Tag: Hammer

The Phantom Of The Opera (1962) – Review

After taking up the horror baton from the truly seminal, genre defining run of creature features from Universal, Hammer Studios had carte blanche to take

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The Devil Rides Out (1968) – Review

We all know the deal with a Hammer horror movie by now, right? More often than not it’s an adaption/sequel of an existing property such

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The Reptile (1966) – Review

When you think of Hammer Studios, you tend to conjure up mental images of old castles, crayon red blood, heaving cleavage and big old mutton

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The Hammer Mummy Films Ranked

Hammer Studios is renowned for its influential contributions to the horror genre, and alongside their Dracula and Frankenstein films, they produced a series of Mummy

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The Hammer Dracula Films Ranked

Hammer Studios played a pivotal role in the revival of the horror genre during the 1950s and 60s, particularly through their iconic series of Dracula

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The Hammer Frankenstein Films Ranked

Hammer Studios’ Frankenstein films are a captivating blend of Gothic horror and bold cinematic storytelling that emerged during the British horror explosion of the 1950s

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Let Me In (2010) – Review

Standard remakes – you know, modern takes on older, classic films – are tricky enough to get right as it is without accidently making sure

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The Gorgon (1964) – Review

While it’s hardly fair to say that Hammer Studios only made endless adventures featuring the antisocial  exploits of Peter Cushing’s Frankenstein and Christopher Lee’s Dracula,

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When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970) – Review

Hammer obviously still saw gold in the whole prehistoric fantasy thing after the sight of Raquel Welch fleeing stop-motion thunder lizards in One Million Years

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Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) – Review

Despite making more vampire movies than you can shake a rubber bat at, Hammer Studio could never be accused of resting on their laurels. Be

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The Mummy’s Shroud (1967) – Review

If I had to unwrap my personal feelings concerning the nature of the Mummy movie, I’d have to be honest and suggest that filmmakers simply

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The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) – Review

There are now so many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes over the years, that deducing your own personal favourite probably has a lot to do with

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The Lodge (2019) – Review

Never mind heartwarming vistas of families building snowmen and kids sledding down marshmallow white drifts; anyone who knows anything, knows that snow is fucking scary.John

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Top 5 Christopher Lee Dracula Films As Rated On IMDb

Christopher Lee’s portrayal of Count Dracula in the iconic Hammer Horror films has solidified his status as a legendary figure in the horror genre. With

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Doctor Jekyll – Official Trailer

Hammer has released the trailer for Doctor Jekyll. An isolated mansion, a mysterious locked room, creepy corridors, a dusty cellar and a mad doctor… Hammer

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The Lost Continent (1968) – Review

Aside from the odd movie featuring iconic prehistoric swimwear, Hammer’s fantasy output isn’t as generally well regarded as their horror stuff, but that doesn’t mean

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The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) – Review

Can you believe that in all the years that Hammer paraded out all manner of bloodsucking beasties and reanimated rampages, they only made one werewolf

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The Plague Of The Zombies (1966) – Review

As much as Hammer Films changed the landscape of horror during their reign throughout the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, you can’t help but wish they’d

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Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974) – Review

During their golden years, Hammer films released horror movies that contained everything from Werewolves, Gorgons, zombies and a shit load of Vampires of varying genders

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Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) – Review

After six movies that followed a distinct rinse and repeat pattern of its fangy star rising from the dead, terrorising a handful of people and

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