referring to a radio dramatization by Orson Welles (in 1938) of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. It was done in the form of a newscast and caused a panic when people thought that the Martians had actually invaded the Earth. See also Welles, Orson and Wells, H.G. in this glossary.—New Slant on Life Glossary Final approval 28.1.90