Darkness by Lord Byron
Darkness is a poem written by Lord Byron in July 1816 telling the apocalyptic story of the last man on earth.
The Last Man by Thomas Hood
Another early poem with a “modern” post-apocalyptic feel to it, The Last Man by Thomas Hood from 1824.
Life As We Knew It
I just finished the audiobook of Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer, and really enjoyed it.
Target One – X Minus One (1957)
A trio of time travelers goes back in time to try to prevent the nuclear apocalypse that has ravaged the planet, which they believe can be achieved by assassinating just one man – Albert Einstein.
Thundarr the Barbarian – Magical Mystery Treasure by Sheila Shillingburg
Thundarr the Barbarian – Matical Mystery Treasure is the second of two fan fiction stories by Sheila Shillingburg.
A Short Vision – Apocalyptic Animated Short Film from 1956
I’ve been doing a lot of digging around for early examples of post-apocalyptic media, and just came across this A Short Vision on YouTube.
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
The book’s protagonist is an amateur inventor or scientist living in London who is never named; he is identified simply as The Time Traveller. Published in 1895
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Short review of Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell.
The Stand (The Complete & Uncut Edition) – A Guest Review
If you’re a fan of this blog, chances are decent that you’re also a fan of Stephen King’s The Stand. But if for some reason you haven’t ever read it, here’s a guest post by Lazarus of Lazarus’ Lair doing his part to explain why you should.
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.
Knock (X Minus One)
Based on the short story by Frederick Brown the story starts and ends with “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…”
Sweet Their Blood and Sticky by Albert Teichner
They weren’t human–weren’t even related to humanity through ties of blood–but they were our heirs! Published in 1961.