Night Slaves story
Clay and Marjorie, an estranged married couple, take a vacation together while Clay recuperates from a serious auto accident. They end up in a sleepy little town which seems to be normal, except at night when the townspeople begin acting strangely and leave town in trucks, always returning by morning. Marjorie also begins to act strangely, and no one has any memories of their nighttime activities. Only Clay is unaffected due to the presence of a metal plate in his head, and no one believes his story.
8 total · 7 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial being | major | Aliens infiltrated a sleepy little town. |
| husband and wife | major | Clay and Marjorie Howard. |
| infatuation | major | Clay and Naillil. Marjorie and Matt. |
| love triangle | major | Clay, Marjorie, and Matt Russell. |
| mind control ability | major | The aliens were a psychokinetic race with an innate ability to mind control people. And they were mind controlling virtually everyone in the town except for Clay because he had a metal plate in his skull. |
| romantic infidelity | major | Marjorie was having an affair with Matt. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | Nobody would believe Clay that townspeople were leaving town in trucks at night, always returning by morning. |
| speculative spaceship | minor | The aliens were constructing a spaceship. |