It Came from Outer Space

Product Description Gauntlet Press is thrilled to announce our upcoming publication of Ray Bradbury's four screen treatments for IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE. Released in 1953, It Came From Outer Space was one of the first 3-D films made. Rumors about Bradbury's participation with the film have run rampant for years. Bradbury did not write the final screenplay -- good news, actually, as Bradbury retained their rights -- but he wrote four treatments and gets story credit. These screen treatments have NEVER been published before. We are also pleased to announce that Donn Albright, who edited our edition of DARK CARNIVAL in 2001, is now editing IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE. He has done a FANTASTIC job in pulling together the original Bradbury typed pages of the outlines and treatments, gathering more bonus material than we could have ever imagined possible, and convincing Bradbury to allow us to use never before published short stories in this book. The Gauntlet edition of IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE is more than just a printing of the outlines and treatments which Bradbury wrote for the film. It is an in-depth study of the evolution of the film. The book is filled with: Photos Original ads Marketing posters Reviews Letters Never before published Bradbury short stories Insightful essays and introductions from Bradbury Scholars Jon Eller and Bill Touponce The book is an oversized book, 8 1/2" x 11", so as to keep intact the size of the script pages. From Publishers Weekly Bradbury buffs who can afford the high ticket price will welcome this trove of materials, most previously unpublished, related to the classic 3-D film, It Came from Outer Space (1953). This hefty compendium includes four Bradbury screenplay treatments, scholarly essays, studio letters, posters, ads, reviews and moreâ€"everything except the 3-D glasses. Readers will enjoy following the evolution of the script, which at first had a human spaceship visiting a distant planet rather than an alien ship crashing on Earth. Ironically, the final screenplay was written by Harry Essex, and Bradbury received credit only for the original story. The book's last item is a brief, unproduced screenplay Essex wrote based on Bradbury's story "The Chrysalis." Editor Albright deserves all due credit for thoroughness.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From the Publisher This is a limited edition publication. SIGNED COPIES OF THIS BOOK CAN ONLY BE PURCHASHED THROUGH GAUNTLET PRESS.