H. G. Wells

You can now read H.G. Wells' most famous science fiction exactly as it appeared in illustrated popular magazines at the turn of the century. Presented here in their entirety - with all the original illustrations by leading artists of the day - are novels such as The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, and When the Sleeper Wakes; nearly two dozen short stories, including the well known The Country of the Blind, The Empire of the Ants, The...

From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past...

An illustrated retelling of H.G. Wells's classic science fiction tale in which, as life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the Earth.

On October 30, 1938 a phony broadcast about the end of the world was all over the airwaves, except no one knew it was a hoax! This program examines the frailty of the world in 1938 and the fallout of Wells popularity that was never recovered.

Humble London drapery clerk Arthur Kipps inherits a fortune. He briefly forgets his old mates and his faithful girlfriend, but soon discovers that high scoiety is not his cup of tea.

Disc 1: Bram Stoker's Dracula, "The original broadcast, as heard over Station WABC, New York and the CBS network on Monday, July 11, 1938, 8:00-9:00 PM EST." Disc 2: H.G. Well's War of the worlds, "The original broadcast, as heard over Station WABC, New York and the CBS network on Sunday, October 30th, 1938, 8:00-9:00 PM EST -- H.G. Wells and Orson Welles, meeting hosted by Charles Shaaw, Station KTSA, San Antonio, Texas, November 7, 1940."

Dr. Moreau is brilliant geneticist on the brink of superseding evolution. When a U.N. diplomat visits the island laboratory he discovers experiments turning animal life forms into human-like beasts. The beasts revolt, threatening not only the island but ultimately all mankind.

Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He has become estranged from his family and his life isn't in order. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come up from the ground, en masse, to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it. As the aliens plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must put aside thoughts of himself and come to the defense...

A scientist discovers how to make himself invisible but can't reverse the process. He realizes with terror that he has become a prisoner of his unseen self, and this unbearable state drives him to madness and murder.