mole people theme

Creatures that live entirely under the Earth, or more generally underground in a planet, in caves or hollowed out regions.

8 total · 6 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Alien from LA (1988) major The Atlanteans were living in a large underground city and only the ruling elites knew about the surface.
movie: Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) major The townspeople became hysterical over the appearance of mole men.
movie: The Mole People (1956) major The Sumerian albinos enslaved a race of mole men.
movie: The Time Machine (1960) major The Morlocks were nocturnal creatures that lived underground and feared fire.
movie: The Time Machine (1978) major The Morlocks were nocturnal creatures that lived underground and feared fire.
movie: The Time Machine (2002) major The Morlocks were quasi-nocturnal human offshoots that lived underground and feared fire.
futurama2x09 minor Alcazar told Leela that they race had been destroyed in an attack by mole people.
movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) minor The Avenger crew encountered a race of antagonistic troglodytes living beneath the surface of the Earth.