How The BBC Created Hammer
Far from Hammer being the populariser of material from the stolid BBC, it was the adaptation of existing popular BBC shows that allowed Hammer to succeed, as Derek Johnston explains….
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The Importance of Presentation: Peter Cushing in Corruption
It’s safe to say, British exploitation shocker, Corruption, was not a favourite of its star, Peter Cushing. Jamie Evans looks at Cushing’s turn as the damaged doctor, Sir John Rowan…
The Making of To the Devil…a Daughter (1979)
The final of three essays by K B Morris on occult writer Dennis Wheatley explores Hammer Productions’ final ’70s horror film, To the Devil… a Daughter, loosely adapted from Wheatley’s novel…
Occult Uncle: Dennis Wheatley (Part two) – The Making of The Devil Rides Out (1968)
The second in a series of essays by K B Morris on the occult writer Dennis Wheatley explores his novel, The Devil Rides Out, and the making of one of the truly great films in Hammer Productions’ oeuvre…
Studio of Screams – a review
Studio of Screams, an Amicus-style prose portmanteau featuring novellas by several authors, including Stephen Volk, is reviewed for Horrified by Paul Gorman…
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…
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)…