Finis by Frank L. Pollack
Finis is the story of a new star that is discovered which turns out to be a new, hotter sun. It is a short, but hard hitting story which shows a man and woman, who stay up the night to watch the expected new star arise.
By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benét
Set in a future following the destruction of industrial civilization, the story is narrated by a young man who is the son of a priest.
The World Set Free by H. G. Wells
The World Set Free is a novel published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is considered a prophetical novel foretelling the advent of nuclear weapons.
Threads (1984) – The GOAT
If you call yourself a fan of the post-apocalyptic genre and you haven’t seen Threads, then something is wrong with you. Luckily, I can help with that.
Duck and Cover
Duck and Cover is a civil defense film produced in 1951 by the United States federal government’s civil defense branch shortly after the Soviet Union began nuclear testing.
The Wheel
In this post-apocalyptic fable, Owen and Topsie cross the near-endless Desert of Glass, staying one step ahead of the radio-active glowwinds. Produced by Seeing Ear Theater.
The Defenders
Mankind has retreated underground to escape the horrors of a surface decimated by World War Three, leaving the machines to continue the fighting. Story by Philip Dick.
Aftermath by Roger Williams
Aftermath follows several groups of survivors after a limited nuclear attack on Great Britain.
Wow, Just Wow – Finally Watched Zardoz
Wow, yeah, ok… that was… um… that was something alrght. I’m not sure what it was, but it was sure something; something very wierd and very strange.
The Hunger Games – Book One
Now that the final book in the trilogy, Mockingjay, is about to be released, I figured it was time to start the series and see if it lived up to all the hype.
Just Watched Testament
The basic plot of the movie follows one family in a small California town after a nuclear war of some sort silences most of the rest of the country.
Virus (Fukkatsu No Hi – Day of Resurrection) (1980)
A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. The only survivors are scientists in Antarctica, who desperately try to find a cure and save what is left of the planet from further destruction.