![Roy Ashton makes up Peter Cushing for Tales from the Crypt (Amicus 1972)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Roy-Ashton-Peter-Cushing-170x120.jpg)
Master Monster Maker (Howard) Roy Ashton was born on the 16th of April, 1909 in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a tenor, and associated for […]
![Michael Carreras](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Michael-Carreras_main-170x120.jpg)
Michael Henry Carreras, known for his involvement in so many Hammer classics as producer, director or screenwriter, was born on the 21st of December, […]
![Jack Asher](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Jack-Asher_main-170x120.jpg)
English cinematographer Jack Asher BSC was born on the 29th of March, 1916, in London. Best remembered for his work with Hammer, Asher lent […]
![Phil Leakey](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Phil-Leakey_main-170x120.jpg)
Hammer make-up supremo Philip Leakey was born on the 4th of May, 1908 in London, England. Leakey became the first make-up artist ever to […]
![James Carreras](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/James-Carreras_main-170x120.jpg)
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 […]
![The Curse of Frankenstein (Hammer 1957)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Curse-of-Frankenstein_main-170x120.jpg)
The Curse of Frankenstein, the classic that started the rebirth of the horror film, was released on 2nd May, 1957 by Hammer Film Productions. […]
![Dracula (Hammer 1958)](https://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dracula-Hammer_main1-170x120.jpg)
When Hammer released their production of Dracula on 22nd May, 1958, they managed to redefine not only Bram Stoker’s iconic novel, but also the […]