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70 Years Ago, A Creepy Thriller Spawned An Infamous Sci-Fi Trope

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Allied Artists PicturesHi! I have a question for you. What is Invasion of the Body Snatchers about?It seems like it should be obvious. Jack Finney’s 1954 serial novel has been filmed four times, and stories ranging from The Faculty to The Stepford Wives have borrowed its premise of people secretly being replaced with doppelgangers. Its influence on pop culture is everywhere, so the metaphorical purpose of the “pod people” must be right on the ti…

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Inverse broke the news in United States on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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