Specimens

Aliens visit Earth during the Stone Age to collect and document living specimens. A sudden earthquake and eruption force the extraterrestrial ship to depart, leaving behind a massive specimen-gathering robot that is swallowed by the earth. In the modern era, the robot is accidentally reactivated during excavation work in a quarry, causing the ancient mission to resume.

Directed and produced by Roy Spence, this Irish horror and science fiction short film was released in 1982 with a runtime of 16 minutes. It was produced by Gothic Films. Within Roy Spence's body of work, this project followed his previous films Homunculus, Tudor Style, The Drumlin, and The Interview. It was released in the same year as Greenisland Rock and preceded his 2011 film The Tryst.