Horror and Sci-Fi Stuff
(This article originally appeared, in a slightly different form, in June of 2014 on the site Cheese-Magnet.com. Long live the Cheese-Magnet!) I should probably preface this article by stating that I am a big fan of The Car (1977). I have watched it over a dozen times and I own a 1:18 scale die-cast of... Continue Reading →
For those who like their horror bite size and British, Hammer Films produced an anthology series in 1980 under the banner “Hammer House of Horror”. The series, which lasted only one season, was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK. A total of 13 standalone episodes were produced and covered a gamut of horror... Continue Reading →
Amicus Productions is often confused with Hammer Film Productions. They were both British film companies active in the 1960’s and 1970’s with significant horror/thriller catalogs. They had similar visual styles, used some of the same directors such as Roy Ward Baker, and cast some of the same actors, most notably Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. ... Continue Reading →
There is validity to the argument that, by the mid 1960’s, the golden age of Hammer Horror had already passed. The horror film market had become much more saturated and Hammer Film Productions was fighting to maintain its niche. Sad to say but the tried and true formulas and mainstays at Hammer were struggling to... Continue Reading →
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