Swinging The Hammer: Dracula A.D. 1972 Reconsidered
Unfairly maligned or a Hammer film low point? Johnny Restall heads back to swinging London for Dracula A.D. 1972…
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The Uniqueness of the Hammer Camera: Jack Asher and Arthur Grant
Jane Nightshade goes behind the camera to take a closer look at the cinematographers who helped give Hammer its ‘bright, bold and scary’ visual appeal…
Freddie Francis: There and Back Again
Freddie Francis’ cinematographic brilliance is undisputed but his sojourns into directing produced some British horror favourites among fans. Jane Nightshade selects 10 of his best…
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961): Hammer Icons: Part three
In the final part of Jonathan Clode’s ode to Hammer films monsters, he looks at their one-and-done take on the werewolf legend with The Curse of the Werewolf…
The Vampire Lovers: A Fiftieth Anniversary Retrospective
In an in-depth feature, cultural historian John J Johnston looks back at the inception of Hammer’s most important productions of the 1970s, and endeavours to reassesses the film’s reputation, fifty years after its release…
Hammer Films Icons: Part one – Making a Monster
In the first of a new series, Jonathan Clode explores the monstrous Hammer films icons, beginning with Frankenstein (and his monsters)…