Alien Dead story
A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town, which causes the people on the houseboat to become zombies. When the zombies run out of alligators to eat, they begin killing people in the town. A local scientist tries to figure out how to stop the zombies.
7 total · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. monster | major | The local scientist Tom Corman took it upon himself to find a way to stop the murderous zombie monster outbreak. |
| romantic love | major | Tom and Shawn quickly fell for one another. |
| what if everyone turned into zombies | major | The people of a small southern town began turning into zombies after a meteor struck a houseboat. |
| yokel stereotype | major | We saw a depiction of southern accented country folk living in a rural area nearby swamp. In one particular instance an old man pulled a shotgun on a man who the old man fretted that his daughter might be romantically interested in. |
| zombie | major | The people of a small southern town started turning into zombies. |
| father and daughter | minor | Shawn's papi Emmet initially pulled a shotgun on Tom when she brought him over to the house, but Emmet ultimately warmed up to him. |
| law enforcement | minor | A local sheriff and his deputy were investigating a spate of grisly killings. |