Parisi, Albert J. "New Jersey Q & A: Richard Matheson; An Influential Writer Returns to Fantasy", The New York Times, April 10, 1994. Retrieved March 31, 2008. "The author Stephen King has said that Richard Matheson is the one author 'who influenced me the most as a writer'. Such an accolade is humbly received by Mr. Matheson, a native of Allendale, but he adds that influencing people is what good writing is all about."
