The horror classic DIE SCHLANGENGRUBE UND DAS PENDEL (The Blood Demon) by Harald Reinl (Dr. Mabuse, Winnetou), based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, was released in 1967. Peter Thomas grew up in Berlin. Many legendary TV- and Movie-soundtracks such as "Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion", "Jerry Cotton" and "Edgar Wallace" were written by him. He remained active until his old age.