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After the first use of atomic bombs at the end of World War II, Americans’ fears and the fictional symbols that represented them changed from creatures of superstitious folklore to those representing more immediate fears around atomic energy and radiation. One of the first and arguably the best examples of these was 1954’s Them!, directed by Gordon Douglas for Warner Bros. from a script by Ted Sherdeman.
✕ Remove Ads Together with the law enforcement officers, they discover nine-foot-long omnivorous mutated ants, which they then realize are responsible for recent deaths and disappearances. After finding and examining the interior of the miles-deep mutant ant’s nest, it becomes apparent to the investigators that two mutant queen ants, capable of establishing far-flung new colonies of similar monsters and wreaking havoc, are now at large somewhere in the southwestern United States.
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