Like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, I Am Legend is among the most enduring, flexible, and durable stories in all of horror. It continues to be remade in both official and unofficial capacities with each generation giving Richard Matheson’s seminal novella its own unique twist suited to its current fears. The first, and to date most faithful, adaptation of I Am Legend is The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price in the central role of Robert Morgan. Ironically, this adaptation was disowned by its original creator for several reasons and, though it is the oldest filmed version of the story, perhaps rings truest to us today over sixty years after its making.
Richard Matheson was first hired by England’s Hammer Studios to write a screenplay based on his novella. Unfortunately, the script he turned in was blocked by the British censors who, Hammer believed, were keeping an...
Richard Matheson was first hired by England’s Hammer Studios to write a screenplay based on his novella. Unfortunately, the script he turned in was blocked by the British censors who, Hammer believed, were keeping an...
- 7/2/2025
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
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