Tracks real-world fears appearing in the movies – Nazi agents, Japanese-American spies, Communist Party subversives, Islamic sleeper cells – as well as the science-fiction threats that play to the same fears.  Meer

Since the first SF film produced for television - 1968's ""Shadow on the Land"" - nearly 600 of the films initially released to television have had science fiction, fantasy, or horror themes.  Meer

Examines various types of the on-screen alien visitor story, featuring a liberal array of alien types, designs and motives. Each chapter spotlights a specific film or TV series, offering comparative analyses and detailing the tropes, themes and cliches and how they have evolved over time.  Meer