Paranoia on Screen: The Sci-Fi and Horror Movies of the Cold War Era
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Technology and science ran amuck on screen during the 1950s as moviemakers addressed the tensions and uncertainties associated with scientific, political, and technological developments during the Truman-Eisenhower years. The world exploded, pods replaced humans, and invaders came from Mars. Film historian Max Alvarez explores out-of-this-world selections of spine-tingling sci-fi and horror films from the period.