As both a successful author and screenwriter, Richard Matheson was certainly a master when it came to writing some of the spookiest stories that audiences have ever consumed.

But just because Matheson specialized in all things scary didn't mean he couldn't have a bit of fun on the way there. During an interview with Cinefantastique, Matheson looked back at his career in the entertainment industry and his time working with some industry titans.

Matheson maintained that he loved working with actor Vincent Price, with whom he worked on films like House of Usher and The Pit and The Pendulum.

However, Matheson explained that out of all the film sets he had worked on, one had stood out above all the rest, not necessarily for the quality of the script or the response from the audience; Matheson said that Comedy of Terrors, which he had written, was one of the best film sets he had ever worked on.

"The happiest experience, set-wise at any rate, was on Comedy of Terrors," said Matheson. "All the principals loved the script. I had convinced American-International to hire Jacques Tourneur as the director and the shooting was great fun."

Out of all the actors, Matheson said that he specifically connected with Basil Rathbone. Rathbone played John F. Black, but Matheson was starstruck by the actor.

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"Basil Rathbone who was the oldest one in the cast, incredibly, was forever full of energy and delightful anecdotes," said Matheson. "He told me all about the shooting of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn which remains one of my favorite films."