I Am Legend

In I Am Legend, we meet Robert Neville, who is the last living man on Earth after a vampire pandemic takes out everyone else. Over the course of a few years, Robert works to try to find a cure while ceaselessly being hunted by the undead. A new society begins to form from the remnants of humanity and Robert will have to figure out what his place is in this new world.

Besides the main story, this book also contains ten other stories from Richard Matheson, all dealing with the macabre and mostly undead. Some are bit weird and not terribly scary, but others, such as “Prey”, are terrifying. Give me vampires and zombies all day, but throw in an evil doll and I won’t sleep at night. I thought “The Near Departed” was hilarious in a dark humor sort of way.

Overall, if you’ve ever read Matheson’s works before or if you enjoy scary stories, full of vampires and monsters, this book is for you. I highly recommend it before you go watch the sequel to Will Smith’s version as it’s supposed to more similar to Matheson’s version.