{"id":52402,"date":"2026-02-01T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/?post_type=product&p=52402"},"modified":"2026-08-30T21:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:00:17","slug":"twins-of-evil-1971-ultimate-guide-signed-hardback","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/product\/twins-of-evil-1971-ultimate-guide-signed-hardback\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins of Evil 1971 Ultimate Guide Signed Hardback"},"content":{"rendered":"

In production for 8th October 2026 shipping. A casebound, hand-numbered hardback, strictly limited to 50 copies worldwide and paired with its own exclusive art print.<\/span><\/h2>\n

When the church bells fall silent over Karnstein and the Count\u2019s guests gather by candlelight, only the finest edition will do. The Twins of Evil 1971 Ultimate Guide<\/strong> arrives here in its most luxurious form: a casebound hardback, autographed and hand-numbered out of a mere 50 copies, each accompanied by an exclusive art print created solely for this edition and quite different from the softback\u2019s. A tribute to Hammer\u2019s blood-drenched close to the Karnstein trilogy – the picture also carrying the alternate title Twins of Dracula<\/em> – it marries painstakingly restored photography with authoritative writing, all bound to last a lifetime on the collector\u2019s shelf.<\/p>\n

\"Signed<\/p>\n

Twin sisters, a fanatic\u2019s crusade and a resurrected vampiress<\/h2>\n

Newly orphaned, the identical Gellhorn sisters – demure Maria and headstrong Frieda – come to live with their uncle Gustav Weil, a grim Puritan whose torch-lit \u2018Brotherhood\u2019 burns suspected witches without mercy. Frieda\u2019s rebellious heart soon leads her to the castle of Count Karnstein, a bored nobleman steeped in black magic who has raised the long-dead Countess Mircalla and been reborn as a creature of the night. Innocence and corruption blur, and a reckoning gathers that we shall not spoil here. Helmed by John Hough and scripted by Tudor Gates for Hammer producers Harry Fine and Michael Style, the film completes a trio drawn from Sheridan Le Fanu\u2019s 1872 tale Carmilla<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Written features that light the candelabra<\/h2>\n

The guide\u2019s essays delve deep into the film\u2019s creation: how Hammer built its \u2018sexy vampire\u2019 cycle, the way Tudor Gates reshaped Le Fanu\u2019s Gothic source, and the fairy-tale casting of Mary and Madeleine Collinson, Maltese twins who arrived from the pages of a glamour magazine to become Hammer\u2019s first twin stars. Expect thoughtful pieces on Harry Robinson\u2019s music, Dick Bush\u2019s camerawork, Roy Stannard\u2019s art direction and the period make-up crafted by George Blackler and John Webber, seasoned throughout with the kind of production trivia collectors love.<\/p>\n

Meet the players who gave Karnstein its dark heart<\/h2>\n

Detailed biographies celebrate the cast and crew. Foremost is Peter Cushing, gaunt and haunting as the zealot Gustav Weil in a performance shaped by private grief following the death of his wife Helen; around him stand the Collinson sisters as the fateful twins, Damien Thomas as the sardonic Count Karnstein, Dennis Price as the servant Dietrich, David Warbeck as the heroic Anton Hoffer, and the fine supporting talents of Kathleen Byron, Isobel Black and Katya Wyeth. We turn the spotlight, too, on director John Hough, writer Tudor Gates and their gifted collaborators.<\/p>\n

Built to be handed down through the years<\/h2>\n

Presented in A4 (210mm x 297mm) on fine silk stock, the hardback delivers every page in vivid full colour. Its casebound construction is wrapped in a durable, anti-scuff image finish, so this handsome volume will withstand the years and reward re-reading long after the softback has been thumbed to softness.<\/p>\n

Archival imagery, restored the honest way<\/h2>\n

Every photograph has been carefully revived by hand. Our full-colour reproduction coaxes new life and tonal warmth from even monochrome stills, so the shadows of Karnstein deepen and the flesh tones glow with a richness the original prints never held.<\/p>\n

So pour a glass, dim the lamps, and give yourself over to the twin seductions of Hammer\u2019s darkest fairy tale. In this hardback, the wickedness of Karnstein is preserved in the finest form we can offer.<\/p>\n

Complete your Hammer vampire collection<\/h2>\n

Vampire Circus 1972 Ultimate Guide<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Hammer Vampire Films Magazine<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Also available in other editions<\/h2>\n

Prefer a different format? This guide is available in two more editions:<\/p>\n

Twins of Evil 1971 Ultimate Guide Signed + Art Print – the signed softback, hand-numbered out of 250 with its own exclusive art print.<\/a><\/span>
\nTwins of Evil 1971 Ultimate Guide Magazine – the standard unsigned softback edition.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n