It Conquered the World story
An alien creature from the planet Venus secretly wants to take control of the Earth. The creature makes radio contact with a disillusioned human scientist, who agrees to help because the scientist believes such an alien intervention will bring peace and save a doomed humanity from itself.
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | major | An alien creature from the planet Venus secretly wants to take control of the Earth. |
| disillusionment | major | Disillusioned scientist Tom Anderson reached out to the Venusian after years of not having been shown respect by his peers. |
| husband and wife | major | Tom Anderson and Claire Anderson. Paul Nelson and Joan Nelson. |
| mind controlled society | major | Tom Anderson was convinced that Venusian intervention on Earth would somehow bring peace and an end of personal conflict through a kind of emotion suppressing mass mind control. |
| romantic love | major | Tom Anderson and Claire Anderson. Paul Nelson and Joan Nelson. |
| subversive life form from outer space | major | The Venusian co-opted people one by one to do their bidding in an attempt to conquer the Earth. |
| the need to be treated with respect | major | Disillusioned scientist Tom Anderson reached out to Venusians after years of not having been shown respect by his peers. |
| Venusian extraterrestrial | major | An alien creature from the planet Venus secretly wants to take control of the Earth. |
| mind control technology | minor | The Venusian alien used bat-like creatures to mind control people. |
| sacrifice for one's people | minor | Tom Anderson sacrificed himself in killing the Venusian in order to save humanity. |