A reporter uncovers aliens buying up Earth in forms like bowling balls and talking dogs, blending sci-fi paranoia, noir, and satire.
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A reporter uncovers aliens buying up Earth in forms like bowling balls and talking dogs, blending sci-fi paranoia, noir, and satire.
Money was worthless; it had no value! It couldn't buy housing, clothing, or food. Someone with enormous quantities of cash was buying houses and tearing them down, buying stores and closing them.
Perhaps a few people could have stopped the transactions before it was too late. They could have said that Earth was being taken over by alien beings in the shapes of bowling balls, talking dogs, and dolls that walked like men.
In fact, they did say it. The trouble was, no one believed them!
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Mild period romance; nuclear-family relationship norms
Jolts of violence and mayhem; not heavily graphic
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Social drinking; protagonist after a night of heavy drinks
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Brief metaphorical morality-play comparison
No fantasy magic; alien abilities are science fiction
No occult or demonic content present
Central allegory of alien capitalists; greed and property critique
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Mass displacement as homes and businesses are destroyed
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