The Anatomy of Panic: The Mechanics Behind the War of the Worlds Hysteria
It was October 30, 1938, and Orson Welles, the legendary storyteller, was about to embark on a Halloween radio broadcast that would make headlines around the world. The program was a chilling adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds,” and it was designed to scare the living daylights out of its …
