The Invaders story
A woman living alone in a rural house is stalked by tiny beings from another planet. Directed by: Douglas Heyes. Story by: Richard Matheson.
7 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alternate points of view | choice | We were shown that what we may think is a belligerent giant alien, may in fact think of us as terrifying minuscule space invaders. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | In a surprise twist, it turned out that the woman battling what appeared to be spacemen was herself the alien. |
| facing a home invader | major | A woman living all alone in a rustic cabin fended off some tiny invaders from outer space. |
| fear for one's life | major | A woman living all alone in a rustic cabin was terrorized by tiny men from outer space. |
| flying saucer | major | A United States Air Force flying saucer crew made the mistake of landing on the rooftop of a giant woman's rustic cabin. |
| giant person | major | It turned out that the woman we were led to believe was a human battling tiny spacemen was in fact a giant humanoid battling human astronauts from Earth. |
| space travel | minor | It was revealed at the conclusion of the story that the spacemen were in fact astronauts from Earth who had traveled to another planet. Note: It is not possible to further specialize the type of space travel that was featured on account that the whereabouts of the planet was never revealed. |