New Book – ‘1950s Sci-Fi: A Fresh Look at 12 Science Fiction Hollywood Classics’ by Ray Keating Share This Article Among Other Issues, Keating Dives into How God is Considered in These Movies! NEWS PROVIDED BY Keating Reports LLC Oct. 28, 2025 DAVENPORT, Fla., Oct. 28, 2025 / Standard Newswire / — After the publication of his first science fiction novel, Menace: An Agent Dean Cold Novel, in 1950s Sci-Fi: A Fresh Look at 12 Science Fiction Hollywood Classics, Ray Keating examines notable science fiction movies of the 1950s that not only influenced him, but generations of filmmakers. In 1950s Sci-Fi, Keating tackles assorted questions and issues. What role did God and faith play in these films? Was 1950s America, and the science fiction movies made during the decade, largely about hysterical paranoia as modern observers suggest? Tapping into his experience as a weekly newspaper columnist, in 1950s Sci-Fi, Keating disputes some of the assumptions about these movies. He reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of 1950s sci-fi; and highlights the continuing value and influences of these films. Keating said, “In addition to the action and Cold War intrigue in Menace, I wrestle with how intelligent life visiting Earth might affect people’s beliefs, including Christianity. What’s striking about many 1950s science fiction movies are the roles that God and faith play in those stories. It’s fascinating and different from most modern takes on the subject.” In 1950s Sci-Fi, Keating writes about Destination Moon (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), When Worlds Collide (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953), Invaders from Mars (1953), It Came from Outer Space (1953), Them! (1954), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Forbidden Planet (1956), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). And what about Keating’s Menace: An Agent Dean Cold Novel? The Cold War is about to take an unexpected turn. It’s 1953, and humanity teeters on the edge. But only a handful of people are aware. Attacks on President Dwight Eisenhower and the Soviet Union’s Joseph Stalin threaten to send the world on a journey that no one could have predicted. Eisenhower turns to Secret Service Special Agent Dean Cold to lead a clandestine team. The mission? Unravel a bizarre mystery, and deal with consequences that promise to challenge politics, war, and perhaps the foundations of Western Civilization. Paperbacks and Kindle editions of 1950s Sci-Fi are at Amazon via https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQLBXH2T . Signed editions of 1950s Sci-Fi are at https://raykeatingbooksandmore.com/shop/ols/products/1950sscifi . Menace can be purchased via Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5JH5N6 , and signed editions at https://raykeatingbooksandmore.com/shop/ols/products/menace . Request review copies at raykeating@keatingreports.com . SOURCE Keating Reports LLC Source: https://standardnewswire.com/new-book-1950s-sci-fi-a-fresh-look-at-12-science-fiction-hollywood-classics-by-ray-keating/