Creature of Destruction story
A hypnotist conducts experiments in hypnotic regression that take his female assistant to a past life as a prehistoric amphibian monster. It is an uncredited color remake of the 1956 movie The She-Creature.
15 total · 5 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| greed for riches | major | The morally bankrupt businessman Sam Crane saw in the supposed charlatan Dr. Basso an opportunity to hornswoggle money out of a gullible public. |
| human vs. monster | major | People were being terrorized by an amphibious monster. |
| monster | major | An amphibious monster was going around killing people. |
| speculative hypnosis | major | Dr. Basso used hypnotic regression to take his assistant Doreena back to a prehistoric past life as an amphibious humanoid monster. |
| the desire for prestige | major | The supposed charlatan Dr. Basso wanted above all else for his work to be accepted by mainstream psychic researchers. |
| compromising one's ethical principles for personal advantage | minor | Should the respected Air Force psychologist Capt. Theodore Dell publicly endorse the supposed charlatan Dr. Basso in exchange for big bucks? |
| engaged couple | minor | Capt. Theodore Dell and Lynn Crane were engaged to be married. |
| father and daughter | minor | Sam and his daughter Lynn. |
| husband and wife | minor | Sam and Mrs. Crane. |
| memories from past lives | minor | Dr. Basso used hypnotic regression to take Doreena back to one of her past lives. |