La invasión marciana en Quito-Ecuador
On the night of February 12, 1949, the city of Quito-Ecuador was moved by the alleged news of a Martian invasion
As Always on Halloween, we turn to the Master Storyteller, H.G. Wells, for some inspiration
It’s been 121 years since Wells unleashed the Martian invasion on us, and 81 years since Orson Welles made us take to the streets in panic.
ROBERT J. SAWYER’s NEW BOOK – THE OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIVE
Steve reviews Robert J. Sawyer’s terrific new book, The Oppenheimer Alternative, and loved it. Yes, really… he loved it.
The War Of the Worlds 121st, 92nd & 81st Anniversaries
It’s been 121 years since Wells unleashed the Martian invasion on us, and 81 years since Orson Welles made us take to the streets in panic.
Horror on the radio: the BBC broadcasts The Omen and Hammer’s The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula
Seventy-nine years after Orson Welles terrified America with The War of the Worlds, BBC Radio productions of The Omen and The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula prove that the medium retains its power to chill.
Teatro de ciencia ficción en Ecuador
An overview of Spanish language science fiction theatre, starting with a Spanish language adaptation of Orson Well’s War of the Worlds.
RAMBLIN’ ROWS (OF TEXT) and ROD SERLING’S NIGHT GALLERY
Steve serves up some commentary on modern readin’ & writin’; then he goes and reviews a few episodes of an old TV show by Rod Serling. He’s somewhat long-winded, but often worth reading! (Steve, not Rod Serling.) Okay, Serling’s worth reading too.
2016 su Amazing Stories: I piu’ letti
An overview of some of 2016’s most popular articles in Amazing Stories for Italian speaking readers.
Things that Never Were
Hoaxes – from fakecons to television series – are a staple of the fannish world.
The War Of the Worlds 115th & 75th Anniversary
It’s been 115 years since Wells unleashed the Martian invasion on us, and 75 years since Orson Welles made us take to the streets in panic.
Clemente Palma, el Hugo Gernsback peruano
Si hay un autor injustamente maltratado en el Perú es Clemente Palma (1872-1946). Dos hechos de su prolífica carrera intelectual fueron escogidos por sus enemigos para desacreditarlo ante las generaciones posteriores. Uno de ellos, un juicio negativo en torno al poeta César Vallejo. Otro, el haber sido autor de una tesis titulada “El destino de […]
No. 4 – H. G. Wells, The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, and the Social Impacts of Science
I suspect what most people remember most about H. G. Wells gets confused with Orson Welles, the actor. You know, that infamous radio announcement? When the radio started blaring out reports on Halloween, 1938, that New Jersey was being invaded by aliens from outer space, the resulting panic led to unofficial evacuations on a large […]
