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Part of the furor over Welles’ radio broadcast was its apparent authenticity. To recreate “War of the Worlds” (originally a book set in England), Welles “interrupted” a music performance and used actors to stage news reports from an apparent Martian invasion in Grover’s Mill, New Jersey. This surprised some listeners who missed the broadcast’s opening, which stated up front it was a work of fiction.

On Oct. 31, 1938, newspapers published headlines regarding the dramatization and the responses from the public. The Daily News’ front page headline read “Fake Radio ‘War’ Stirs Terror Through U.S.”

Orson Welles, interviewed after the broadcast, conveyed surprise at the public response.

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