Episode #43 Richard Matheson Tribute Panel W/ David J. Schow, Greg Cox and John Scoleri

If Richard Matheson is not one of the most important writers of
the 20th  Century he is without any doubt the most
underrated. A master of the short story,  the novel,
television, and the silver screen. As his  longtime editor,
Greg Cox is known for saying “you may not know his name  but
you know his work.” The Thing on the wing of the plane, the
button box, the Night Stalker, and I am Legend to name a few.
 In this panel,  we discuss the career and impact of
Richard Matheson. Almost two hours of personal stories, nerdy
details, and career highlights this panel is great for super fans
and people who want to know why they should care about this
master of the craft of storytelling in all forms.  


 I am joined by David J. Schow the screenwriter and novelist
well know as having written The Crow and Texas Chainsaw Massacre
III, he is a  brilliant novelist his novels from The Kill
Riff to the Big Crush are fantastic and his collection of horror
shorts Seeing Red is a must-read classic. He has written two
books on the Outer Limits and is an expert in that show, and
knows more about the Creature of the Black Lagoon than anyone on
the planet.  As an LA writer and friend of the Matheson
family, he brings a lot to this panel.   


Greg Cox is a novelist and editor who has written tie novels in
franchises from Batman, Iron Man, The librarians, and more. He
has more  Star Trek Novels than most people who have pairs
of underwear.  He was also Richard Matheson’s editor for 20
years and managed his back catalog through the gauntlet of
Hollywood tie-in editions.   And we have John Scoleri
was recommended to me by Mister Schow as the biggest collector of
I Am Legend-related editions in the world. He is an author,
collector, and publisher at Cimarron Street Books. John’s super
deep details of Matheson collecting bring a lot to this panel.
   So enjoy this Matheson tribute and hopefully
will do a part two someday…  


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