.” So West creates his ideal mistress descriptively on his tape recorder, written by Matheson as the wish-fulfillment woman of the post-Playboy, pre-Women’s Liberation American male: “Her name is Mary. She’s thirty, five feet-six inches, blonde hair, nicely built, clear complexion. She’s a plain, unassuming female, with that inner quality of loveliness that makes a woman truly beautiful. She is dressed in a soft pink blouse, old-fashioned brooch, flowing skirt. Her hair is attractively arranged. She is in her husband’s study, preparing him a drink.” Over six decades later, that rather reactionary description of the ideal woman/wife is still one that the bulk of American men who identify as conservative—and plenty who don’t—desire as much as Gregory West did. They just wish they, too, had a magic Twilight Zone tape recorder. arlenschumer.com/twilight-zone #thetwilightzone #rodserling #richardmatheson #arlenschumer @dgareps @bearmanor.media https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-ZqFLMxL5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[goodbearblind]

(Tratto da "Io sono leggenda", Richard Matheson) . . #richardmatheson #iosonoleggenda https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpfZDoN4eg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[theperfessor]

Here is a previously unpublished review of the film I Am Legend of mine. 

[bookworming-101]

Incoming~

Now You See It by Richard Matheson is up next!

**Don’t mind the lackluster picture, this is a reread and its age shows**

In Now You See It, the prolific master of suspense and screenwriting (I Am Legend; The Incredible Shrinking Man) delivers a knock-out tale the likes of which have not been seen since Henry Clouzot's devlilish thriller Diabolique.

Some years ago, the Great Delacorte, a famed stage magician, came down with a stroke that left him in a vegetative state, able to move only his eyes. The entire action of the novel is witnessed through these eyes as Delacorte sits in the Magic Room of his country estate, a room custom-tailored to display stage illusions. Delacorte's son, Max, has taken his name and place as an illusionist in every effort to replace his father. Max is supported by his wife Cassandra and her amazingly identical lookalike younger brother Brian. But for the past year, Cassandra has been poisoning Max's food with arsenic and a sleeping pill. She wants the act all for herself--but Max has his own ideas, and his revenge is the big dish that Matheson sets before us in this dazzler that offers top-flight fun!