Outside References
It has been suggested that plot elements of Image of the Fendahl — including the discovering of an alien skull linked to occult symbols, alien influence of mankind's evolution and the dormant alien influence being brought to bear in contemporary humanity — appear to be heavily influenced by both the 1959 Kurt Vonnegut novel The Sirens of Titan and the 1950s BBC television serial Quatermass and the Pit.
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