
The 13th of June 1892 saw the birth of Philip St John Basil Rathbone, whose name would become synonymous in later years with elegant […]

Ilona Massey, the sophisticated, blonde Hungarian import touted to be ‘the new Dietrich’, was born Hajmássy in Budapest on the 16th of June, 1910. […]

One of Britain’s most important yet oft overlooked directors, Terence Fisher, was born in London’s Maida Vale on the 23rd of February, 1904. He became […]

Hammer’s version of The Phantom of the Opera was released on the 7th of June, 1962, with Captain Clegg as its supporting feature. The […]

Bela Lugosi – the unknown Hungarian actor who gave the world its most iconic Count Dracula Bela Lugosi, the youngest of four children, was born […]

Dracula Universal 1931 – the film that gave birth to the most iconic image of Dracula the world has ever known, granted a little […]