Richard Matheson


science fiction awards database

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2009
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 2010 — winner

2002
Abu and the 7 Marvels (by RM & William Stout) • novel • Gauntlet Press
awards:
• Bram Stoker Awards 2003 — work for younger readers — nomination
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet • collection • Tor
awards:
• Locus Awards 2003 — collection — 20th place

1999
International Horror Guild Awards 2000 — Living Legend — winner

1995
British Fantasy Awards 1996 — special award — nomination
I Am Legend • collection • Orb, 1995
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

1992
World Horror Grandmaster 1993 — winner

1991
“Two O'Clock Session” • The Bradbury Chronicles
anthologies:
• The Bradbury Chronicles: Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury, ed. William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc 1991

1990
Bram Stoker Awards 1991 — life achievement — winner

1989
Earthbound • novel • Robinson, 1989
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
Richard Matheson: Collected Stories • collection • Scream/Press
awards:
• World Fantasy Awards 1990 — collection — winner
• Bram Stoker Awards 1990 — collection — winner
• Locus Awards 1990 — collection — 12th place
• Readercon Awards 1990 — collection — winner
• Readercon Awards 1990 — value in bookcraft — winner
citations:
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron

1988
“Shoo Fly ” • Omni Nov 1988
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, St. Martin’s 1989

1983
World Fantasy Awards 1984 — life achievement — winner

1978
What Dreams May Come • novel • Putnam, 1978
citations:
• 2009: 100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

1977
World Fantasy Awards 1978 — life achievement — nomination

1975
Bid Time Return • novel • Viking
awards:
• World Fantasy Awards 1976 — novel — winner
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron

1971
“Duel ” • short fiction
awards:
• Xatafi-Cyberdark 2006 — foreign story — nomination
anthologies:
• The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Garyn G. Roberts, Prentice-Hall 2001
• Foundations of Fear, ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor 1992
Hell House • novel • Viking, 1971
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1981: Danse Macabre, Stephen King

1970
“Button, Button ” • Playboy Jun 1970
anthologies:
• Transit of Earth, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971
“By Appointment Only ” • Playboy Apr 1970
anthologies:
• Weird Show, ed. Anon., Playboy 1971
Shock [four volumes] • collection • Dell, 1970
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1969
“Prey ” • Playboy Apr 1969
anthologies:
• American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now, ed. Peter Straub, Library of America 2009
• The American Fantasy Tradition, ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor 2002
• The Year’s Best Horror Stories, ed. Richard Davis, Sphere 1971

1964
Shock II • collection • Dell, 1964
citations:
• 1981: Danse Macabre, Stephen King

1963
“The Jazz Machine ” • F&SF Feb 1963
anthologies:
• The 9th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F, ed. Judith Merril, Simon & Schuster 1964

1960
“First Anniversary ” • Playboy Jul 1960
anthologies:
• The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural, ed. Anon., Chicago: Playboy 1967

1959
“The Creeping Terror” • Star Science Fiction Stories
anthologies:
• Star Science Fiction Stories #5, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine 1959
“No Such Thing as a Vampire ” • Playboy Oct 1959
anthologies:
• The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural, ed. Anon., Chicago: Playboy 1967
“A Touch of Grapefruit ” • Star Science Fiction Stories
anthologies:
• Science Fiction A to Z, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Houghton Mifflin 1982

1958
“The Distributor ” • Playboy Mar 1958
anthologies:
• My Favorite Horror Story, ed. Mike Baker & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 2000
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories to Be Read with the Door Locked, ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random House 1975
“Lemmings ” • F&SF Jan 1958
anthologies:
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous, ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random House 1965
A Stir of Echoes • novel • Lippincott, 1958
citations:
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1981: Danse Macabre, Stephen King

