When anyone could be an alien, who can you trust?
That question drives an enduring science fiction trope. Hidden aliens are a staple of popular movies like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Men in Black or the popular long running TV series The X-Files. We are equally intrigued and frightened by the idea that aliens walk among us — hidden in plain sight.
Hidden aliens is a brilliant sci-fi concept transforming familiar into strange. Seemingly ordinary people from your neighbors to your friends could be a being other than human. If you can’t trust those closest to you, who can you trust?
The hidden alien trope can take many forms within a story:
Observers come to Earth to study humanity or become stranded here, keeping their nature secret while navigating our world.
Infiltrators include body snatchers, sleeper agents, invasion scouts — any alien who uses secrecy as a weapon.
Refugees hide their identities while building new lives on Earth.
Protectors guard humanity from ominous threats our race never sees looming on the horizon.
Bringing a uniquely human element to aliens makes them feel more real and more compelling. If aliens can masquerade as humans and walk among us undetected, what does it really mean to be human?
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Alien People by John Coon
Welcome to the Occupied States of America by Peter Cawdron
The Gunn Files Book 1: Culture Shock by M.G. Herron
Shadows of Divinity by Luke Mitchell
Kelvoo’s Testimonial by Phil Bailey
Eclipsing the Aurora by Peter J. Foote
The World in My Hands by Nick Snape
Return of the Martians by @Mark Hood
Invasion by Joshua James
Shadows of the Past by Eric Goebelbecker
Sleepers by Darcy Pattison
Contact Us by Al Macy
Dissonance Volume 1: Reality by Aaron Ryan
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Hi! I'm an alien documenting Earth's chaos and this is the organization I work for (unfortunately).
New post about the IRD's origin story: born from disaster, funded reluctantly, operating on vibes and paperwork ever since.
https://fieldnotesfromkira.substack.com/p/what-even-is-the-ird?r=3rj61d
Thought you might appreciate the bureaucratic chaos. 🛸