Richard Matheson's Monsters

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<span><span>Richard Matheson was one of the leading writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in the twentieth century. Mathesons most famous early works, the novels</span><span>I Am Legend</span><span> (1954) and</span><span>The Shrinking Man</span><span> (1956), both depict traditionally masculine figures thrust into extraordinary situations</span><span>.</span><span>Other thought-provoking novels, including</span><span>Hell House</span><span> (1971),</span><span>Bid Time Return</span><span> (1975), and</span><span>What Dreams May Come</span><span> (1978)as well as short stories and screenplaysconvey the ambiguous status of masculinity: how men should behave vis-à-vis women and what role they should occupy in the family dynamic and in society at large.</span></span><br><br><span><span>In</span><span>Richard Mathesons Monsters</span><span>:</span><span>Gender in the Stories, Scripts, Novels and</span><span> Twilight Zone</span><span>Episodes</span><span>, June M. Pulliam and Anthony J. Fonseca examine how this groundbreaking authors writings shed light on societys ever-shifting attitudes on masculinity and domesticity. In this first full-length critical study of Mathesons entire literary output, the authors discuss how</span><span>I Am Legend</span><span>,</span><span>The Shrinking Man</span><span>, and other works question traditional male roles. The authors examine how Mathesons scripts for</span><span>The Twilight Zone</span><span> represented changing expectations in male behavior with the onset of the sexual and feminist revolutions, industrialization and globalization, and other issues.</span></span><br><br><span><span>In a society where gender roles are questioned every day, Mathesons work is more relevant than ever.</span><span> Richard Mathesons Monsters</span><span> will be of interest to scholars of literature, film, and television, as well those interested in gender and masculinity studies.</span></span>

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<span><span>June Pulliam</span><span> teaches courses in horror fiction, gender studies, film and media arts, and Young Adult fiction at Louisiana State University. She is the author of</span><span>Monstrous Bodies: Feminine Power in Young Adult Horror Fiction</span><span>.</span><span>Anthony J. Fonseca</span><span> is the Library Director at Elms College in Massachusetts. He is currently working on encyclopedias of ghosts, musician and band films, and international hip-hop culture. Pulliam and Fonseca have coauthored</span><span>Hooked on Horror</span><span> and coedited</span><span>The Encyclopedia of the Zombie</span><span>.</span></span>

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