The Essential Hammer Compendium Volume One Magazine

Product Description

Nine essential Hammer Horror films. One magnificent new publication. Pre-order now – ships July 2026.

The first 250 copies of The Essential Hammer Compendium Volume One are signed by authors Nige Burton and Jamie Jones, and come with a free art print – click here to view the limited signed edition.

Beyond the shadow of Dracula and the shambling gait of Frankenstein’s Creature, Hammer Film Productions built an empire of horror that reached into every dark corner of the imagination – mummies and werewolves, monsters from the snow and monsters from beyond, Gothic detectives and unearthly experiments. The Essential Hammer Compendium Volume One is our long-overdue celebration of those films: the ones every Hammer devotee knows by heart, and the ones every newcomer to the studio’s catalogue absolutely must discover.

Across 84 full colour A4 pages, the multi award-winning Classic Monsters team brings you nine separate, in-depth essays – one for each of the films covered – illustrated with a wealth of restored stills and original poster artwork, in the style of our much celebrated Hammer Dracula Films, Hammer Frankenstein Films and Hammer Vampire Films compendium guides from 2025.

The films are The Quatermass Xperiment, X the Unknown, The Abominable Snowman, Quatermass 2, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, The Mummy, The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll, and The Curse of the Werewolf. Each one is given the depth and reverence it deserves, with insight into the cast, the production, the cultural moment that produced it, and its place in the wider Hammer story.

Like all our publications, the Compendium is built to last. The interior pages are printed in full colour on quality silk stock, and the heavy duty gloss laminated cover gives it the durability and presence of a volume that will live proudly on your shelf for years. This is a magazine made for the serious Hammer collector – produced with the same care, depth and love for classic horror that you’ll find throughout the Classic Monsters range.

Three editions. Two of them strictly limited.

This standard softback edition is a beautifully produced magazine, 84 pages, A4, full colour throughout, and retails at £14.99.

The signed softback edition is the limited softback edition of this title. The first 250 copies are personally signed by both authors Nige Burton and Jamie Jones, and each one ships with a free luxury art print exclusive to this title. Once those 250 signed copies are gone, they’re gone.

Remember, the first 250 copies of The Essential Hammer Compendium Volume One are signed by the authors and come with a stunning free art print, so click here to place your order today!

The hardback collector’s edition is something truly special. Strictly limited to just 50 copies worldwide, each one comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity and a free set of nine luxury postcards – one for each film, featuring original poster art. £39.95. When our last hardback edition launched, it sold out on its opening weekend. With 50 copies and a longer pre-order window, this one could go faster.

If you’d prefer something extra special, click here to check out the exclusive limited hardback edition – there are only 50 in the world!

Specifications

• 84 pages
• Full colour throughout
• Packed with stills, posters, articles and info
• Printed and finished to the highest standard
• Luxury gloss laminated cover