Richard Matheson dead at 87

Richard Matheson, author of I Am Legend and one of the screenwriters of the original Twilight Zone, has died. He was 87.

From his daughter on Facebook:

My beloved father passed away yesterday at home surrounded by the people and things he loved…he was funny, brilliant, loving, generous, kind, creative, and the most wonderful father ever…I miss you and love you forever Pop and I know you are now happy and healthy in a beautiful place full of love and joy you always knew was there…

Via io9