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Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

HorrorScience Fiction
Pages
202
Published
1960
Language
English

Synopsis

When an ancient, alien spacecraft is unearthed during an underground excavation in London, it unleashes a terrifying psychic influence on the city. Professor Bernard Quatermass and his team must race against time to understand the craft's origins and its connection to humanity's violent past before it drives everyone to madness and destruction.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

TenseMysteriousDark
First ContactMystery Box

Genres

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Body Horror

About the author

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Nigel Kneale

Thomas Nigel Kneale was a British author and screenwriter who wrote professionally for more than 50 years. Predominantly a writer of thrillers that used science-fiction and horror elements, he was best known for the creation of the character Professor Bernard Quatermass.