Nigel Kneale (1922-2006) was absolute murder,

No writer of English science fiction

thought more originally

than Nigel Kneale, who mostly wrote teleplays for the BBC.

His "Quatermass (pro. 'Kway-ter-mass') and the Pit" from 1959

attempted to explain the whole history of religion

via Martians. It strangely works.

Kneale's "Quatermass" (1979) showed how the "young" are unable to save themselves from generational self-slaughter. Only "seniors" can save 'em!

There's a lot to Kneale, He's one other of those unusual humanists

who understood about Original Sin.

These rare birds -- they're all "murder" -- have much to tell us.