Wells’ seminal novel War of the Worlds made available vivid descriptions of chrome-coated traveling saucers and malevolent Martians. Not only did this carve house for a movie adaptation of The War of the Worlds (1953), but it also spurred many new monster flicks infused with sci-fi components. Ergo, some parameters: (1) Movies are outlined chronologically, and unfold out - as a great deal as they...