They Came from Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures

by Ib Melchior, Harry Bates, Arthur C. Clarke, et al.

Book Overview

12 Science fiction stories that were made into movies. This is a hardcover book with dust cover. In good condition with strong binding and clean pages. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385185022
• ISBN13: 9780385185028
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Missing cover.

Very disappointed that I received this book without the dust cover.

an eclectic mix of early SF short stories; very entertaining

'They Came from Outer Space...' is a delightful collection of early science fiction stories that were adapted into films, mostly cheesy 1950s 'B' films. While many of the stories are not terribly well-written I found them all to be imaginative, often with surprise endings. As a bonus the book comes with a preface before each story comparing it with its film counterpart, comments about the author and the production of the film. I also enjoyed the pictures of these films scattered through the book. Bottom line: a recommended read for everyone.

The stories the spawned the "classics".

Sometime between going from a magazine writer to a schlock B-movie maker himself, writer/director Jim Wynorski put together this collection of short stories that served as the basis for numerous classic and cult classic movies. For any B-movie buff this book is required reading just to see how close (or far) the adaptations kept to the source stories. Especially noteworthy is John Campbell's Who Goes There, it will give you an added appreciation to John Carpenter 1982 film version of the tale. Great stuff. Find it, buy it, read it.