Science-fiction classics
Subtitle: the stories that morphed into movies
By: compiled by Forrest J. Ackerman.
Contributors: Ackerman, Forrest J.
Publisher: TV Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Science fiction, American.; Science fiction -- Film and video adaptations.
Notes: "This collection was first published in 1998 by The Orion Publishing Group Ltd., London, as Film Futures: Classic Science Fiction Stories That Morphed Into Movies"--T.p. verso.
A collection of thirteen short stories and two novels from classic science fiction which became films.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to 'Tomoro" -- by Forrest J. Ackerman; title: The adaptive ultimate -- by Stanley G. Weinbaum -- (filmed as She-Devil); title: The alien machine -- by Raymond F. Jones -- (filmed as This island Earth); title: The cosmic frame -- by Paul W. Fairman -- (filmed as Invasion of the saucermen); title: Deadly city -- by Ivar Jorgenson -- (fimed as Target Earth); title: Dr. Cyclops -- by Henry Kuttner; title: The diminishing draft -- by Waldemar Kaempffert -- (aslo published as Nude in his pocket); title: Eight o'clock in the morning -- by Ray Faraday Nelson -- (filmed as They live); title: Farewell to the master -- by Harry Bates -- (filmed as The day the Earth stood still); title: The 4-sided triangle -- by William F. Temple; title: FP 1 does not reply -- by Kurt Siodmak -- (preface by Forrest J. Ackerman ; filmed as Floating platform number one); title: The veldt -- by Ray Bradbury -- (filmed as "The children's room", part of The illustrated man); title: The racer -- by Ib Melchior -- (filmed as Death race 2000); title: The thought-monster -- by Amelia Reynolds Long -- (filmed as Fiend without a face); title: The twonky -- by Lewis Padgett; title: Who goes there? -- by John W. Campbell, Jr. -- (filmed as The thing from another world).