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Richard Matheson Books in Order

74 books are credited to Richard Matheson, published between 1951 and 2020; 2 of them appeared after Richard Matheson's death in 2013. The first book is Dress of White Silk (1951) and the newest is Off Beat: Uncollected Stories (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Richard Matheson also publishes as Logan Swanson.

Books
74
Published
1951–2020
Confirmed
55 of 74 titles
Pages on record
12,850 in 44 of 74 books
Reading time
214–321 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,850 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 44 of 74 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Richard Matheson, author

Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was an American author and screenwriter working mainly in horror, fantasy and science fiction. I Am Legend, the 1954 novel, is the best known work and has been filmed three times: as The Last Man on Earth (1964), which Matheson co-wrote and Vincent Price starred in, then as The Omega Man with Charlton Heston, and again under its own title with Will Smith. Seventy-six titles are catalogued from 1951 to 2020, many of them short stories, and westerns and Texas Rangers sit among the horror and science fiction subjects.

How many Richard Matheson books are there?

Richard Matheson has 74 books, released between 1951 and 2020. 2 of them were published after Richard Matheson's death in 2013.

Richard Matheson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 74 Richard Matheson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Someone is Bleeding by Richard Matheson (1953)
  2. Cover of Wet Straw by Richard Matheson (1953)
  3. Cover of I Am Legend / The Omega Man by Richard Matheson (1954)
  4. Cover of The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson (1956)
  5. Cover of Nightmare At 20,000 Feet by Richard Matheson (1957)
  6. Cover of The Beardless Warriors of World War II by Richard Matheson (1960)
  7. Cover of Shock Ii: Thirteen Tales To Haunt The Imagination by Richard Matheson (1964)
  8. Cover of Shock Waves by Richard Matheson (1970)
  9. Cover of Duel by Richard Matheson (1971)
  10. Cover of Hell House by Richard Matheson (1971)
  11. Cover of Somewhere In Time / Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson (1975)
  12. Cover of What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson (1978)
  13. Cover of Earthbound by Richard Matheson (1982)
  14. Cover of Collected Stories, Vol. 1 by Richard Matheson (1989)
  15. Cover of Journal of the Gun Years by Richard Matheson (1991)
  16. Cover of The Path by Richard Matheson (1993)
  17. Cover of The Gun Fight by Richard Matheson (1993)
  18. Cover of 7 Steps to Midnight by Richard Matheson (1993)
  19. Cover of Now You See It... by Richard Matheson (1995)
  20. Cover of The Memoirs of Wild Bill Hickok by Richard Matheson (1996)
  21. Cover of The Twilight Zone Scripts by Richard Matheson (1998)
  22. Cover of Mediums Rare by Richard Matheson (2000)
  23. Cover of Passion Play by Richard Matheson (2000)
  24. Cover of Hunger and Thirst by Richard Matheson (2000)
  1. 1
    Dress of White Silk1951 · confirmed 3/4
    1951–
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  2. 2
    Through Channels1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  3. 3
    Shock!: Thirteen Tales To Thrill And Terrify1951 · confirmed 3/4
    1951–
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  4. 4
    Witch War1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  5. 5
    Blood Son / Drink My Blood / Drink My Red Blood1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  6. 6
    Someone is Bleeding1953 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1953384
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  7. 7
    Slaughter House1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  8. 8
    Wet Straw1953 · 614 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953614
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  9. 9
    Disappearing Act1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  10. 10
    Legion of Plotters1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  11. 11
    Mad House1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  12. 12
    Third From The Sun: Tales Of Science Fiction And Fantasy1954 · confirmed 3/4
    1954–
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  13. 13
    Woman / Third from the Sun / Born of Man1954 · 125 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1954125
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  14. 14
    I Am Legend / The Omega Man1954 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1954312
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  15. 15
    Dance of the Dead1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  16. 16
    The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Shrinking Man1956 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956320
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  17. 17
    The Shores Of Space1957 · confirmed 3/4
    1957–
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  18. 18
    Nightmare At 20,000 Feet1957 · 271 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1957271
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  19. 19
    A Stir of Echoes1958 · 211 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1958211
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  20. 20
    The Distributor1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  21. 21
    The Beardless Warriors of World War II1960 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1960320
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  22. 22
    First Anniversary1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  23. 23
    The Likeness of Julie1962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  24. 24
    Shock Ii: Thirteen Tales To Haunt The Imagination1964 · confirmed 3/4
    1964–
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  25. 25
    Comedy of Terrors1964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
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  26. 26
    Shock Iii1966 · confirmed 3/4
    1966–
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  27. 27
    Shock Waves1970 · confirmed 3/4
    1970–
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  28. 28
    Duel1971 · 394 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1971394
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  29. 29
    Hell House1971 · confirmed 3/4
    1971–
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  30. 30
    The Night Stalker1973 · confirmed 2/4
    1973–
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Richard Matheson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

74 books

74 Richard Matheson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Richard Matheson books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 74 Richard Matheson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Richard Matheson

Start with Dress of White Silk (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard Matheson book?

Off Beat: Uncollected Stories (2020) is the newest Richard Matheson book released so far.

Is there a new Richard Matheson book coming?

No next Richard Matheson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Richard Matheson has won

Wikidata records 10 awards and 2 nominations for Richard Matheson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2010Won
  • Geffen Award2008Won
  • Tähtivaeltaja Award2008Won
  • World Horror Convention Grand Master Award1993Won
  • Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement1990Won
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection1990Wonfor Richard Matheson: Collected Stories
  • Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection1989Wonfor Richard Matheson: Collected Stories
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1976Wonfor Bid Time Return
  • Edgar Awards1973Wonfor The Night Stalker
  • Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation1958Wonfor The Incredible Shrinking Man
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2003Shortlistedfor Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
  • Locus Award for Best Collection1990Shortlistedfor Richard Matheson: Collected Stories

Richard Matheson at a glance

Died
Richard Matheson died in 2013, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Richard Matheson are still being published after Richard Matheson's death in 2013; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
Richard Matheson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
12,850 pages across the 44 of 74 books with a recorded length, a median of 303 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard Matheson books, 22 of 74, were published in the 2000s.

What the Richard Matheson books are about

36 of the 74 Richard Matheson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: horror is tagged on 7 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.