- 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)
- Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)
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- Brides of Dracula, The (Hammer 1960)
- This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
Thorley Walters, the English character actor and famous Hammer stalwart, was born on 12th May, 1913, in Teigngrace, Devon, the son of Prebendary T […]
The English father of the horror film, author and broadcaster Denis Gifford, was born on the 26th of December, 1927. A hugely talented comic […]
Anton Diffring, the actor famous for playing evil Nazis throughout his career, was born on the 20th of October 1918. Depending on which source […]
Hammer co-founder, producer and production manager Sir James Carreras MBE was born on the 30th of January, 1910. Having worked as manager of Manchester’s […]
Hammer’s Vampire Circus, directed by Robert Young, was released in the UK on the 30th of April, 1972. It starred Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters […]
The Curse of Frankenstein, the classic that started the rebirth of the horror film, was released on 2nd May, 1957 by Hammer Film Productions. […]
On 2nd May 1974, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell enjoyed its cinematic release. Directed by Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher, the film featured Peter […]
