Episode 73: The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965)
The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965) is a story we’ve seen many times: archaeologists find a caveman who wakes up and kills everyone. It doesn’t have the camp of Trog, or the star power of Horror Express, or the quotable lines of The Neanderthal M
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Show Notes
The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965) is a story we’ve seen many times: archaeologists find a caveman who wakes up and kills everyone. It doesn’t have the camp of Trog, or the star power of Horror Express, or the quotable lines of The Neanderthal Man, or the catchy surf-rock tunes of Eegah, or the budget of Neander-Jin… Well, enjoy the episode.
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In this episode:
Watch The Beast from the Beginning of Time on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxtboADRTuw
Liquid scintillation counting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFWcJFMUlI
Rigor mortis: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-causes-rigor-mortis-601995
Lichtenberg figures (Lightning fern burns): https://www.glenallenweather.com/alink/20thunder/Lichtenberg%20Figures.pdf
Thagomizer: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/07/thagomizer-why-stegosaurus-spiky-tail.html
Learn more about archaeological giants on Digging Up Ancient Aliens: https://diggingupancientaliens.com/episode-55-giants.html
The Myth of the Moundbuilders: https://www.thoughtco.com/moundbuilder-myth-history-and-death-171536
J.B.S. Haldane’s “Precambrian rabbits”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precambrian_rabbit