The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Following the revival of Universal Studios’ Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy and the Wolfman, Hammer Studios, turned to Gaston Leroux’s Phantom Of the Opera, originally published in serial form between 1909 […]
A Total of 10 Mini-Movie Reviews From Mars … and some bonus footage to.
Considering I left for Mars, Pennsylvania on Thursday Morning and returned to Canada Sunday afternoon I’d say that sitting in on 10 movies is a pretty good scorecard overall. Not […]
My Favorites of Lee and Cushing For Halloween
As Halloween approaches it seems everyone has a list of horrors to see and there’s usually very little that interests me when it comes to seeing the ones splashed about […]
The Golden Mask (1953)
aka South of Algiers Long before Spielberg and Lucas turned archaeology into big screen adventures that enthralled us all, Hollywood flirted with the subject on numerous occasions beyond the Universal […]
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
Of the six Frankenstein films that starred Peter Cushing as The Baron under the Hammer Films banner, Evil is the one title that most Hammer fans seem to agree on. […]
Night of the Big Heat (1967)
aka Island of the Burning Damned As this Terence Fischer directed sci-fi effort is not based in a Gothic setting and isn’t part of the Hammer series of monster films, […]
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1974)
Under the Hammer Films banner, Peter Cushing reunited with director Terence Fisher for one more go around as the Baron after the studio had departed from the original story line […]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
What’s not to love when Doyle’s famous sleuth, Sherlock Holmes gets the full color treatment mixed with a dash of Hammer Horror featuring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee? As is […]
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
During the first wave of success from the studio that dripped blood, Hammer Films, not every thriller cast Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee as antagonists in the lead roles. While […]
Home To Danger (1951)
Just before director Terence Fisher cemented his place in the hearts of fantasy film lovers due to his association with Hammer Films Studios he helmed a selection of Noir based […]
Why Horror? Why Not?
It’s that time of year again when I’m about to embark on a scare filled run of horror films and why I love them so. It’s always fun to rekindle some memories that […]
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) Oliver Reed Fest Day 5.
It seems fitting to end my week of Oliver Reed flicks where it really all began for the notorious hell raiser. At Hammer studios where he was cast in the […]
Blackout (1954)
Like many actors of his era, Dane Clark found himself overseas during the fifties making films in authentic European locations. In this case Clark was working at the famed Hammer […]
Hammer Fest at the Monster Bash 2014 Part 2
As day 1 came to a close there was still plenty of fun to be had. Actress Elizabeth Shepherd was appearing following a viewing of The Tomb of Ligeia. She […]
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
YOUR BLOOD WILL CONGEAL! I love that line. It’s in the film’s trailer for this the first sequel to Hammer’s The Curse of Frankenstein released the year previously. This film […]
