: Kathy , a young sci-fi fan who realizes the truth; her father, Sheriff Sam Hoxly ; and Wrenchmuller , an eccentric local farmer who is trying to save his land from developers. Story Beats
: Because it is Halloween, the townspeople assume the four-foot-tall Martians are just children in high-quality costumes.
The conflict begins when an incompetent Martian crew from the "Civilian Asteroid Patrol" intercepts a Halloween rebroadcast of Orson Welles' 1938 War of the Worlds radio play. Mistaking the fictional broadcast for a real Martian invasion already in progress, they land their ship to join the "glory". Key Characters
