Toadmaster
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Hammer Films is legendary for their "bucket of blood" horror films, and of course the performances of Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and a bevy of shapely female co-stars.
I saw loads of these movies as a kid on late nights and weekends in the pre-cable days when they were a popular choice to fill out slow TV slots.
What I struggle with is film names, and unfortunately there don't seem to be any really good Hammer collections like their are for the classic Universal horror films. There are a few collections but they tend to little in common. No solid themes like all Frankenstein, Dracula, Peter Cushing / Christopher Lee pairings etc, so I'm guessing I'm going to have to pursue singles.
I found the "Complete Hammer Collection", but it is far from that, 20 films, only one Frankenstein film, and probably half are not even horror films. Looking them up many of the films also receive pretty poor reviews which is not a universal feature of Hammer, some were actually well received.
The horror films I've been able identify that I can actually remember seeing are
The Gorgon
Curse of Frankenstein
Dracula
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Phantom of the Opera
Dracula Prince of Darkness
Frankenstein created woman
Dracula has Risen from the Grave
also not a horror film but The Hound of the Baskervilles
Anyway, looking for Hammer selections worth picking up. Mostly interested in those which are actually decent horror films not high cheese factor.
I saw loads of these movies as a kid on late nights and weekends in the pre-cable days when they were a popular choice to fill out slow TV slots.
What I struggle with is film names, and unfortunately there don't seem to be any really good Hammer collections like their are for the classic Universal horror films. There are a few collections but they tend to little in common. No solid themes like all Frankenstein, Dracula, Peter Cushing / Christopher Lee pairings etc, so I'm guessing I'm going to have to pursue singles.
I found the "Complete Hammer Collection", but it is far from that, 20 films, only one Frankenstein film, and probably half are not even horror films. Looking them up many of the films also receive pretty poor reviews which is not a universal feature of Hammer, some were actually well received.
The horror films I've been able identify that I can actually remember seeing are
The Gorgon
Curse of Frankenstein
Dracula
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Phantom of the Opera
Dracula Prince of Darkness
Frankenstein created woman
Dracula has Risen from the Grave
also not a horror film but The Hound of the Baskervilles
Anyway, looking for Hammer selections worth picking up. Mostly interested in those which are actually decent horror films not high cheese factor.