Review: The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Padraig Cotter
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:10:41 +0000
Theatrical release, Apocalypse, Survival Horror, Zombies, Italy, USA

The Last Man on Earth is the first cinematic adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic novel I Am Legend. With its unique premise and intelligent deconstruction of the vampire myth, Matheson's book brought something fresh and exciting to the horror genre (Stephen King, Steve Niles and George Romero, amongst many others, have cited it as a big inspiration on them). But how well does this film version compare to the novel that inspired it? The answer, unfortunately, is not very.