Tag Archives: Hammer
Dracula (1958)
If there is one film which defines Hammer horror, it is Dracula (1958). It was the natural follow-up to the company’s successful, X-certified The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), which brought back Gothic horror with a vengeance – that is, with … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Christopher Lee, Dracula, Hammer, horror, Michael Gough, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Vampire, Van Helsing
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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
“Should any of my readers incline to a serious study of the subject, and thus come into contact with a man or woman of Power, I feel that it is only right to urge them, most strongly, to refrain from … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Charles Gray, Christopher Lee, demons, Dennis Wheatley, Hammer, horror, Satanism, Terence Fisher, The Devil
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The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
“Someone in this village is practicing witchcraft. That corpse wandering on the moors is an undead. A zombie.” Before George A. Romero came along, zombies were all about voodoo and Haiti, and Hammer Films understood the immortal truth that there … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Andre Morell, Hammer, horror, Jacqueline Pearce, voodoo, Zombie
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