Richard Matheson on Screen: A History of the Filmed Works

In the introduction, Bradley supplies the reader with a quote from Matheson that encapsulates the leitmotif of his work as “the individual isolated in a threatening world, attempting survive”. Because paranoia is a common element in Matheson's fiction, Matheson's own children have nicknamed their father “Mr Paranoia”. The first consists of brief Acknowledgements section, followed by a Foreword by Matheson, and Bradley's Introduction. Besides giving a biographical sketch of Matheson's life, Bradley's Introduction discusses his plan and goals for the book. [...]Bradley's book is more of a study on Matheson and his involvement with film and television, and the book is part biography, part film history, and part television history. The plot for film – and the earlier short story – concern salesman David Mann (Dennis Weaver) driving on routine business trip on a remote highway where he encounters a huge tanker truck.