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 Man, or the catchy surf-rock tunes of Eegah, or the budget of Neander-Jin… Well, enjoy the episode. Win some SotSA Merch! Send your mistakes, inaccuracies, and corrections to us by email or social media: Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Bluesky: @sotsapodcast.bsky.social Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: [email protected] 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