- Aurora Monster Models – turning every boy’s dream into a nightmare!
- Johnny Eck – the famous Half-Boy from Freaks
- Lon Chaney Jr
- Maria Ouspenskaya, the Russian actress who became The Wolf Man’s iconic Gypsy Woman
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal 1954)
- Werewolf of London (Universal 1935)
- Dracula AD 1972 (Hammer 1972) – why this much maligned classic is so important
- Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)
- Brides of Dracula, The (Hammer 1960)
- This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
Dracula AD 1972 has always been seen as one of the worst movies Hammer ever brought to the screen. Roundly derided in its day – […]
Of all our favourite classic monsters, Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera has proved almost as enduring as Dracula and the Frankenstein Monster. Filmed […]
Daniel Radcliffe, English star of the hugely successful Harry Potter film franchise, and Hammer’s 2012 remake of The Woman in Black, was born Daniel […]
Horror composer James Bernard was born in Nathia Gali, India on the 20th of September, 1925. The son of a British Army officer serving […]
When Hammer released their production of Horror of Dracula on 8th May, 1958, they redefined not only Bram Stoker’s iconic novel, but also the […]
Valerie Gaunt, known for two short but important Hammer roles, was born on the 9th of July, 1932 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. With her acting […]
Hammer’s final suspense thriller, Fear in the Night, was released in the UK on the 9th of July, 1972 (US release: October, 1974). Michael […]
