Blackbird that Futurama episode had me cracking up laughing so much. I don't know why really, I just found it so hilarious that they had to keep going forward in time to the end of time, and restart the process!!
I also liked going to then end of the Earth, and seeing the dying sun, was quite unexpected really. I finished chapter 10, and was wondering what would happen next. And yes, it really does remind me of this story. I've just finished reading it, and it was interesting. Partially to see what the book behind the movies (which I have seen both of I think) was really like. And as you said Min, the movies didn't really do it justice.
I didn't really find the Morlocks that creepy, maybe because I've seen the movie, and I just think of something like an Yeti. Though when they were grabbing hold of him, that was a little scary. What I found more creepy was 'The Grey Man' part which was deleted from most of the books, it was supposed to be in between chapter 10 and 11, you can read it on Wikisource
here