October 30 - Radio Play Terrifies Nation! (sorta ...)

[NutmegCT]

The CBS Mercury Theater on the Air presents ... H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds". October 30, 1938. While Europe and Asia are heading toward war.

Invaders in Our Living Room: Why We Love the Myth That Most Americans Believed the 1938 ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast

The real legacy of the War of the Worlds is how we think about mass media.

psmag.com

Millions (or maybe dozens?) terrified!

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

The CBS Mercury Theater on the Air presents ... H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds". October 30, 1938. While Europe and Asia are heading toward war.

Invaders in Our Living Room: Why We Love the Myth That Most Americans Believed the 1938 ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast

The real legacy of the War of the Worlds is how we think about mass media.

psmag.com

Millions (or maybe dozens?) terrified!

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.

The Shadow knows...