H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds is the most infamous ... This article was originally published on flicksided.com as Real-world hoaxes adapted into movies.

Wells has been referred to as the father of science fiction, and many of his novels and short stories have served as the inspiration for H.G. Wells ... 132 million), War of the Worlds was a ...

While war still raged in World War Two Europe, writer and broadcaster H. G. Wells asked whether humanity could adapt and forge a ‘new world’ free from ‘economic and political aggression ...