tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post8103488037737386347..comments2024-03-26T01:21:57.869+00:00Comments on Supernatural Tales: We Are The Martians!valdemarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-31330470942911286752015-12-19T11:19:41.732+00:002015-12-19T11:19:41.732+00:00I agree. In THE STONE TAPE Kneale has a clergyman ...I agree. In THE STONE TAPE Kneale has a clergyman describe pollution as the only way evil can manifest itself in a materialistic age. He was remarkable for his ability to blend new and old ideas, especially in QUATERMASS AND THE PIT, with its combination of demons and aliens, and the strenuous refusal of people to accept frightening truths about their world and themselves. valdemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829872956512652469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3173887948269031901.post-21650352286529666172015-12-18T11:21:49.877+00:002015-12-18T11:21:49.877+00:00There is something about Nigel Kneale that greatly...There is something about Nigel Kneale that greatly appeals to me. In a time when the counter-culture, technology, and materialism were making great strides, one man challenged these institutions and convinced everyone that the old ways were not gone, that, in spite of the numerous churches and cathedrals erected on the land, Britain's ancient pagan past is not dead and is, in fact, as powerful, and deadly, as ever. The QUATERMASS stories, in particular, are dear to me in their combination of contemporary issues and themes with timeless supernaturalism. That was Kneale's genius -- blending the evanescent with the eternal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com