Talk:The Father-thing

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[edit] The Body Snatchers influence

When reading this story I was struck by how closely the concept matched The Invasion of the Body Snatchers film, and I set out to see which one came out first. It turns out that The Invasion of the Body Snatchers was based on a serial by Jack Finney called The Body Snatchers. Both The Father-thing and The Body Snatchers came out in 1954. So it's pretty likely that one influenced the creation of the other. Which influenced which? Which came first?

After a little digging, it appears that The Body Snatchers was published in Collier's Magazine in November and December of 1954.[1] While "The Father-thing" came out in F&SF in December 1954.[2] So it appears that Dick's story was directly inspired by Finney. --noosphere 22:50, 12 June 2007 (UTC)