Charles D Shell

X the Unknown: Low-Key Hammer Sci Fi

(Originally posted on January 10, 2018) I first watched the black & white X the Unknown (1956) in my early teens.  This is the period when I sought out every science fiction and monster movie I could find.  I stumbled across this one on a lazy Saturday afternoon.  The movie was (forgive the irony) a […]

Quatermass and the Pit

(Originally posted on May 3, 2017) Quatermass and the Pit, or as it’s known in the U.S., Five Million Years to Earth, is a Hammer Film production of a BBC serial.  The phenomenon of Quatermass is a uniquely British craze.  It has had influences on science fiction for decades, but most Americans are completely ignorant […]

Island of Terror: A Nifty Horror Movie

(Originally posted on April 12, 2017) Island of Terror scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.  In fact, I only made it through a few scenes before running to the other side of the house and hiding.  I didn’t remember the name for years.  Only with the advent of the internet […]