Kim Newman

Quatermass and the Pit (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

While digging an extension to the London Underground Railway, workmen discover an object which might be an ancient Martian spaceship - and Professor Quatermass of the British Rocket Group investigates a mystery which prompts frightening revelations about the origins of humanity itself. Before 2001: A Space Odyssey and Doctor Who, Quatermass and the Pit was the paramount British science fiction saga in film and television. Kim Newman's fascinating study focuses on Roy Ward Baker's 1967 film, written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale for Hammer Films, but also looks at the origins of the Quatermass franchise in 1950s BBC serials and earlier films. Exploring the production and reception of the film and series, Newman assesses the lasting importance of this landmark franchise.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781844577934
• Artikelnr.: 48040419

Autorenporträt

Kim Newman is a novelist, critic and broadcaster. His fiction includes the Anno Dracula novels, Life's Lottery and Mysteries of the Diogenes Club, and The Vampire Genevieve as Jack Yeovil. His other non-fiction books include Ghastly Beyond Belief (with Neil Gaiman), Horror: 100 Best Books (with Stephen Jones), Wild West Movies, Millennium Movies and BFI Classics studies of Cat People and Doctor Who. He is a contributing editor to Sight & Sound and Empire magazines, has written plays for BBC radio, and directed and written a tiny film Missing Girl. His official web-site, 'Dr Shade's Laboratory' can be found at www.johnnyalucard.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1 Contact Has Been Established.
2 'Hob'.
3 Ringstone Round.
Notes.
Credits.