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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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
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
At The Earth’s Core (1976) – Review
Sometimes a movie is so relentlessly cheesy and dated that it virtually becomes critic proof. Take that series of epically staged Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations
Creepshow – Season 2, Episode 5: Night Of The Living Late Show (2021) – Review
Ever since its return back in 2019, one of Creepshow’s most endearing traits surely has to be its insistence on homaging and riffing on not
The Vampire Lovers (1970) – Review
Back in their glory days, the vampire-themed horror movies Hammer Films released into an unsuspecting public were always charged with a subtle sexual energy, what
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) – Review
When the titles started rolling on Hammer’s previous Frankenstein endeavor, there was a feeling that Peter Cushing’s resident violator of the laws of nature was
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) – Review
If there’s something the Hammer series of Frankenstein movies has over the Universal series, it’s that the British studio opted to keep the films focus
The Evil Of Frankenstein (1964) – Review
As Hammer continued to churn out lavish horror flick after horror flick during the swinging sixties, one thing that seemed conspicuous by its absence was
The Brides Of Dracula (1960) – Review
When the concept of endless horror sequels became in vogue and studios wanted to resurrect a franchise worthy character, they’d either bend over backwards to
Twins Of Evil (1971) – Review
After lesbian tinged The Vampire Lovers and Lust For A Vampire, Hammer Films closed out their lusty Karnstein Trilogy with Twins Of Evil, an apparent
The Mummy (1959) – Review
After retro-fitting and updating such classic characters as Frankenstein and Dracula with more modern (for the 50’s anyway) sensibilities, it was a shoo-in that Hammer
The Abominable Snowman (1957) – Review
By 1957, Hammer Films had already dipped their toes into the horror/sci-fi/fantasy market with The Quatermass Xperiment and X the Unknown (lot of X’s there),
The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires (1974) – Review
When studios pool their resources the results sometimes tend to be a little erratic. Now, when I say pooling, I don’t mean two Hollywood powerhouses
The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) – Review
Hammer Studios had dipped its toes into the realms of horror fantasy before with the adaptation of The Quatermass Xperiment, but in 1957, the studio
The Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1973) – Review
By the time Hammer’s Dracula series made it to its eighth and final installment, you could that the lifeblood of the continuing misadventures of Christopher
She (1965) – Review
There’s a delightful string of wonky fantasy/adventure movies from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s that still carry buckets of charm even though these days some
The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958) – Review
After the hugely favourable reception the Hammer got for their ever-so-dashing version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (not to mention the similar thumbs up they got
Dracula (1958) – Review
Whenever a filmmaker puts a sexy new spin on a classic character, there’s always a certain amount of pushback from purists crying heresy, but if
Horror Express (1972) – Review
The 70’s brought a wave of realism to the horror genre the likes of which had never been seen before with such mavericks such a