Dr Terror was the first of Amicus’ studios portmanteau horror movies. These were based on the format of Ealing Studios’ classic Dead Of Night. They all began with a tenuous linking device to bring together a disparate group of people, which would then lead into individual short stories told by or about each person, and…
Dr Who And The Daleks / Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 AD
For any British kid growing up in the 70s, Dr Who was a TV touchstone. I first came across the Jon Pertwee iteration of the Doctor, then Tom Baker’s flamboyant, scarf-wearing version. Some of the episodes I remember as being relatively scary for young kids, not least those featuring the Doctor’s most famous adversaries –…
Scream And Scream Again
This 1970 British horror movie is one that promises rather more than it delivers. It was the first film which included all three of Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in its cast. Its really Price’s movie though. He plays a mad scientist, who creates ‘composites’ from body parts (and is revealed to be…
The Evil of Frankenstein / Frankenstein Created Woman
Here’s a pair of Belgian posters for films from the Hammer Frankenstein sage, both starring the indomitable Peter Cushing. These Belgian posters are quite small (35 x 55cm), so are a good option to display if you do not have a huge amount of wall space. They are also highly collectible, especially for the 60s…
The Mummy / The Mummy’s Shroud
Here’s two Belgian posters for films in Hammer’s Mummy series. The original Mummy is supposed to be as something of a classic but my memory of it is that it was painfully slow and rather dull, notwithstanding it being one of the relatively few Hammer films to star both Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing….
Twins of Evil / Hands of the Ripper
This double bill poster is for two of the more memorable latter-day Hammer horrors. Twins of Evil had Peter Cushing and twin lesbian vampire sisters to recommend it, but skimming through it again recently on You Tube it all looks rather cheap and style-free. I’ve not seen Hands of the Ripper in years but…
Hammer presents Dracula / The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Once upon a time I used to listen to this pair of records quite a lot. The Dracula album has one side with an original vampire story narrated by Christopher Lee, whilst the other has ominous theme music from various Hammer films. The story had an intro that began with something like “you think you…
Dracula AD72
No, that’s not a typo above. This is a memorable (albeit late) poster for a not so memorable addition to the Hammer Dracula saga. Dracula AD72 retains a certain kitsch charm, has a very good opening sequence, set in 1872, and brings back Peter Cushing to the Dracula franchise alongside Christopher Lee, but after…
Brides of Dracula
Here are two very different posters I own for the same film. The first is a French ‘grande’ poster, which I bought many years ago at a movie poster fair in London. I always liked it but had nowhere to display it. (When they call it ‘grande’ they are not kidding – its 120 by…