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Oh, and I almost got to attend a similar "broadcast" in Philly in September, except that instead of Martians, this performance dealt with zombies. 

It ended up getting canceled at the last minute, but it's curious to see how this particular trope--a radio broadcast of invasion, disaster, and the end of the human race--has persisted and evolved over time.

I think it's because we like it. We like entertaining the end of the world, of something scary and fantastical and apocalyptic. We, of course, always seem to identify with the sole survivor, the narrator, but who would ever imagine themselves offed by intermission?...