war of the worlds

     

The War of the Worls (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novel which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. It is one of the earliest and best-known depictions of an alien invasion of Earth, and has influenced many others, as well as spawning several films and radio dramas, and a television series based on the story. The 1938 radio broadcast caused public outcry against the episode, as many listeners believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress, a notable example of mass hysteria.

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  • Orson Welles shocked the USA with his 1938 radio production of this novel
  • In this H.G. Wells novel, the first Martian spaceship lands near the town of Woking
  • This 1898 novel is divided into 2 parts: "The Coming of the Martians" & "The Earth Under the Martians"
  • This 2005 film in which aliens use tripod machines is based on a novel by H.G. Wells
  • This 1938 Orson Welles broadcast scared millions into thinking that a Martian invasion was happening
  • Gene Barry meets Martians in this 1953 H.G. Wells sci-fi classic
  • The Martian invaders in this H.G. Wells novel are destroyed by earthly bacteria
  • The invaders in this H.G. Wells novel are described as having tentacles & "a peculiar V-shaped mouth"
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the canal in Regent's Park, London.) In this pioneering science fiction novel about an attack on London the protagonist finds Regent's Canal a spongy mass of dark red vegetation
  • Tom Cruise dodges nasty looks from Dakota Fanning & towering intergalactic tripods in this 2005 flick
  • The most famous broadcast of "The Mercury Theater on the Air" was this tale about Mars, broadcast October 30, 1938

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