War of the Worlds

In the sudden thud, hiss, and glare of the igniting trees, the panic-stricken crowd seems to have swayed hesitatingly for some moments. Sparks and burning twigs began to fall into the road, and single leaves like puffs of flame." Words like these, pure art from the talented H.G. Wells, convinced the American public that we were under attack from Aliens when aired over the radio.