The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
In 1860, a rural Cornish village has been struck by a mysterious sickness which is killing off members of the community at an alarming rate. Baffled, the local GP Peter Thompson (Brook Williams) calls in his old university mentor Sir…
The Mummy (1959)
After their first successes with takes on famous stories, hammer’s finest trio teamed up again to make this delightful take on the legend of an Egyptian mummy, imaginatively titled ‘The Mummy’. Peter Cushing is an actor that needs no introduction…
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Where to begin?? Well, going against the grain, I actually enjoy this film a great deal and have watched it several times. Not because it’s a great film by any means, but just because there is something hugely enjoyable about…
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
Dr Phibes Rises Again is the sequel to the magnificent ‘The Abominable Dr Phibes’. The original film achieved cult classic status through a magnificent performance from Vincent Price as the vengeful doctor of the title, and an over the top,…
The Gorgon (1964)
The Gorgon ranks among Hammer’s very best. Its premise is daring and imaginative – a female spectre so hideous that all who gaze on her are turned to stone, a power even more unnerving than the physical ferocity of lycanthropy…
Raw Deal (1948)
Gunplay is for Westerns (of which Raw Deal’s director, Anthony Mann, went on to direct several). Film noir prefers more baroque outbursts of malice, ideally illuminating, however briefly, the dark crevasses of human psychopathology. Crime kingpin Raymond Burr, shot from…
Reign of Terror (1949)
This exciting and very interesting period drama makes very good use of its setting in the French Revolution, blending history and fiction together in a believable fashion. The atmosphere is particularly effective, with the dark photography and claustrophobic settings helping…