Under the Dome: Aliens?!

After reading a little further in Under the Dome more information has popped up about why the dome might be there. Before I mentioned Chef was behind the dome, and I still think he has something to do with it, but now the book suggests that aliens-yes, aliens- are behind the dome covering Chester's Mill.

We are introduced to the mysterious black box out in the orchard that may or may not be sending out radiation and may or may not be dangerous. When Barbie and Rusty touch the box, they both see these alien creatures laughing at them as if the townsfolk are ants under a magnifying glass. "Barbie saw them as soon as the shock passing up his arms faded. His first, strong impulse was to let go of the box, but he fought it and held on, looking at the creatures who were holding them prisoner. Holding them and torturing them for pleasure, if Rusty was right. Their faces-if they were faces- were all angles, but the angles were padded and seemed to change from moment to moment, as if the underlying reality had no fixed form." So I guess now the dome was created by aliens, according to the box. However, each character who came near the box had hallucinations that suggest Phil, the Chef, still has something to do with it, maybe. Joe had seen burning pumpkins, Norrie saw everything turned black, and the sun was gone and Bennie heard screaming. Rusty's girls mentioned stopping Halloween and stopping the Great Pumpkin. Seeing a pattern? Rusty saw the old dummy on the library's lawn wearing an old tee-shirt that said "Sweet home Alabama, play that dead man's song!" and the dummy was on fire. Jackie saw people burning and people screaming because they were on fire.

Coincidence? I think not. The Chef had mentioned Halloween and Halloween coming early. I still think he has something to do with this. At the end of the chapter, we are left with: "'Halloween is still five days away,' Claire said. Barbie said, 'I don't think so'".

What or who do you think is behind the dome? Comment and tell me!