The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London (short story)

The Mandela Effect, Or Monsters on the Streets of London was a short story in the Into The Unknown series.

Summary
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Plot
Professor Grey explains the Mandela Effect, whereby people can have memories of events which differ from recorded reality. He believes one possible explanation is that time is rewritten.

Professor Grey explains that since taking over Into The Unknown he has looked into this phenomena and been surprised by people’s vivid memories of aliens. He cites Douglas who recalls “metal men” outside St Paul’s Cathedral in the late 1960s, and claims he’s interviewed younger people who recall a similar incident in 2014. Professor Grey cites Elaine who recalls a spaceship over London during Christmas 2006 which was shot down by the government, despite there being no records of such an incident. Finally he explains the writings of Doctor RV Singh who claimed to have witnessed Winston Churchill’s Ironsides and a Spitfire modified for spaceflight. Professor Grey invites readers to share any memories they may have of invasions or bizarre occurrences.

In the comments, Josh recalls shop dummies coming to life and gunning people down in 2005 and claims his father can remember a similar incident from the 1970s, DM asks if anyone else remembers cubes turning up everywhere and GH remembers the “metal men” being around the globe and a confrontation with them, including them warring with another race, that the media termed the Battle of Canary Wharf.

Characters

 * Professor Maxwell Grey
 * Josh
 * DM
 * GH

Worldbuilding
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Continuity

 * Maxwell finds accounts of “metal men” outside St Paul’s Cathedral in the late 1960s and 2014. (TV: The Invasion, Death in Heaven)
 * Elaine recalls an alien spaceship over London on Christmas 2006 which was shot down. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
 * RV Singh’s writings cover the Ironside project. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)
 * Josh offers up a discrepancy between the 2005 Nestene invasion of Earth and the 1970s Nestene invasion of Earth as examples of the Mandela Effect. (TV: Rose, Spearhead from Space)
 * DM offers up The Year of the Slow Invasion as an example of the Mandela Effect. (TV: The Power of Three)
 * GH remembers the Battle of Canary Wharf as an example of the Mandela Effect. (TV: Doomsday)
 * The user signing their name with the initials "DM" welcomes Maxwell Grey to the Into The Unknown community, but notes that they still "miss Sam Ferrian, big time". (PROSE: Welcome Into the Unknown...)