The Curse story

movie: The Curse (1987) · 1987-09-11

A meteorite that crashes into a farming community in Tennessee and begins to infect the land and its residents. It is based on the short story The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft.

13 total · 7 major · 6 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
brother and sister major Zach and his little sister stuck together while everyone else was turning into monsters.
extraterrestrial being major One gathers that the meteor-like object that crashed on the Crane farm was some kind of hostile entity from outer space.
facing being evicted from one's home major Nathan Crane was on the verge of getting pushed off from his beloved family farm.
human vs. monster major Zach and his little sister Alice's family members all turned into murderous creatures and started attacking them.
husband and wife major Nathan and Frances Cyrus. Alan and Esther Forbes.
mother and son major Zach watched on as his mother went mad under the influence of the crashed meteor.
stepfather and stepson major Zach's already strained relationship with his new stepfather was exacerbated when a strange meteor-like object crashed on their farm and started making everyone go crazy.
Christianity minor Zach's stepfather was a strict, Bible thumping Christian.
divine retribution minor Nathan interpreted the strangeness transpiring on his farm as punishment from God.
father and son minor Nathan and his idiot son Cyrus.