I Am Legend (novel)
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I Am Legend is a 1954 post-apocalyptic horror novel by American writer Richard Matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971), and I Am Legend (2007). It was also an inspiration for George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968).
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Author | Richard Matheson |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | post-apocalyptic |
Genre | Horror |
Publisher | Gold Medal Books |
Publication date | August 7, 1954[1] |
Media type | Paperback |
Pages | 160 (1954 edition) |
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