Across
- 4. Era of fear over communist infiltration in America
- 13. 1938 radio broadcast that caused real panic
- 17. Movie where aliens invade, but humans (especially Americans) fight back
- 19. Action-packed asteroid film glorifying American heroism
- 21. Park A story about humans losing control over their creations
- 23. A deliberate deception made to look like the truth
- 24. Intended as a warning or lesson
- 25. A main idea or claim in an essay or argument
- 26. Where information or evidence comes from
Down
- 1. Lack of concern or empathy
- 2. A false sense of safety or invincibility
- 3. A set of beliefs or legends shared by a culture
- 5. Fear Fear shared by a society, often shaped by culture and media
- 6. A story with a symbolic or hidden meaning, often political or moral
- 7. said to haunt New Jersey, sparked panic in 1909
- 8. Widespread panic or irrational fear, often contagious (e.g., Salem Witch Trials)
- 9. To spread (especially ideas, stories, or fear)
- 10. A monster created by science, symbolizing fear of playing God
- 11. Seemingly harmless but possibly symbolic or misleading
- 12. Apocalypse movie with religious Y2K fears
- 14. The quality of being different or alien, often used to justify fear or rejection
- 15. How cultural information spreads like a virus—e.g., urban legends
- 16. Fear or hatred of strangers, outsiders, or the unfamiliar
- 18. A state of fear or unease about something uncertain
- 20. Asteroid film with serious tone and political consequences
- 22. A modern, memetic urban legend born from the internet