The original book, by H.G. Wells, was written in 1898! Orson Welles adapted to the radio in the late 30s, I believe. And, yes, it did create quite a commotion.

I think it's pretty incredible that both "The War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine" have been made into recent movies seeing as how both stories are over 100 years old--and they are still sci-fi stories to us!

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