Local Authors
Writers from Bergen County — past and present
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Born in Allendale, Bergen County, Richard Matheson became one of the 20th century's most influential writers of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. His novel I Am Legend virtually invented the modern zombie/vampire apocalypse genre and has been adapted for film three times. He also wrote the classic Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and countless other works that shaped popular culture.
Books
The last man on Earth struggles to survive in a world overrun by vampires. A landmark of science fiction that gave birth to the zombie apocalypse genre.
After exposure to a mysterious mist, Scott Carey begins to shrink. A powerful meditation on identity, masculinity, and survival.
A physicist and two mediums investigate the most dangerous haunted house in the world — with terrifying results. A masterpiece of the haunted-house genre.
After dying in a car accident, a man explores the afterlife and descends into Hell itself to rescue his wife. Adapted into the 1998 Robin Williams film.