... figures, teachers, college professors, and entertainers. The main effect it had on Americans was that off fear. Many Americans were afraid of a communist take-over and all the violence that followed it. Most of these fears were portrayed in science-fiction movies, like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, Invaders from Mars, and The Blob. These ... films all presented traits similar to either the communists or the stereotypical description of communists. In The Blob, the blob shows how the communism is spreading slowly, but effectively over everything. ... ...

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