Richard Matheson's "Twilight Zone" Annotated Short Story & Script Collection Going to Auction
LOS ANGELES- June 19, 2017- Profiles in History is proud to announce, legendary author Richard Matheson's hand-typed and annotated short story & script collection from the iconic series The Twilight Zone will be going up for auction during their three day Hollywood Auction 89 in Los Angeles.
Richard Matheson published over 100 short stories, 21 short story collections, 25 novels, scripted 27 films and countless episodes of television. Matheson had a brilliant talent for fantasy, science fiction and horror, consistently re-writing the rules. He helped shape our dreams and nightmares. So much so, that Rod Serling contacted him about a new project he was working on titled, The Twilight Zone.
Up for auction first is Matheson's hand-annotated, typed short story, scripts and materials archive for Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. Arguably the most memorable and beloved episode of the entire franchise in which William Shatner's paranoid character spots a creature on the wing of his airplane. The lot is pictured above and is estimated to sell for $6,000 - $8,000.
Next is Matheson's original outline and hand-annotated typed script for Nick of Time. In this iconic episode, again starring William Shatner, a newlywed couple becomes entrapped by superstition while playing a coin-operated fortune telling machine in a small town diner. The lot is pictured right and is estimated to sell for $3,000 - $4,000.
In addition, his original hand-annotated typed script and materials archive for the episode Little Girl Lost, in which a young girl falls off her bed and into another dimension. The lot is pictured left and is estimated to sell for $4,000 - $6,000.
Next is Matheson's original hand-annotated first draft teleplay, shooting script and materials archive for The Invaders. In this unforgettable episode, an aging woman, who is all alone in her cabin, is beset by tiny intruders from a tiny space ship. The lot is pictured below and is estimated to sell for $4,000 - $6,000.
Finally, his original hand-annotated typed short story, script and materials archive for the episode Steel, which stars Lee Marvin in a future when boxing is outlawed and robots fight in place of humans. This short story inspired the 2011 feature film, Real Steel. The lot is estimated to sell for $4,000 - $6,000.
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