They Came from Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures

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Summary: The stories the spawned the "classics".
Review: Sometime between going from a magazine writer to a schlock B-movie maker himself, writer/director Jim Wynorski put together this collection of short stories that served as the basis for numerous classic and cult classic movies. For any B-movie buff this book is required reading just to see how close (or far) the adaptations kept to the source stories. Especially noteworthy is John Campbell's Who Goes There, it will give you an added appreciation to John Carpenter 1982 film version of the tale. Great stuff. Find it, buy it, read it.