New Book Review - Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend"
For those who don't know, Richard Matheson is one of my many favorite authors. His work on the original Twilight Zone, caught both my attention and imagination. To this day, I consider his novel "Hell House" one of the greatest haunted house stories ever written. But he also wrote about vampires in his classic "I Am Legend" (aka "The Omega Man"). I was given a copy of this novel last Christmas and had finally gotten a chance to reading it. Having seen several movie versions of the story (including the one with Charles Heston), I was already familiar with the overall concept of the tale about the last normal human being on the planet. However, knowing how Hollywood likes to put extra spins and its own touches on a story, I was eager to actually read Mr. Matheson's original vision and I was not disappointed. We are quickly introduced to Robert Neville, who (as far as he and the audience knows) may be the last normal human being on th...