![The Plague of the Zombies (Hammer 1966)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Plague-of-the-Zombies-MAIN-170x120.jpg)
By the mid 1960s, Hammer had reinvented pretty much all of the original Universal monsters; although the age of the sequel was still in […]
![The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Hammer 1964)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Curse-of-the-Mummys-Tomb_main-170x120.jpg)
Arguably something of a misfire from the Hammer House of Horror… Directed and produced by Michael Carreras. Written by Henry Younger (Michael Carreras). Photography […]
![The Curse of the Werewolf (Hammer 1961)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Curse-of-the-Werewolf-The_main-170x120.jpg)
The Curse of the Werewolf, made by Hammer in 1961, was released on 1st May in that year. Directed by Terence Fisher. Screenplay by […]
![The Reptile (Hammer 1966)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Reptile-main-170x120.jpg)
In John Gilling’s atmospheric 1966 thriller The Reptile, a small village in Cornwall is suffering from an outbreak of mysterious deaths that are simply […]
![Scars of Dracula (Hammer 1970)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Scars-of-Dracula_11-170x120.jpg)
There is a belief, even among the most devout fans of Hammer horror, that as their Dracula franchise progressed, the films became steadily worse. […]
![The Mummy (Hammer 1959)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Mummy-The_08-170x120.jpg)
Hammer’s 1959 retelling of The Mummy took inspiration from the Universal movies which had gone before, but added a visceral new horror to its […]
![Michael Ripper](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Michael-Ripper_main-170x120.jpg)
British character actor Michael Ripper, the Hammer stalwart who appeared in more of their films than any other actor, was born in Portsmouth, England, […]