[garjog]

"Thus the area far away from the eruption could be relatively cool, underground."

So, the surface would be insulated with layer upon layer of basalt crust, making a cool underground environment for creatures.

[garjog]

The Russian probe has sent back these photos of the underground Venusian cities.

[Clay Moore]

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Long ago, a friend made an interesting observation about that movie.

Both the Eloi and the Morlocks were blond, suggesting one of two things. Either Aryan types were more resistant to radiation, or more capable of survival underground; or that England had been repopulated by Nordic peoples.