claim: The Invisible Man was a movie of the science fiction and horror genres.
evidence: The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells .. science fiction. science fiction. novella. novella. H. G. Wells. H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson 's Weekly in 1897 , it was published as a novel the same year .. novel. novel. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin , a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body 's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible .. Griffin. Griffin ( The Invisible Man ). optics. optics. refractive index. refractive index. air. air. reflects. Reflection ( physics ). invisible. Invisibility. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself , but fails in his attempt to reverse it .. While its predecessors , The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau , were written using first-person narrators , Wells adopts a third-person objective point of view in The Invisible Man .. The Time Machine. The Time Machine. The Island of Doctor Moreau. The Island of Doctor Moreau. first-person narrators. Narrative mode