Richard Matheson's The Twilight Zone Scripts (Volume 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1887368426 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 392 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. A second volume will follow in a year. From Publishers Weekly The 14 complete scripts in Richard Matheson's The Twilight Zone Scripts: Volume One, edited by Stanley Wiater, will be great fun for fans and scriptwriters. In the episode called "Invaders," tiny spacemen land at a desolate farmhouse and the lone occupant fights them off; in "A World of Difference," a man finds that his life is actually a movie in the process of being filmed
He is the winner of numerous awards including the Bram Stoker Award, the Hugo Award, and the World Fantasy and Writer's Guild Award. Stanley Wiater has interviewed countless horror writers for his compilations Dark Dreamers, Dark Visions, and Dark Thoughts. Television film screenplays include The Night Stalker and Trilogy of Terror. . Two of his novels were recently adapted to film:
Many of these episodes became the series' most acclaimed and most frequently aired. Each is preceded by an introduction and commentary that lends insight into Matheson's creative process, how he felt about the adaptation of his scripts, and his relationship with Rod Serling. Apart from Rod Serling, screenwriter Richard Matheson wrote more teleplays for the cult classic The Twilight Zone than any other writer. Information about the fate of two lost scripts and suggestions for further reading and viewing are also included.. Published here for the first time are eight original scripts
wow, rediscovering a classic I've always been a fan of science-fiction and fantasy,including The Twilight Zone in its diferent versions. As a filmmaker this book is a great chance to explore the scripts of the episodes. Richard Matheson is trully a master writer.. Donald J. Wurzelbacher said Matheson's scripts are fanastic!. This book is exactly what it says. It is a collectin f stories by Richard Matheson that are used in the original Twilight zone. These are NOT a set of short stories. They are scripts that you can follow along with while watching the story on TV. If that is what you enjoy, then this book is exactly what you want. It delivers what you expect.. "Classic Scripts By a Master of Suspense" according to Parker Benchley. "The Twilight Zone" has long been acknowledged as a television classic. Not only can episodes still be seen on the SciFi Channel, but the show has also proven to be a durable video and DVD best seller.The stories presented on the show are intelligent and have a timeless quality and charm about them that makes even repeated viewings seem new. One of the main reasons for this is the contributions of Richard Matheson. A noted sci-fi and horror novelist with several books turned into classic