Cultural depictions of turtles Adventures in Wonderland". In the illustration by John Tenniel, the Mock Turtle is depicted as a turtle with the head, hooves, and tail of a calf; referencing the real ingredients of mock turtle soup. In the children's story, "Esio Trot" by Roald Dahl, a character named Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, who she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew
Creature Features the 1970s, the films of Amicus Productions and Tigon British Film Productions, which included "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors" and "The House That Dripped Blood", became popular features on the shows. "Creature Features" also aired many "nuclear monster" and "space alien" science fiction movies. Created in the 1950s, these movies generally featured giant mutant monsters or aliens from outer space terrorizing Earth. These included "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman", "The Amazing Colossal Man", "Them!", "Tarantula", "The Thing from Another World", "It Came from Outer Space", "The War of the Worlds", and "Forbidden Planet". "Creature Features" usually aired on Friday