About this episode
Desmond and Tom celebrate the 950th episode by discussing the influential British cosmic horror character Professor Bernard Quatermass and related works.
Happy New Year! To ring it in, and to celebrate 950 episodes, Desmond and Tom talk all about the influential British cosmic horror pulp hero: Professor Bernard Quatermass! In this episode, we talk about The Quatermass Xperiment (aka The Creeping Unknown), Quatermass 2 (aka Enemy from Space), Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth), and the four part TV serial The Quatermass Conclusion (aka Quatermass). Songs included: "Dead Astronauts" by The Gizmos, "Rocket Freak" by Monster Magnet, "They Came from Space" by Unto Others, "Intruder" by Peter Gabriel, "The Hippy Killers" by Bad Religion, and "Eye of Mars" by Imperial Triumphant. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.
People in this episode
Host: Desmond Reddick
Guest: Tom
Topics covered
- cosmic horror
- British cinema
- Quatermass
- pulp heroes
- film analysis
- music
Keywords
- Quatermass
- cosmic horror
- British cinema
- The Quatermass Xperiment
- film analysis
- pulp heroes
- music
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Quatermass Xperiment, Quatermass 2, Quatermass and the Pit, The Quatermass Conclusion
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