The Day the Earth Stood Still. Poster of the 1951 movie and cover of the 1940 book, Farewell to the Master
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Farewell to the Master
Harry Bates, 1940
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Robert Wise, 1951

When a flying saucer lands in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Army quickly surrounds it. When he unexpectedly opens a small device, he is shot and wounded by a nervous soldier. The alien orders the robot, Gort, to desist. He explains that the now-broken device was a gift for the President of the United States that would have enabled him to study life on the other planets.


Bwana Devil. Poster of the 1952 movie and cover of the 1907 book, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
John Henry Patterson, 1907
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Arch Oboler, 1952

In the early 20th century, thousands of workers are building the Uganda Railway, Africa’s first railroad, and intense heat and sickness make it a formidable task. A pair of man-eating lions are on the loose and completely disrupt the undertaking. Two men in charge of the mission desperately attempts to overcome the situation, but the slaughter continues.