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- Lon Chaney Jr
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- Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal 1954)
- Werewolf of London (Universal 1935)
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- Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)
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- This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
Hammer studios turned to Greek mythology to find the source for The Gorgon. In the small German village of Vandorf, authorities are puzzled by […]
At the end of Christopher Lee’s dramatic, dusty demise as the titular character in Hammer’s Dracula (1958), we see that count’s ashes divinely scattering […]
Hammer’s third entry proper in their Dracula saga came on the back of their Queen’s Award to Industry. James Carreras had sold the package […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Brides of Dracula (1960) is Hammer fans’ favourite film and, although this masterpiece is undoubtedly one of the finest films the studio ever […]
The Curse of Frankenstein, the classic that started the rebirth of the horror film, was released on 2nd May, 1957 by Hammer Film Productions. […]