1957
“The Children of Noah ” • AHMM Mar 1957
anthologies:
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories My Mother Never Told Me, ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random House 1963
“The Holiday Man ” • F&SF Jul 1957
anthologies:
• Twenty Years of Fantasy & Science Fiction, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Robert P. Mills, G.P. Putnam’s 1970
The Shores of Space • collection • Bantam , 1957
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1956
The Shrinking Man • novel • Fawcett Gold Medal, 1956
citations:
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1988: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1981: Danse Macabre, Stephen King
“The Splendid Source ” • Playboy May 1956
anthologies:
• Last Train to Limbo, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971
“Steel ” • F&SF May 1956
anthologies:
• Run to Starlight, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander & Patricia S. Warrick, Delacorte 1975

1955
“Pattern for Survival ” • F&SF May 1955
anthologies:
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Fifth Series, ed. Anthony Boucher, Doubleday 1956
Third from the Sun • collection • Bantam, 1955
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1954
Born of Man and Woman • collection • Chamberlain Press, 1954
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“Dance of the Dead ” • Star Science Fiction Stories
anthologies:
• Star of Stars, ed. Frederik Pohl, Doubleday 1960
• Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine 1954
I Am Legend • novel • Fawcett Gold Medal
awards:
• Geffen Awards 2008 — sf book — winner
citations:
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2015: 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime, Amazon Editors
• 2012: The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR
• 2009: 1000 novels everyone must read, Guardian Newspaper
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 501 Must-Read Books, Emma Beare & Cathy Lowne
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: Top 50 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books, Science Fiction Book Club
• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1988: Horror: 100 Best Books, Stephen Jones & Kim Newman
• 1981: Danse Macabre, Stephen King
• 1974: Modern Science Fiction, Norman Spinrad
“The Test ” • F&SF Nov 1954
anthologies:
• Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 16 (1954), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1987
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 4, ed. Anthony Boucher, Doubleday 1955

1953
“Death Ship ” • Fantastic Story Magazine Mar 1953
anthologies:
• The Time Traveler's Almanac, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, Tor 2014
• The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century, ed. Harry Turtledove & Martin H. Greenberg, Ballantine Del Rey 2005
“The Last Day ” • Amazing Apr/May 1953
anthologies:
• Decade the 1950s, ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison, Macmillan UK 1976
• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fredrick Fell 1954
“Long Distance Call” • Beyond Fantasy Fiction Nov 1953
anthologies:
• American Supernatural Tales, ed. S. T. Joshi, Penguin Classics 2007
“Mother by Protest ” • Fantastic Sep/Oct 1953
anthologies:
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Master’s Choice, ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random House 1979
• More Macabre, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Ace 1961

1952
“Lover, When You're Near Me” • Galaxy May 1952
anthologies:
• Second Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction, ed. Horace L. Gold, Crown 1954
• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fredrick Fell 1953
“Shipshape Home ” • Galaxy Jul 1952
anthologies:
• The Others, ed. Terry Carr, Fawcett Gold Medal 1969
• Terror in the Modern Vein, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Garden City, NY: Hanover House 1955
• Omnibus of Science Fiction, ed. Groff Conklin, Crown 1952

1951
“Dress of White Silk ” • F&SF Oct 1951
anthologies:
• The Eureka Years, ed. Annette Pelz McComas, Bantam 1982
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Anthony Boucher & J. Francis McComas, Little Brown 1952
“Through Channels ” • F&SF Apr 1951
anthologies:
• Science Fiction Terror Tales, ed. Groff Conklin, Gnome 1955
“Witch War ” • Startling Stories Jul 1951
anthologies:
• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fredrick Fell 1952

1950
“Born of Man and Woman ” • short fiction • F&SF Summer 1950
awards:
• Retro Hugo Awards 2001 — short story — nomination
anthologies:
• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011
• The Dark Descent, ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor 1987
• Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 12 (1950), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1984
• The Road to Science Fiction #4, ed. James E. Gunn, Mentor 1982
• Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 30th Anniversary Issue, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Mercury Press 1979
• Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday 1970
• Children of Wonder, ed. William Tenn, Simon & Schuster 1953
• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fell 1951
“Third from the Sun ” • Galaxy Oct 1950
anthologies:
• Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction, ed. Horace L. Gold, Grayson 1953



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