In this book, Mark F. Cain explores the fictional adventures of Professor Bernard Quatermass. Quatermass was an inspiration to later shows; Doctor Who wouldn’t exist without it; The X-Files would take the ideas in Quatermass and make them their own, spreading these ideas into the mass consciousness. Quatermass has inspired creative filmmakers such as John Carpenter and Joe Dante. But where did the ideas of alien conspiracy and alien-human experimentation start?
The book takes the reader through the TV serials in the 1950s, the Hammer movies in the 1950s and 1960s, and various other TV and radio shows ranging from the 1970s right up until the 2000s.
Modern TV science-fiction starts with Quatermass. And this book explores both the Quatermass movies and shows, and how the ideas and themes present in them have permeated and enriched popular culture.
The book takes the reader through the TV serials in the 1950s, the Hammer movies in the 1950s and 1960s, and various other TV and radio shows ranging from the 1970s right up until the 2000s.
Modern TV science-fiction starts with Quatermass. And this book explores both the Quatermass movies and shows, and how the ideas and themes present in them have permeated and enriched popular culture.
