Publisher's Synopsis
This series deals with the background to the history of film-making, and each book concentrates on a particular genre of film. This volume focuses on science fiction films and discusses people's fascination with the ideas of space travel, aliens from outer space and life in the future. Many science fiction films have been made - some frightening, some horrific, some fantastic and some magical - and the book looks at the best-loved of them, starting with "A Trip to the Moon" in 1902 and continuing through to the familiar contemporary successes.
