Which of Richard Matheson's books is this movie based on?

How many books can you name?

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He wasn't just a cool guy in a top hat! Richard Matheson was known for an array of novels, many of which were adapted into feature films! In this quiz, we'll give you the name of a popular movie, and it's your job to guess which Richard Matheson novel it was based off of!

  1. The Last Man on Earth (1964)
  2. Cold Sweat (1970)
  3. Burn Witch Burn (1962)
  4. Somewhere in Time (1980)
  5. Loose Cannons (1990)
  6. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
  7. The Legend of Hell House (1973)
  8. The Comedy of Terrors (1963)
  9. The Young Warriors (1967)
  10. The Raven (1963)

Which of Richard Matheson's books is this movie based on?

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25 Comments

Stoney 12 hours ago
10 for 10, I'm definitely a Matheson fan
Bapa1 16 hours ago
3/10, the only one I knew was I am Legend.
LabLove 20 hours ago
5 of 10. All guesses 🤷‍♀️
gbell 1 day ago
5. Ive never heard of most of those books or movies. 😆
cperrynaples 1 day ago
A few comments: Ride The Nightmare was also done on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and 10 was sort of a reworking Of Edgar Allen Poe!
Sway 1 day ago
9 correct guesses 🙂. Missed #5
Jacki 1 day ago
4/10 all guesses. One of my better scores lol 😄
JayBurd 1 day ago
6 of 10 and it was all a guessing game.
TheJackOfCups 1 day ago
6/10
I knew who wrote #10. Everything else was a guess
Muleskinner 1 day ago
7/10. All guesses. I never heard of Richard Matheson until I took this quiz. 🤷‍♂️
I don’t think I have either. 🤔
A lot of the twilight zones were based on his stories.
Jacki McGillahooala 1 day ago
I didn't know that.
CaptainDunsel 1 day ago
9/10
A Loose Canon blew up in my face.
(Guessed a BUNCH of these, BTW.)
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