Attack of the Crab Monsters story
A second scientific expedition that is sent to a remote Pacific island to discover what happened to the scientists of the first. Unknown to them when they arrive, the island is inhabited by a pair of radiation-mutated giant crabs that consumed the first expeditioners, absorbed their intelligences, and plan to reproduce their kind in numbers.
6 total · 5 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| giant monster | major | There were radiation-mutated giant crabs. |
| human vs. monster | major | The scientific expedition versus the radiation-mutated giant crabs. |
| romantic love | major | Dale Drewer and Martha Hunter. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | major | Radioactive fallout from the first hydrogen bomb test produced a pair of radiation-mutated giant sea crabs that posed a threat to continued civilized life on Earth. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | Radioactive fallout from the first hydrogen bomb test produced a pair of radiation-mutated giant crabs that posed a threat to continued civilized life on Earth. |
| sacrifice for a friend | minor | Hank sacrificed himself when killing the crab monster in order to save Dale Drewer and Martha Hunter. |