If you want to go back and discover some of the inspirations behind your favorite sci-fi movies, here are a few from the '70s that everyone should watch.

Harlan Ellison created this 1970s sci-fi series, although the show didn't work out the way the revered writer had hoped.

Timeless titles like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and The Forever War are among the most important and emblematic sci-fi books of the 70s.

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An alien hand reaches toward Brett in Alien (1979) - Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images There were a number of '70s sci-fi movies that ...

The Brood isn’t just one of the 1970s more underrated horror films; it’s also one of the decades better sci-fi films. David Cronenberg was always great at blending those two genres, and this early ...

Every decade has inspired its fair share of classic or iconic sci-fi movies, as well as those sci-fi movies that may not have been major successes upon release, but have stood the test of time as cult ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The 1970s were an amazing decade for science fiction — this is the era when the first "Star Wars" movie came out, after all. Despite this, ...