# Richard Matheson dead at 87

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-matheson-dead-at-87/691546>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 24, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-matheson-dead-at-87/691546 "2014-06-24T16:12:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-matheson-dead-at-87/691546/1 "2014-06-24T16:12:39Z")

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[Cite](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/books/richard-matheson-writer-of-haunted-science-fiction-and-horror-dies-at-87.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1&)

One of the absolute greatest horror fiction writers ever.

The mantle that passed from Edgar Allen Poe to P.H. Lovecraft to Richard Matheson is now worn by Stephen King.

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**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-matheson-dead-at-87/691546/2 "2014-06-24T16:38:58Z")

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Very sad, and truly one of the great horror writers.

But he died a year ago. Unless you were just marking the one year anniversary of his death!

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**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-matheson-dead-at-87/691546/3 "2014-06-24T17:00:17Z")

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Well, he is still dead at 87 isn’t he?

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-matheson-dead-at-87/691546/4 "2014-06-24T17:05:14Z")

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This happens every once in a while: an obituary or an article about a celebrity death goes viral years after the fact and not everybody notices that it’s old. No harm done, but I’m closing this thread.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-matheson-dead-at-87/691546/5 "2014-06-24T19:16:08Z")

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Note: The old thread (June 2013) if anyone wants to post to it: [Richard Matheson - R.I.P. - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=694726)