When Matheson wrote this book in the 50’s, the “zombie apocalypse” trend wasn’t yet a thing. Now this all seems a lot deeper than your run of the mill horror story and that is what is so great about it! There are no cheap jump scares here, folks, and that is what makes it all the more creepy. I mean, think about it for a moment if you were truly the last person alive on earth (as far as you knew), what would you let yourself do? This was a study too of human nature and how someone might behave when they knew no one was around to judge them, condemn them, or stop them. You all know how I love morally grey characters! He is a man that is struggling to hold on to morality and ethics in a world where they don’t seem to belong anymore. Neville is an interesting character to follow, because he is not altogether good or bad. More so than any vampire attack, the protagonist Robert Neville’s desperate inner thoughts left me feeling frightened and disturbed.

What really struck me about I Am Legend, when I first read it, was how accurate a depiction it seemed to give of a man consumed by loneliness. This book is not just for fans of the horror genre, but anyone wishing to delve into the mind of the last living man on earth, as his world is slowly taken over by vampires. Books like I Am Legend were an inspiration to me.” And really, in King’s best novels that I have read, he emulates the subtle, creeping sense of dread that Matheson writes so well. I mean, everyone knows Stephen King, but do they know that he had this to say? “I think the author that influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson.

I recommend it to anyone who is looking for something creepy or just something that doesn’t seem to be that well known, but is truly amazing. It is a haunting story that has been one of my favorites since high school. I Am Legend is not a huge book, based on length alone, but the weight and gravitas of this story goes beyond any measure. Well friends, since I have mentioned this book so many times in my book tags over the past few weeks, I decided to finally post a review for you guys. All these books, he thought, the residue of a planet’s intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing.” “He stood there for a moment looking around the silent room, shaking his head slowly.

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