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- ISBN 9781844578115
- Weight: 148g
- Dimensions: 134 x 188mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2014
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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The War of the Worlds was one of a handful of high-prestige science fiction productions in a low-budget era, and initiated modern cinema's reliance on screen-filling special effects. Barry Forshaw analyses and celebrates this key science fiction film of the 1950s, exploring its literary origins and numerous film progeny.
Barry Forshaw is a writer and journalist specializing in crime fiction and cinema. His many books include British Gothic Cinema, British Crime Film, and Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction. He has written for a variety of newspapers, edits Crime Time, and is a talking head for ITV author profiles and BBC TV documentaries.
