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Richard Matheson: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Richard Matheson has 6 books adapted into 10 TV shows and movies.
About Richard Matheson's books on screen
Richard Matheson has 6 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1954 to 1978. Together they have become 10 movies. The first adaptation was The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), and the most recent released one is The Shrinking Man (2025). The most adapted is I Am Legend, with 4 screen versions.
Richard Matheson books with adaptations, in publication order
- I Am Legend (1954) · adapted as I Am Legend (2007), The Omega Man (1971), The Last Man on Earth (1964), I Am Omega (2007)
- The Shrinking Man (1956) · adapted as The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Shrinking Man (2025)
- A Stir of Echoes (1958) · adapted as Stir of Echoes (1999)
- Button, Button (1970) · adapted as The Box (2009)
- Bid Time Return (1975) · adapted as Somewhere in Time (1980)
- What Dreams May Come (1978) · adapted as What Dreams May Come (1998)
TV shows and movies based on Richard Matheson's books
- The Shrinking Man (movie, 2025)
- The Box (movie, 2009)
- I Am Legend (movie, 2007)
- I Am Omega (movie, 2007)
- Stir of Echoes (movie, 1999)
- What Dreams May Come (movie, 1998)
- Somewhere in Time (movie, 1980)
- The Omega Man (movie, 1971)
- The Last Man on Earth (movie, 1964)
- The Incredible Shrinking Man (movie, 1957)
Common questions
How many Richard Matheson books have been made into movies or TV shows?
6 books have been adapted into 10 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Richard Matheson adaptation?
The Incredible Shrinking Man, released in 1957, a movie based on The Shrinking Man.
Is a new Richard Matheson adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Shrinking Man.
Which Richard Matheson book has the most adaptations?
I Am Legend, with 4 TV and movie versions.