{"product_id":"alien-abduction-in-the-cinema-a-history-from-the-1950s-to-today-9781476688275","title":"Alien Abduction in the Cinema: A History from the 1950s to Today","description":"The alien abduction phenomenon is one of the enduring enigmas of our time. While the reality of alien abductions is a hotly debated topic among UFO researchers, scientists, skeptics and true believers alike, the phenomenon indisputably exists as an artifact of popular culture. This book analyzes more than 75 films that draw their inspiration from allegedly fact-based accounts of alien contact, from 1951's \u003ci\u003eThe Man from Planet X\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eContactee\u003c\/i\u003e in 2021. These films are examined in terms of both their cinematic qualities and their exploration of thematic elements derived from abduction reports. Abduction motifs that appear in science fiction classics such as \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Earth Stood Still, 2001\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClose Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e are analyzed, as well as those in lesser-known films like \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Within, Starship Invasions, Dark Skies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProximity\u003c\/i\u003e. Special attention is given to movies based on the famed experiences of abductees Betty and Barney Hill, Whitley Strieber and Travis Walton. The book also addresses skeptical theories about the origins of the phenomenon in science fiction and examines an uncanny prescience that appears to anticipate these inexplicable occurrences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Meehan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books on science fiction, film noir and horror films, and a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNoir City Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e, the journal of the Film Noir Foundation and to \u003ci\u003eThe Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Denver, Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454300295442,"sku":"9781476688275","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66d012b2-3f8e-4794-beb4-f538df232780.jpg?v=1729864400","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alien-abduction-in-the-cinema-a-history-from-the-1950s-to-today-9781476688275","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}