I would have been six or seven years old when I was given this science fiction book in the late 1970’s, and it became one of my most prized possessions, until I sadly misplaced the item during the early 90’s.

Now after a thirty year gap, it only recently occurred to me that I should try eBay to see if anyone was selling this masterpiece, and sure enough there were many copies available – for a fraction of the price I was expecting.

What blew me away as a kid were the photos within, with many screenshots representing a number of weird and quirky movies and television shows that came out between 1968 and 1978. Some of these images remained burned into my memory over forty years later; a selection of which are featured below – straight out of the book.

It was through this publication that I learned about ‘A Clockwork Orange’ as there were a handful of pictures scattered across the pages, such as the one shown here. I was instantly curious about this film, and would eventually get to watch it in 1994 – sixteen years later.

This weird character is from the short-lived TV series ‘Logan’s Run’. I’m certain this scene is part of a dream sequence, and the evil-looking villain is a ‘carousel guard’.

This photo is from the 1977 film ‘The Island of Doctor Moreau’.

This is not an actual scene from the movie it is supposed to represent, but it looks great anyway. The film is ‘Warlords of Atlantis‘ from 1978.

I remember this image used to scare the life out of me, and it is from the 1972 film ‘Horror Express’ starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas.

This capture is from ‘The Green Slime’ (1968) and I remember it being a pretty cool B-grade science fiction movie.

Last but not least, the book contained a few images from the 1973 British film ‘The Final Programme’. The sets were truly bizarre, as seen in the photo above, which made it appear even more intriguing to me.

‘Sci-Fi Now’ was released in 1978 and was written by Alan Frank. The book is definitely worth adding to your collection if you are a 1970’s science fiction aficionado, even if it is a little ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ heavy at times.

I managed to pick up a near-mint copy of the book for AU$15 from eBay, but the average price should be around the $20-$25 mark.