Blood of the Vampire is a horror film that while horrific in some aspects, does not feature any vampires within, at least not those that most viewers would expect. The movie even […]
If Only He Had the… – Blood of the Vampire (1958)
Aliens, the Devil and the Good Professor – Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
After a skeleton is unearthed during an excavation to extend a train passage, Professor Quatermass just so happens to get involved and once more finds himself dealing with a possible alien invasion […]
Not Your Standard Revenge Film – The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
Out of Hammer’s entire horror library, there is no film that is as much fun as The Shadow of the Cat, though it was probably not meant to be so. The reason […]
Always the Family Curse – The Cat Girl (1957)
The Cat Girl is a fun little horror film; moody, atmospheric and suspenseful. It manages to do quite a bit with its little budget as many B films are wont to do, […]
He’s Handsome, He’s Hypnotic, He’s… – Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Hammer was by no means shy about adapting work from other forms of media, whether it be famous characters from literature like Frankenstein or Dracula, from myth like The Gorgon or from […]
He is Risen – Dracula, Prince of Darkness (1966)
Of all the things one could possibly want, returning the lord of vampires to the land of the living should not be high upon that list. But such as it is, at […]
Forever Love – The Gorgon (1964)
In 1964, Hammer would take a dip into the Greek mythology pool and come out on the other side with a film about one of the most famous legendary monsters, the Gorgon. […]
The Telltale Mind 