Destination Inner Space story
The story centers on a group of researchers working in an underwater laboratory. After an encounter with an Unidentified Submerged Object (USO—an undersea flying saucer), the base is attacked by a monster that may be the vanguard for invading aliens. The researchers and the base's military staff must deal with the creature and destroy the USO.
6 total · 5 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | major | Researchers aboard a submarine were attacked by a fish monster that may have been the vanguard for invading aliens |
| fish-like being | major | A fish monster got loose aboard the submarine. |
| flying saucer | major | A submarine crew investigated an underwater flying saucer. |
| flying saucer theory of UFOs | major | A submarine crew investigated an underwater flying saucer. |
| human vs. beast | major | Researchers aboard a submarine were attacked by a fish monster that may have been the vanguard for invading aliens. |
| rivalry | minor | Commander Wayne and Hugh Maddox were at each other's throats all the time because Maddox disapproved of how Wayne had led some young submariners under his charge die on a previous mission. |