Quatermass And The Pit - 1967 - 7/10
AKA - Five Millions Years To Earth
Excavation crews, working deep under the Hobb’s End Underground station, start finding skulls.
Archaeologists quickly arrive, soon discover a huge metallic object.
Military bomb experts realize it is not metal, while other members dig up the dark history of Hob’s Lane.
Extremely intelligent script, based on the legendary BBC serial from the late 50’s.
Creative mix of Horror, SciFi, ancestral memory, superstition.
One of Hammer’s best.