It Came From Outer Space
This book was published by Gauntlet Press in April 2004.
Picture shows Gauntlet hardcover, 2004. Cover painting by Ray Bradbury; cover design by Donn Albright and Marcelo M. Martinez.
It Came From Outer Space
Edited by Donn Albright.
This book was released in May 2004. The publisher's page for this book is here.
It Came From Outer Space is a limited edition hardcover collecting various materials relevant to the development of the film of the same name. An even more limite edition, the Lettered Edition, contains additional bonus materials.
The contents of the book are as follows:
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San Bernardino Summers: A Foreword by Donn Albright
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| Part I: Prelude to a Screenplay: Ray Bradbury and It Came From Outer Space | ||
| Ray Bradbury on "It Came From Outer Space" (an interview with Donn Albright) | ||
| Our Harvest is Fear (an essay by William F. Touponce) | ||
| Bradbury's Web of Fear (an essay by Jonathan Eller) | ||
| "A Matter of Taste" (the short story that inspired It Came From Outer Space | ||
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Letter: Fantasy & Science Fiction to Ray Bradbury, June 28 1952
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| Part II: From Story to Film: It Came From Outer Space | ||
| Ground Zero (The Atomic Monster) - 39 page treatment | ||
| It Came From Outer Space (Atomic Monster) - 37 page outline 3 Sept 1952 | ||
| It Came From Outer Space (Atomic Monster) - 49 page outline 5 Sept 1952 | ||
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It Came From Outer Space: A Story for Films - 119 pages Sept 1952 |
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| Afterthoughts | ||
| Russell Johnson: a reminiscence | ||
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Marketing It Came From Outer Space: Posters, Ads and Reviews
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| Part III: Life in Bungalow 10: Ray Bradbury and Sam Rolfe | ||
| Bungalow 10: An introduction by Jonathan Eller | ||
| Letter from Sophie Maslow to Ray Bradbury | ||
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Short Story: Troll Charge
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| Part IV: Postscript: Ray Bradbury and Harry Essex | ||
| Postscript: an Introduction by Jonathan Eller | ||
| Letter: Harry Essex to Ray Bradbury, Feb 10 1976 | ||
| Letter: Ray Bradbury to Harry Essex, Feb 10 1976 | ||
| Letter: Harry Essex to Ray Bradbury, undated | ||
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Chrysalis: a Partial Screenplay by Harry Essex, based on a story by Ray Bradbury
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| Part V: Bonus Materials (contained in the Lettered Edition only) | ||
| Bonus Materials: an Introduction by Jonathan Eller | ||
| Unfinished screenplay: A Face in the Deep | ||
| Letter from Mathilde Moser to Ray Bradbury, Sept 8 1953 | ||