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Woman in Black 2, The: Angel of DeathWoman in Black 2, The: Angel of Death (2014)
Dir. Tom Harper
Feat. Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox
Sequel to the Daniel Radcliffe chiller is set forty years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, and this time the focus shifts to a group of…
Woman in Black, TheWoman in Black, The (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. James Watkins
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Roger Allam
A restrained yet genuinely chilling Gothic horror from the director of EDEN LAKE, with Daniel Radcliffe as a widowed young lawyer whose visit to a…
Resident, TheResident, The (2011)
Dir. Antti Jokinen
Feat. Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lee Pace
Entirely watchable chiller has Hilary Swank suspecting she may not be alone in her new apartment. Produced by the revived "Hammer" label, Christopher…
Wake WoodWake Wood (2011)
Dir. David Keating
Feat. Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall
The grieving parents of a young girl savaged to death by a dog are given the chance to return her to life, but only for three days, in this pagan…
Let Me InLet Me In (2010) Recommended
Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins
Justifiable American remake elevates the style and menace of the Swedish vampire hit with special attention paid to the relationship between a…
Flesh and Blood - The Hammer Heritage of HorrorFlesh and Blood - The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Dir. Ted Newsom
A tour through the history of horror film specialists Hammer Studios, whose rise in the 1950s ushered in a new era for the genre. Narrated by Peter…
To the Devil...a DaughterTo the Devil...a Daughter (1976)
Dir. Peter Sykes
Feat. Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Nastassja Kinski
A kinky occult thriller, produced in Hammer's twilight years, in which Kinski is prepared as a Satanic vessel.
Legend of the Seven Golden VampiresLegend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1974)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Peter Cushing
Fusion of Hammer horror and martial arts spectacle follows Peter Cushing's Van Helsen to China where he discovers ol' fangface lurking behind an…
Frankenstein and the Monster From HellFrankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1973)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Shane Briant
The sixth and final installment of the Frankenstein series for Hammer Films was also the last for its director and star Peter Cushing as Victor…
Dr. Jekyll and Sister HydeDr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1972)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick
Delightfully camp turn on Stevenson's legendary fable of good and evil inhabiting the same body. Archetypal fun from Hammer studios.
Dracula A.D. 1972Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Christopher Lee's Count incongruously schmoozes with the youth of the 1970s in his never–ending search for the red stuff. Peter Cushing turns…
Fear in the Night (1972)
Dir. Jimmy Sangster
Feat. Peter Cushing, Joan Collins
Hammer chiller about a teacher and his insecure bride who encounter murder at a desolate school for boys.
Lust for a VampireLust for a Vampire (1972)
Dir. Jimmy Sangster
Feat. Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Yutte Stensgaard
Sexy sequel to 'The Vampire Lovers' in which Micalla resumes her blood–lusting reign at a Transylvanian girl's school.
Vampire CircusVampire Circus (1972) Recommended
Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins
An even now brutal late Hammer set in plague–ridden 19th century Europe, where a small village unknowingly admits vampires disguised as a…
Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
Dir. Seth Holt
Feat. Andrew Keir, James Villiers, Hugh Burden
A superior late–Hammer Horror, concerning the reincarnation by a British research–team of an Egyptian priestess and the carnage resulting…
Demons of the MindDemons of the Mind (1971)
Dir. Peter Sykes
Feat. Paul Jones, Patrick Magee, Sir Michael Hordern
A Victorian baron imprisons his two children, believing them to be possessed. Enticing Hammer offering, laced with blood–and–roses…
Hammer Horror CollectionHammer Horror Collection (Vampire Circus, Hands of the Ripper, Twins of Evil) (1971-1972)
A 3–disc digipack containing three later Hammer Horrors.
