{"product_id":"the-aliens-are-here-fraser-a-sherman-9781476685045","title":"The Aliens Are Here: Extraterrestrial Visitors in American Cinema and Television","description":"\u003cp\u003e Aliens: They have taken the form of immigrants, invaders, lovers, heroes, cute creatures that want our candy or monsters that want our flesh. For more than a century, movies and television shows have speculated about the form and motives of alien life forms. Movies first dipped their toe into the genre in the 1940s with Superman cartoons and the big screen's first story of alien invasion (1945's \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Monster Strikes\u003c\/i\u003e). More aliens landed in the 1950s science fiction movie boom, followed by more television appearances (\u003ci\u003eThe Invaders, My Favorite Martian\u003c\/i\u003e) in the 1960s. Extraterrestrials have been on-screen mainstays ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book examines various types of the on-screen alien visitor story, featuring a liberal array of alien types, designs and motives. Each chapter spotlights a specific film or TV series, offering comparative analyses and detailing the tropes, themes and cliches and how they have evolved over time. Highlighted subjects include \u003ci\u003eEternals, War of the Worlds, The X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e, John Carpenter's \u003ci\u003eThe Thing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAttack of the 50-Foot Woman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fraser a. Sherman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476685045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476685045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.92h x 6.93w x 0.63d","brand":"Fraser a. Sherman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073697673471,"sku":"9781476685045","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d989c425-6109-46fc-84b5-483089e93e76.jpg?v=1685449365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aliens-are-here-fraser-a-sherman-9781476685045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}