Alien Abduction in the Cinema

A History from the 1950s to Today

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de Paul Meehan

Type

Studies

Sujet

Genre > Science Fiction

Mots Clés

science fiction

Année d'édition

2023

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 219 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-8827-5

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Description de l'ouvrage:
The alien abduction phenomenon is one of the enduring enigmas of our time. While the reality of alien abductions is a hotly debated topic among UFO researchers, scientists, skeptics and true believers alike, the phenomenon indisputably exists as an artifact of popular culture. This book analyzes more than 75 films that draw their inspiration from allegedly fact-based accounts of alien contact, from 1951’s The Man from Planet X to Contactee in 2021. These films are examined in terms of both their cinematic qualities and their exploration of thematic elements derived from abduction reports.

Abduction motifs that appear in science fiction classics such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2001 and Close Encounters are analyzed, as well as those in lesser-known films like The Stranger Within, Starship Invasions, Dark Skies and Proximity. Special attention is given to movies based on the famed experiences of abductees Betty and Barney Hill, Whitley Strieber and Travis Walton. The book also addresses skeptical theories about the origins of the phenomenon in science fiction and examines an uncanny prescience that appears to anticipate these inexplicable occurrences.

À propos de l'auteur :
Paul Meehan is the author of several books on science fiction, film noir and horror films, and a contributor to the Noir City Sentinel, the journal of the Film Noir Foundation and to The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire. He lives in San Francisco.

Revue de Presse:
“Meehan’s research into the subjects of alien abduction and related cinema is fascinating"—Library Journal

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