Hands of the RipperHands of the Ripper (1971)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Eric Porter, Dora Bryan
Atmospheric Hammer puts a Freudian spin on the exploits of Jack the Ripper, whose daughter inherits some of Dad's sharp handiwork. A pleasingly…
Twins of EvilTwins of Evil (1971) Recommended
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Peter Cushing, Dennis Price
Final part of the 'Karnstein trilogy' (after THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and LUST FOR A VAMPIRE), climaxing in perhaps the most sexually–explicit of the…
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFrankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing
The fifth Hammer Frankenstein film focuses on Peter Cushing's Baron who tries brain surgery to save an associate who went mad. Followed in the series…
Horror of FrankensteinHorror of Frankenstein (1970)
Dir. Jimmy Sangster
Feat. Ralph Bates
Camped–up, silly Hammer, in which Ralph Bates' Baron becomes murderously obsessive.
Scars of DraculaScars of Dracula (1970)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Patrick Troughton
In search of his missing brother a man discovers the deadly lair of Count Dracula.
Taste the Blood of DraculaTaste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Christopher Lee
Fourth Hammer installment of the black–caped Christopher Lee, this time meeting with a genuinely imaginative end.
Vampire LoversVampire Lovers (1970) Recommended
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing
Hammer's famous lesbian–vampire pick made a cult star of the Polish–born volupte, Ingrid Pitt, as Carmilla. Esteemed…
Moon Zero TwoMoon Zero Two (1969)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. James Olson, Catherina Von Schell, Warren Mitchell
Low–budget science fiction foray from Hammer Films, billed as the first moon "western" and released very soon after the first moon landing in…
Scream and Scream AgainScream and Scream Again (1969)
Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee all turn in for this Hammer mad–doctor–creates–super–being yarn.
Devil Rides Out, TheDevil Rides Out, The (1968)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee
Devilishly straight–faced Hammer with Christopher Lee orchestrating a scheme to save the life (and soul) of his long–time confidant from…
Dracula Has Risen from the GraveDracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee returns in fangs for a third Hammer bite at the vampire story.
Anniversary, TheAnniversary, The (1967)
Dir. Roy Thomas Baker
Feat. Bette Davis, Jack Hedley, James Cossins
Bette Davis sinks her fangs into the role of domineering widow, lording it over three spineless sons at her annual get–togethers. While firmly…
Frankenstein Created WomanFrankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters
The fourth film in Hammer's Frankenstein series starring Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein and Susan Denberg as his new creation. Diverts away from…
Island of TerrorIsland of Terror (1966)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing stars in this Hammer sci–fi tale about cancer research gone awry.
Plague of the Zombies, ThePlague of the Zombies, The (1966)
Dir. John Gilling
Feat. Andre Morell
Reasonably classy Hammer offering about a Cornish mine–operator who uses zombies as a workforce in his tin mine. Good misty atmospherics, with…
Reptile, TheReptile, The (1966)
Dir. John Gilling
Feat. Noel Willman, Ray Barrett
When villagers start dying from snake venom in Cornwall, things point suspiciously to the tinkerings of a strange doctor. Moody Hammer schlock.
Witches, TheWitches, The (1966)
Dir. Cyril Frankel
Feat. Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen
Hammer horror adapted by Nigel Kneale under the pseudonym Peter Curtis, and featuring the final big–screen film role for Joan Fontaine.
