"With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same." --H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, Book 1, chapter 1 For anyone who's written … [Read more...]
The Orson Welles Martian Invasion – “The Night America Trembled”
In September 1957, when I was nine years old, my parents and I watched a one-hour TV show entitled "The Night America Trembled." The night in question was October 30, 1938, which my father and mother remembered well although of course I didn't. That was when a brilliantly conceived radio … [Read more...]
The “Arrival” Movie – UFOs, Aliens, and the Rising of the Dead
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS "A leash of thin black whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately withdrawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint by joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion. ... Then I saw some cabmen and … [Read more...]
