The Atomic Submarine (1959): Undersea Science Fiction

Today on Far Future Horizons we present The Atomic Submarine.......


Something mysterious and alien lurks beneath the waves of our oceans and threatens the collective security of every man, woman and child of our planet.

In the “far and distant future” of 1968, many ships and planes are crossing the North Pole to transport passengers and cargo. Now, more than eight ships and seven submarines have vanished mysteriously. The Atomic Submarine Tigershark is sent out to investigate their whereabouts and - if possible - remove the cause of their disappearance. But the life form Commander Vandover and his crew encounter may be too powerful even for their weapons of newest technology...

Captain Nemo And The Underwater City (1969)

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the SciFi classic Captain Nemo and the Underwater City.

An Evening with Jules Verne

Today on Far Future Horizons we would like to offer our dear and faithful readers an Evening with Jules Verne.

Our two video features for today are two Vernian movie classics: Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and the Mysterious Island (1961) produced by Charles H. Schneer and the legendary special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.

Among Ray Harryhausen’s most notable works are his animation on Mighty Joe Young (with pioneer Willis O'Brien, which won the Academy Award for special effects) (1949), The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (his first colour film) and Jason and the Argonauts, featuring a famous sword fight against seven skeleton warriors.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Today on Far Future Horizons we have the honor of presenting Irwin Allen’s motion picture Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea released in 1961 and which later spawned the television series starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison.

In the motion picture Admiral Nelson takes the brand new atomic submarine Seaview through its paces when news arrives that the Van Allen radiation belt catches fire...

The Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)

Today on Far Future Horizons we are proud to present a science fiction movie made in 1935 - The Transatlantic Tunnel.

The Tunnel, also known as Transatlantic Tunnel in the United States, is a 1935 British science fiction film based on the 1913 novel Der Tunnel by Bernhard Kellermann, about the building of an undersea transatlantic tunnel. It was directed by Maurice Elvey and stars Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson, C. Aubrey Smith and Basil Sydney. The script was written by Curt Siodmak, L. du Garde Peach and Clemence Dane.

Mermaids - The New Evidence



"Prehistoric Cave Art" Depicting Mermaids 



The seas and oceans of our planet have since time immemorial been a familiar yet mysterious and alien realm for much of human history. Many myths and legends have appeared in every epoch to explain many strange and inexplicable phenomena.



Seafarers across the ages and from all cultures also reported sightings of many strange and fabulous creatures.  

In Search of Mermaids

Today on Far Future Horizons we present an alternate history of hominid evolution. What if early humans branched off into two major subdivisions? One branch adapting to an entirely terrestrial existence, the pedigree that gave rise to Homo sapiens, the other settling to an entirely aquatic existence, the lineage that eventually gave rise to aquatic humanoids (or Aquanoids), the mermaids of myth and legend. This was the main thrust of the mock documentary “Mermaids: The Body Found” which first aired in the United States on May 27^th, 2012.

As mock documentaries (or mockumentaries) go I rather liked “Mermaids: The Body Found” because the scenes depicting the early evolution of Mermaids from Aquatic Apes is very reminiscent of Elaine Morgan’s work in connection to the Aquatic Ape hypothesis. This mockumentary does an excellent job of presenting a plausible, even if doubtful, scientific hypothesis of how Aquatic humanoids could have evolved. No fossil evidence has yet come to light that supports the Aquatic Ape hypothesis . Nor has any evidence of aquatic humanoids ever been found.