Attack of the Crab Monsters story

movie: Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) · 1957-02-10

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

ThemeLevelMotivation
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.