I've been rewatching the X-Files from the beginning and I currently finished episode 1 in season 2 titled "Little Green Men". Fox Mulder was brought in to talk to a General Matheson who informed Fox to go check on some Intel pertaining to signals proving the existence of ETs. After doing some light searching, I found that quote "the episode introduces the character of Senator Richard Matheson. Matheson was named after the sci-fi and horror writer Richard Matheson, who wrote many episodes of The Twilight Zone."
Knowing that bit of information, is it possible that Stephen King did the same by having a General Matheson in Dreamcatcher who also dealt with the knowledge and information of aliens or was this purely coincidence? I found it interesting I suppose that both Matheson's (from X-Files and Dreamcatcher) were ones who dealt with extraterrestrial beings and the information of Aliens reaching Earth. Was it intertwined with episodes pertaining to the X-Files or just a tribute to Richard Matheson who was known for his Twilight Zone episodes? Or am I just over thinking this entirely. Thoughts?
Knowing that bit of information, is it possible that Stephen King did the same by having a General Matheson in Dreamcatcher who also dealt with the knowledge and information of aliens or was this purely coincidence? I found it interesting I suppose that both Matheson's (from X-Files and Dreamcatcher) were ones who dealt with extraterrestrial beings and the information of Aliens reaching Earth. Was it intertwined with episodes pertaining to the X-Files or just a tribute to Richard Matheson who was known for his Twilight Zone episodes? Or am I just over thinking this entirely. Thoughts?