![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 […]
![Dracula AD 1972 (Hammer 1972)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dracula-AD-1972_main-170x120.jpg)
Dracula AD 1972 has always been seen as one of the worst movies Hammer ever brought to the screen. Roundly derided in its day – […]
![Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150 AD (Amicus 1966)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Daleks-Invasion-Earth_main-170x120.jpg)
Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 AD was released on the 5th of August, 1966 by Amicus Productions, and placed Peter Cushing in the role […]
![Max J Rosenberg](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Max-J-Rosenberg_main-170x120.jpg)
American film producer Max J Rosenberg, one half of Amicus productions, was born on the 13th of September, 1914, in The Bronx, New York […]
![Horror of Dracula (Hammer 1958)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Dracula-Hammer_main_Horror-170x120.jpg)
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](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Valerie-Gaunt_main-170x120.jpg)
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 […]
![Fear in the Night (Hammer 1972)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fear-in-the-Night_main-170x120.jpg)
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 […]