The Monolith Monsters story

movie: The Monolith Monsters (1957) · 1957-12-18

A large meteorite that crashes in a Southern California desert and explodes into hundreds of black fragments which have strange properties. When those fragments are exposed to water, they grow very large and tall. The fragments also begin to slowly petrify some of the inhabitants of a nearby small town. The story that unfolds becomes one of human survival against an encroaching unnatural disaster, that if not stopped, could become a national ecological nightmare that could pose a possible threat to all of humanity.

3 total · 1 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
invasive life form from outer space major A meteor crashed into the California desert explodes into hundreds of fragments that grow very large and tall and could become a national ecological nightmare that could pose a possible threat to all of humanity.
romantic love minor Dave Miller and Cathy Barrett.
what if I were gradually turning into stone minor Jenny began to turn into stone after handling a meteor fragment.