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Jack Finney

出生 : 1911-10-02, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

死亡 : 1995-11-14

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Finney (October 2, 1911 – November 14, 1995) was an American author. His best-known works are science fiction and thrillers, including The Body Snatchers and Time and Again. The former was the basis for the 1956 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers and its remakes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Finney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Novel

Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.

The Love Letter

Short Story

20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.

ボディ・スナッチャーズ

Novel

When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean Platt, daughter of the base's commander, General Platt. When people at the base begin acting strangely, Marti becomes convinced that they are slowly being replaced by plant-like aliens.

Maxie

Novel

When Nick and Jan move into their new apartment in San Francisco, the batty landlady upstairs tells them about a girl who used to live there in the 20's: a brash young party girl named Maxie, who died in a car crash the morning before her big audition for a Hollywood studio. The trouble is, Maxie, or rather her ghost, hasn't left the house. Worse, she can take over Jan's body. And the only way she's going to leave is if she gets that audition.

SF／ボディ・スナッチャー

Novel

公衆衛生調査官マシューはある日、同僚のエリザベスから奇妙な相談を受ける。彼女の恋人ジェフリーが以前の彼とは別人のようになったという。その翌日、エリザベスがマシューの家に駆け込んで来て、ジェフリーは見知らぬ人たちと密会しており、彼らは人間らしい感情が無いように思われたという。マシューはエリザベスを知り合いの精神科医のキブナー博士のところへ連れて行くがそれは単なる幻覚にすぎないと断定される。数日後、マシューの親友ジャックの家で不思議な物体が発見される。

Dead of Night

Original Story

This anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she bargained for.

Assault on a Queen

Novel

A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the high seas.

Good Neighbor Sam

Novel

To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.

House of Numbers

Novel

Story of twin brothers - one trying to help another escape from prison.

ボディ・スナッチャー／恐怖の街

Novel

侵略SFの古典、ジャック・フィニイの『盗まれた街』を、D・シーゲルが映画化した劇場未公開の逸品。カリフォルニアのある街が、異星生物の侵略を受けた。その生物は次々と人間の複製を造り上げ、本物と入れ換わっていく。主人公はその事実を知り、恋人と共に街を脱出しようとするが……。

5 Against the House

Story

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.