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Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Devil Girl From Mars

2025/4/14
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The podcast hosts introduce the 1954 film Devil Girl from Mars, highlighting its absurd self-seriousness and unique design elements. They discuss Octavia Butler's reaction to the film as a child and how it inspired her writing.
  • The film's humor derives from its self-seriousness.
  • Octavia Butler cited the film as an early inspiration.
  • The film features strong female characters and unique design work.

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In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1954 Scottish sci-fi film “Devil Girl From Mars,” featuring a fashionable Martian queen, her robot Chani and interplanetary intrigue on the Scottish moors. (originally published 09/09/2022)

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