Comments on: What are your favourite post apocalyptic novels and movies?

By: Darwinall

Darwinall — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:52:37 +0000

News from Nowhere by William Morris was a favorite of mine. I had been reading many future novels, dystopias, and post apocalyptic stories with grim views of a grim struggle for existence. I was becoming grim. This was a warm comfort, with a very different style of language and rhythm.

By: pipette

pipette — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:21:01 +0000

I have to agree that Stephen King’s The Stand is really fantastic, but his book Cell is also very good. I imagine they will make a movie out of it eventually, and that it will not be as good as the book. Also his Dark Tower series is along these lines.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:30:11 +0000

Battlestar Galactica!

I also love Good Omens, though that one is pre-, not post- , Apocalypse.

By: caring carer

caring carer — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:17:00 +0000

The Stand by Stephen King is brilliant
48 by James Herbert

Day of the Triffids
War of the Worlds

By: Andrea E

Andrea E — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:12:05 +0000

Have you seen I am legend directed by Francis Lawrence? Maybe you don’t know it’s inspired on the novel by Richard Matheson he wrote in 1954 (the title is the same). I liked it. Bye!

By: Asparagus

Asparagus — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:17:45 +0000

28 DAYS Later

The Day After Tomorrow

By: Twist Of Cain

Twist Of Cain — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:18:04 +0000

28 weeks later. Amazing. Can’t believe you didn’t like it.

Day of the Dead also.

Read The Stand by Stephen King. The movie ids terrible.

By: Mercurial Mich

Mercurial Mich — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:40:05 +0000

Some of my favourite post apocalyptic movies are:
Day of the Triffids – John Wyndham
[also a great 1981 mini-series of the same name]

The Omega Man – much better than the remake I Am Legend – the first version of this story was The Last Man on Earth (Vincent Price, 1964)
The Stand
The Mad Max movies – especially Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome
Planet of the Apes (not the remake, the Charlton Heston version, 1968)
Jericho – TV series

Resurrection Day (Brendan DuBois) and Day of the Triffids would have to be my two favourite post-apocalyptic novels

Post-apocalyptic alien scenarios (if they count) – my favourite two would be the TV series V and The Invasion of the Body Snatchers.