Book Vs Movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956)

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Book Vs. Movie:</strong> <strong><em>Invasion of the Body </em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The 1955 Novel by Jack Finney Vs the 1956 Classic Film</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/60822/invasion-of-the-body-snatches-1956-1108x0-c-default.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our “Spooky Movies in October” continues with</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Invasion of the Body Snatcher</span></em></a><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">s,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">a novel by</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Finney"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jack Finney,</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and the movie starring</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy_(actor)"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kevin McCarthy</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(who also made a cameo in the</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers_(1978_film)"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">1978</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">remake!) The story of aliens invading earth and creating “pod people” to take over the human race was (probably) an allegory for the</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committee"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">House Unamerican Activities</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">that was looking for Communists in the U.S. during the 1930s-1950s. The author would go on to even greater success with his novel</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_and_Again_(Finney_novel)"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Time and Again</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in 1970 which dealt with time travel.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 1956 movie was directed by</span> <a href= "https://w