Hammer had great success with horror over the course of its existence and when it decided to start mixing in elements of science-fiction, The Quatermass Xperiment being the more prominent one in […]
Look, For… – These are the Damned (1963)
Only He Was… – The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
Everybody wants to be immortal. Anyone that says any different is lying. To go through the years, to see all, to do all and to be free of death and disease, who […]
Spend a Night in… – The Old Dark House (1963)
For a Hammer film, and with a title like this, The Old Dark House is not all that dark. Perhaps it would have seemed more so if the comedy had been toned […]
The Soul of a Monster – The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
In Hammer’s 1962 production of The Phantom of the Opera, it would see Herbert Lom step into the shoes of the tragic figure and it would be both a captivating and haunting […]
Van Helsing Goes to China – The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires was made during Hammer’s twilight years and also happened to be co-produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The end result of that collaboration is a […]
Go On… – Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Taste the Blood of Dracula is by far, the silliest entry in Hammer’s series featuring the undead lord of vampires, but even at its silliest, it is still an exceptionally fine horror […]
You Thought Your Family Was Bad – Scream of Fear (1961)
Scream of Fear is a taut and suspenseful picture, as much a horror as it is a whodunit, with strong dramatic tension and some powerful performances. Starring Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann […]
The Telltale Mind 