Tweel (A Martian Odyssey) Tweel (A Martian Odyssey) Tweel (also referred to as a "Tweerl", the exact pronunciation of the word is said to be impossible for humans) is a fictional extraterrestrial from the planet Mars, featured in two short stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum. The alien was featured in "A Martian Odyssey", first published in 1934, and "Valley of Dreams" four months later. Weinbaum died of lung cancer soon after, and a third installment in the series never saw fruition. Tweel remains one of the most recognised aliens in early science fiction, and is said to be an inspiration for aliens in the
Aliens in the Attic The film was previously titled "They Came from Upstairs", which is instead used as the film's tag line. A video game of the same name was released as well. "Aliens in the Attic" received mixed reviews from film critics but was a minor box office success. However, Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 31/100%. The film was directed by John Schultz. A meteor shower rockets through open space. Four glowing pods are seen hiding behind the meteor shower. Suddenly the meteor shower makes a hard right and heads towards the distant planet Earth. In a Chicago suburb, Stuart Pearson