TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hendershot,Cynthia
TI  - Paranoia, the bomb, and 1950s science fiction films
SN  - 0879727993 (hardcover)
AV  - PN1995.9.S26 H37 1999
U1  - 791.43/615 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Bowling Green, OH
PB  - Bowling Green State University Popular Press
KW  - Science fiction films
KW  - United States
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-159) and index; Ch. 1. Paranoia and the Delusion of the Total System -- Ch. 2. The Atomic Scientist, Science Fiction Films, and Paranoia: The Day the Earth Stood Still, This Island Earth, and Killers from Space -- Ch. 3. The Invaded Body: Paranoia and Radiation Anxiety in Invaders from Mars, It Came from Outer Space, and Invasion of the Body-Snatchers -- Ch. 4. Feminine Paranoia and Secrecy: I Married a Monster from Outer Space and Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman -- Photographs -- Ch. 5. Darwin and the Atom: Evolution/Devolution Fantasies in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Them! and The Incredible Shrinking Man -- Ch. 6. The Bomb and Sexuality: Creature from the Black Lagoon and Revenge of the Creature -- Ch. 7. From Trauma to Paranoia: Nuclear Weapons, Science Fiction, and History -- Ch. 8. A Bigger Bomb: Nuclear War as Conventional Warfare in Invasion USA and War of the Worlds
ER  -