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Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit
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The title sequence to Hammer’s “Quatermass and the Pit” does more to fascinate than horrify. The jigsaw skull and satisfyingly sinister score gets it right, as does the push through to the fateful gloom of Hobbs End Station.

The great John Carpenter used elements for Prince of Darkness and, perhaps, Halloween?

Direct Link | Format: QuickTime H.264, 640×384 | Size: 4.6 MB | Running Time: 0:34 | Year: 1967

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  • ATR from SouthPas
    How can Quatermass be a ripoff of Halloween when it was done 11 years before Halloween? Two words: Chronology & Influence
  • Matt
    Fantastic, I'm going to make my own version of that now
  • It is a rip-off of Halloween :)
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