Mars in fiction from red-colored vegetation, and Schiaparelli observed what he took to be linear features on the face of Mars, which he thought might be water channels. Because the Italian for channels is "canali", English translations tended to render the word as "canals", implying artificial construction. Lowell's books on Mars expanded on this notion of Martian canals, and a standard model of Mars as a drying, cooling, dying world was established. It was frequently speculated that ancient Martian civilizations had constructed irrigation works that spanned the planet in an attempt at saving their dying world. This concept spawned a large number of
Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space on August 28, 2012, as a part of "Shrek's Spooky Stories". A sequel titled "Night of the Living Carrots" was released in October 2011 in two parts exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS video service. Directly following "Mutant Pumpkins", Dr. Cockroach, Link and B.O.B. try to defeat hundreds of zombie carrots. Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space is a 2009 Halloween television special, based on the film "Monsters vs. Aliens". It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Peter Ramsey. The special premiered in Ireland on RTÉ One on October