In partnership with Now Playing's retrospective of all Philip K Dick screen adaptations, Books & Nachos explores the source material that inspired the movies and transformed the science fiction genre for a whole generation of readers.
This week Stuart takes a look at "Second Variety", the 1953 novella that inspired the Peter Weller midnight movie SCREAMERS.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Children of the Corn (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm by Greg Keyes
Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes by Andrew E. C. Gaska
Planet of the Apes: The Fall and Planet of the Apes: Colony by William T. Quick
3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke
2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
I Know What You Need (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Lawnmower Man (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Strawberry Spring (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Trucks (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Battleground (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Sometimes They Come Back (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Gray Matter (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
I Am the Doorway (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
Night Surf (from the Night Shift collection) by Stephen King
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