It always seems as if aliens only come to Earth in order to capture its women, but in the end, this film turns out to be a well-crafted bit of science-fiction, British […]
In Need of Women is the… – Blood Beast from Outer Space (1965)
Dealing With Devils – The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Burke and Hare, self-described ressurectionists, have been portrayed on film many times over the years and such is the case here in The Flesh and the Fiends starring Peter Cushing. Though they […]
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 […]
To Stop the Mummy, You Must Have… – The Mummy’s Shroud (1967)
Three years after The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, Hammer would release The Mummy’s Shroud, the third entry into their mummy series and it would be a big improvement over the previous […]
More Than Woman – The Reptile (1966)
It was not too often that Hammer would dip into its bag of practical effects for a movie, more often than not relying upon the psychological or a set of fangs to […]
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. […]
Not a Disease, But… – The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Zombies. You either love them or you hate them. They have been in the cinema for almost as long as cinema has been around, but never at the level of popularity they […]
