Cyberfilms : The Stories That Became the Films

You've Seen the Movies... but have you Read the Stories on Which They were Based? If the answer is "no," then here's your chance to see how classic science-fiction stories by some of the most recognized names in the field were transformed into those films that had you sitting on the edge of your seat. From the mind games of Philip K. Dick's "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" -- the basis for Total Recall -- to Donald A. Wollheim's mutating insects in "Mimic," from William Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic" to George R.R. Martin's "Sandkings" and Robert Silverberg's L.A.-centric "Amanda and the Alien," there's a universe of bizarre and disturbing, wondrous and awe-inspiring worlds for you to explore. And then there's Clive Barker's "The Forbidden," where you'll meet the infamous Candyman; don't say his name too loudly, though -- he might be listening... Book jacket.