306: Quatermass and the Pit (long cut)
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This episode is our long-overdue exploration of the strange world of Professor Bernard Quatermass, and especially the 1967 film adaptation of Quatermass and the Pit. While we've mentioned Nigel Kneale on the podcast before, discussing his TV drama The Stone Tape and horror series Beasts, we've never really delved into his most famous creation.
While Quatermass and the Pit is our main focus, we begin with a brief summary of the professor's other appearances. As we mention, the Quatermass TV serials and films were a huge cultural phenomenon in the UK in the 1950s, shaping British science fiction media for generations. This fame did not travel beyond our borders, however, meaning the films have never had more than a cult following in the USA. Consider this episode our small part in trying to rectify this!
Our Guest Host
We are delighted to have YouTuber, podcaster and author Seth Skorkowsky join us for this episode. Most of our listeners will know Seth from his ENnie-Award winning YouTube channel, as well as the Modern Mythos podcast, which he hosts with Jon Hook.
Seth is also the author of many fine books, spanning urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, and horror. His main focus right now is his ongoing video diary for the Traveller campaign, Secrets of the Ancients.
You can hear Seth’s previous appearances with the Good Friends here:
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Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
Quatermass and the Pit (BFI Film Classics) by Kim Newman
Into the Unknown: The Fantastic Life of Nigel Kneale by Andy Murray
Quatermass in Television and Movies by Mark F Cain
Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Quatermass 2 (1957)
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
"Remembrance of the Daleks" from Doctor Who
X The Unknown (1956)
Lifeforce (1985)
The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson
The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Quatermass and the Pit TV serial
Ghostbusters (1984)
"The Whisperer in Darkness" by HP Lovecraft
"The Hog" by William Hope Hodgson
"The Shadow Out of Time" by HP Lovecraft
At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Inherit the Stars by James P Hogan
"City of Death" from Doctor Who
The Stone Tape (1972)
Ashes of Onyx by Seth Skorkowsky
