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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Hatched from a Mutual Zygote: Prometheus Island Edition
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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I thought the Prometheus head looked more like the Olmec heads myself.
ReplyDeleteHi David,
DeleteYou know, you're right that there is a resemblance there as well. Fits in well with the movie mythology, I'd say.
Great point, and thank you for commenting.
best wishes,
John