About this Event
Wed., October 14th – 7:30 PM – SMALL THEATER
Presented with the Festival of Monsters 2026 – UC Santa Cruz
THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955, Park Circus, 78 min.).
A trio of British astronauts are launched into space by obsessed rocket scientist Professor Quatermass (Brian Donley) – but only one returns to Earth and he’s not the same, to put it mildly. One of the finest B&W sci-fi / horror films of the 1950s (a great decade for them in general), THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT also launched Hammer Films into the stratosphere as the UK’s premiere genre producers. Adapted from a BBC TV serial by the great writer Nigel Kneale and expertly directed by the legendary Val Guest (THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE), THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT was followed by three equally brilliant sequels and turned Professor Bernard Quatermass into one of Britain’s most iconic sci-fi heroes, next to Doctor Who!
Dr. Marshall Leicester will appear at the screening to discuss THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT.
Info on the Festival of Monsters 2026 – UC Santa Cruz:
The Festival of Monsters is an annual gathering of scholars and artists from across the globe who use monsters and monstrosity in their work. Sponsored by the UCSC Center for Monster Studies, the 2026 Festival will be the fifth such event, investigating how monsters and language intertwine with panels on monstrous communication, cursed texts, horror poetry, and more! Not just for academics, the festival features public events in beautiful downtown Santa Cruz for the whole community to enjoy. https://www.monsterstudies.ucsc.edu/2026public
Tickets: $10 advance / $15 at the door.
Event venue & nearby stays
Small Theater, 155 River Street South, Santa Cruz, United States
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