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That 'sphinx' head atop the Morlock's entryway....


Looks A LOT like the alien in "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers"!

http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/49348/EARTH-VS-THE-FLYING-SAUCERS-unidentified-stills#.UppDfhbnCVM

http://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2010/08/time-machine-victorian-beauty-and.html

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Whoa excellent photos on these sites ! Thanks nycruise-1 for sharing these links with us here and for the other movie recommendation too . Perhaps it was the same designer who made both faces for both movies ( again just a wild guess here ) ?

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Not bad, but IMO the better match is to Wah Chang's other work for Star Trek; he designed the Salt Monster from The Man Trap:

http://tinyurl.com/nt3gxb2
http://tinyurl.com/pe4se5q

A lot of his creations had similar looks to them, especially the slanted eyes, like these examples from The Outer Limits:

http://tinyurl.com/q76gtwx
http://tinyurl.com/q8usrq3

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