No one would have believed in the last years of the 19th century.

No one would have believed in the middle of the 20th century.

No one would have believed in the early years of the 21st century.

This world was being watched closely by intelligence is greater than man.

In 1898, author H.G. Wells wrote one of the most important novels in the evolution of horror and science fiction.

Already by this time, Wells had written some of the most important sci-fi novels to date,

such as The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Invisible Man.

But it was this next novel about aliens from Mars invading planet Earth,

that would spawn countless adaptations in several different mediums across the next 120 years in pop culture,

a story that would influence a groundbreaking radio play,

a game-changing sci-fi horror film, and even a 70s prog rock album.

No one could have believed in the last years of the 19th century,

quite how impactful and influential this one sci-fi horror novel would become.

Join me as we continue our journey through the evolution of alien horror and we discuss.

H.G. Wells' groundbreaking Martian masterpiece, War of the Worlds.

Welcome back to the evolution of horror. My name is Mike Munster and as ever I am your host.

If you're tuning in for the first time, then welcome. In this podcast, we explore and dissect

the history and the evolution of the horror genre by looking at particular subjumeras one series

at a time. We are currently in the middle of our journey through the evolution of aliens,

sci-fi and cosmic horror, and this is part two. This week's episode is sponsored by $20

Patreon subscriber Paul Waller, and this week, as the intro suggested, we are going to be talking

all things, War of the Worlds, the original alien horror text. We're going to be discussing

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