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The City of the Dead (1960)
Just prior to establishing Amicus Productions, one of the major names in 60’s and 70’s horror, American producers Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg collaborated on a British film, The City of the Dead (1960), released in the States as Horror … Continue reading
X the Unknown (1956)
When Hammer released 1955’s The Quatermass Xperiment, the emphasized X of the title served to proudly display the X certificate it received from the British Board of Film Censors. Limiting the audience to those over 16 would not be an … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Anthony Newley, Dean Jagger, Hammer, horror, Leo McKern, radiation, Science Fiction
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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
One of the chief defining characteristics of Hammer’s initial run of Gothic horrors in the late 50’s and early 60’s is the resistance to produce traditional, straightforward, or even faithful updates to horror’s canon of literary and cinematic monsters. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Christopher Lee, Dawn Addams, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Hammer, horror, Oliver Reed, Paul Massie, Terence Fisher
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