H. G. Wells H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, satire, biography, and autobiography, including even two books on war games. He is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. During his own lifetime, however, he was most prominent as a forward-looking, even prophetic social critic who devoted his literary talents to the development of a progressive vision on
Island of Lost Souls (1932 film) saying "Do you know what it means to feel like God?" Original author H. G. Wells was outspoken in his dislike of the film, feeling the overt horror elements overshadowed the story's deeper philosophical meaning. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on , with a weighted average rating of 8.3/10. It's consensus reads: "Led by a note-perfect performance from Charles Laughton, "Island of Lost Souls" remains the definitive film adaptation of its classic source material." Two films have since been made based on the same H. G. Wells novel. The first was released in