Spooked! : how a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America -- How a radio broadcast and The war of the worlds sparked the 1938 invasion of America
Presents an illustrated history of the radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" in 1938 which deceived those who had listened that night into thinking that Martians were invading the U.S. Explores the outcome of the social hysteria that followed for a time and how it affected radio broadcasts and civilians afterwards in World War II.
Content Note
Haunted on Halloween eve -- Mercury rises -- Taking to the air -- Blood-red planet -- Plotting the invasion -- The final day -- The attack -- Panic -- "Wreckage" -- It's all over -- Extra! Extra! Read all about it! -- Dear Mr. Welles -- Fallout -- Dear FCC -- "Too darn realistic" -- Soft landing -- Hoaxes -- Timeline.