Dracula: Prince of DarknessDracula: Prince of Darkness (1965)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee returns from the grave to intimidate a group of tourists in this belated sequel to HORROR OF DRACULA. Misses Peter Cushing, and the…
Nanny, TheNanny, The (1965)
Dir. Seth Holt
Feat. Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett
Bette Davis' stoney ambivalence is well employed in this Hammer production as the malevolent/misunderstood minder of a disturbed child who has been…
SheShe (1965)
Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Ursula Andress
A scantily–clad Ursula Andress commands attention in this Hammer exotica as the love–starved eternal queen seeking reincarnation of her…
Evil of Frankenstein, TheEvil of Frankenstein, The (1964)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, Duncan Lamont, David Hutcheson
Number three in the renowned Hammer horror Frankenstein series set in an isolated castle. The Baron (Cushing) and his assistant, in need of help to…
Gorgon, TheGorgon, The (1964)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Richard Pasco
A small village falls prey to an unseen monster. Citizens are found turned to stone after every full moon. The town Doctor (Peter Cushing) concludes…
NightmareNightmare (1964)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. David Knight, Moira Redmond, Brenda Bruce
Psychological horror about a young girl (Jennie Linden, WOMEN IN LOVE) living at a private school who is plagued by nightmares involving her mother,…
Phantom of the OperaPhantom of the Opera (1964)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Herbert Lom, Edward de Souza, Michael Gough
British Hammer Horror production adapting the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux. The studio was hoping to ride on the previous huge success of the 1943…
Damned, TheDamned, The (These Are The Damned) (1963) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors
Dir. Joseph Losey’s bleak but brilliant movie about a breed of radioactive children groomed to withstand a nuclear apocalypse is one of best…
Kiss of the VampireKiss of the Vampire (1963) Recommended
Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Clifford Evans, Noel Willman, Edward de Souza
An ominous and highly–regarded Hammer horror in which a honeymooning couple are stranded in Bavaria where they become embroiled in the…
ParanoiacParanoiac (1963)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell
A Hitchcockian thriller from Hammer studio about a man long believed dead (Oliver Reed) who returns to the family estate, a palatial mansion near…
Night CreaturesNight Creatures (Captain Clegg) (1962)
Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen
Hammer horror set in 18th–century England, where a captain of the Royal Navy is sent to investigate reports of illegal activity in a coastal…
Curse of the Werewolf, TheCurse of the Werewolf, The (1961)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Oliver Reed, Clifford Evans
Hammer horror based on the novel "The Werewolf of Paris" by Guy Endore and starring Oliver Reed as the werewolf in his first credited film…
Scream of FearScream of Fear (Taste of Fear) (1961)
Dir. Seth Holt
Feat. Susan Strasberg, Ann Todd, Ronald Lewis
Christopher Lee's favourite Hammer film in exercise in sustained tension with Susan Strasberg as a paralysed young woman haunted by visions of her…
Brides of DraculaBrides of Dracula (1960) Recommended
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, David Peel, Martita Hunt
Recognised as one of Hammer Studios' best horrors, this acclaimed sequel to HORROR OF DRACULA reconvenes director/actor team Fisher and Cushing. This…
Horrors of the Black MuseumHorrors of the Black Museum (1959)
Dir. Arthur Crabtree
Feat. Michael Gough, Shirley Anne Field, Geoffrey Keen
Well–acted Hammer horror about a writer who uses his hypnotised helper to commit a series of inventively gruesome killings.
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell
Quite possibly the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with Cushing in the lead, investigating the horrors of the Baskerville killings. The 'Hammer'…
Mummy, TheMummy, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing confronts Christopher Lee in bandages in this stylish early Hammer.
Horror of DraculaHorror of Dracula (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Quintessential Hammer horror is the first of six films with the peerless pairing of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as the razor–fanged Count…
Revenge Of FrankensteinRevenge Of Frankenstein (1958) Recommended
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn
One of the best in the series of six Frankenstein films made by Hammer, with Peter Cushing reprising one of his signature roles as Baron Frank. …
Curse of Frankenstein, TheCurse of Frankenstein, The (1957) Recommended
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
The first true Hammer gothic horror and number one in the Frankenstein series bringing together the fantastic talents of Cushing (as the Baron) and…
Hammer Horror CollectionHammer Horror Collection (The Mummy, Horror of Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein) (1957-1959)
Three of the best early Hammer Horrors in a special box–set.
Horror of Hammer, TheHorror of Hammer, The  Recommended
Brilliant collection of movie trailers from Hammer Studios horror heyday in the 1950s and 60s. Includes all the classics, plus two featurettes…

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