 Hi everybody, it's Keith again with a new book review, but before we get to that, let me tell you about what's happening tomorrow Saturday October 31st Halloween on the 50th Street Studio Twitch We will be showing our regular bad Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Pacific with a special surprise movie I'll let it be a surprise and Then at 6 p.m. Pacific will have our final monster double feature for October 2020 which will be creature from the Black Lagoon and Godzilla at 8 p.m. But immediately after bad Saturday morning I will start a day-long marathon of Halloween cartoons and comedy films that will run all day So join us there tomorrow link is on screen here and in the description below. Okay now getting on with I am legend By Richard Matheson. I've been talking about this for some time This is a true classic that every science fiction reader should be aware of whether they read it or not It was published in 1954 it's a very very short book only 150 pages long, but it contains a lot It's a lot more complex than I expected. It's excellent very well written In my try a chapter book video from last week. I described it as compelling and Yes, it is there have been three popular movie adaptations of it first in the 1960s with Vincent Price a Movie called last man on earth. It's the most faithful adaptation However, it's incomplete and only covers about half the book really which I discovered only having read this just now There was of course a Will Smith movie from a few years ago titled. I am legend Which is not faithful to the book at all and in the comments to my try a chapter video Someone pointed out that the Omega man from 1971 or 72 wasn't an adaptation of iron legend Which I was not aware of I have to tell you that Charlton Heston being cast in that movie was exactly right for this part this This guy is a hyper macho type if the story were written today. He would be a Libertarian survivalist But more than that I have to say that this book must be the source of all Modern zombie apocalypse story arcs that we're familiar with today. It contains every element the outbreak the downfall of society the survival of a few the ultimate outcome Yeah, everything's there from from the night of the living dead movies to the The new stuff the things like the girl with all the gifts. Yeah, it's all there If you've not read I am legend by Richard Matheson Get to it immediately. It's it should be essential reading for science fiction fans. Thank you. Bye