![]() ![]() ![]() Growing up, I was completely unaware that many of the films I watched on Sunday afternoon “Creature Features” were based on novels, but now I find it fascinating to go back and see how the movies compare to their original inspirations. Not only was the genre at the height of its popularity, but its novels were readily tapped for screen adaptations. The 1950s and 1960s must have been a wonderful time to be a science fiction writer. Campbell’s Who Goes There? In this post I consider an equally iconic novel that was adapted into four movies so far, and likely more to follow! Years past, I talked about John Wyndham’s The Midwich Cuckoos and The Day of the Triffids, as well as John W. This post continues a long-neglected series of posts about classic novels of science fiction and horror that were adapted into movies of the 1950s and 1960s. ![]()
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