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Hammer 13+14: Kiss of the Vampire + Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb

Posted on February 3, 2021 by admin

13+14: Kiss of the Vampire + Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with a double bill: Kiss of the Vampire + Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb Links … Continue reading →

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Hammer 12 – The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

Posted on November 19, 2020 by admin

12: The Phantom of the Opera Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s virtual remake of Universal’s The Phantom of the Opera Links to all our Hammer episodes: The Good The Bad … Continue reading →

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Hammer 11 – The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by GoodBadAndOdd

11: The Curse of the Werewolf Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s first and only attempt at werewolves Links to all our Hammer episodes: The Good The Bad and The Hammer … Continue reading →

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Hammer 10 – The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960)

Posted on May 27, 2020 by GoodBadAndOdd

10: The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s first attempt at Jekyll and Hyde Links to all our Hammer episodes: The Good The Bad and … Continue reading →

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Hammer 09 – Brides of Dracula (1960)

Posted on August 22, 2019 by GoodBadAndOdd

09: Brides of Dracula (1960) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s first sequel in its Dracula franchise Links to all our Hammer episodes: The Good The Bad and The Hammer Feedback … Continue reading →

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Hammer 08 – The Mummy 1959

Posted on May 14, 2019 by GoodBadAndOdd

08: The Mummy (1959) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s next attempt at Universal’s canon movies, with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee Links to all our Hammer episodes: The Good The … Continue reading →

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Hammer 07 – The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Posted on April 1, 2019 by GoodBadAndOdd

07: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s only attempt at Sherlock Holmes, with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee Links to all our Hammer episodes: The … Continue reading →

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Hammer 06 – The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

Posted on February 5, 2019 by GoodBadAndOdd

06: Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s first sequel in their Frankenstein cycle, with the return of Peter Cushing as the Baron. Links to all our … Continue reading →

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Hammer 05 – The Horror of Dracula (1958)

Posted on January 18, 2019 by GoodBadAndOdd

05: Horror of Dracula (1958) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with Hammer’s first entry in their Dracula cycle, with the first turn by Christopher Lee as the Count, and the first … Continue reading →

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Hammer 04 – Quatermass 2

Posted on June 6, 2018 by GoodBadAndOdd

04: Quatermass 2 (1957) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with the second story featuring Quatermass: Quatermass 2 (1957) Mark additionally has a connected book out in the Amazon Kindle store, covering … Continue reading →

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Hammer 03 – The Curse of Frankenstein

Posted on April 26, 2018 by GoodBadAndOdd

03: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with the first Hammer movie presenting their well-known brand of Gothic Horror: The Curse of Frankenstein, and their first feature … Continue reading →

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Hammer 02 – X The Unknown

Posted on March 25, 2018 by GoodBadAndOdd

Hammer 02: X The Unknown (1956) Mark and Sam continue their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, with ‘X The Unknown’ – an almost sequel to their first hit, The Quatermass Xperiment. Mark additionally has an connected … Continue reading →

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Hammer 01 – The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

Posted on February 1, 2018 by GoodBadAndOdd

Hammer 01: The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Mark and Sam begin their chronologically-ordered, occasional trips into the world of Hammer Horror, starting with the movie that gave Hammer the success and confidence it needed to launch the Hammer brand of Horror. … Continue reading →

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Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter 4/5

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Mark

Made at the tail-end of the Hammer era of horror movies, this is a rip-roaring, swashbuckling horror movie, with Captain Kronos killing vampires with a Katana many years before Blade got to it, this is just a lot of fun. … Continue reading →

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Plague of the Zombies 3/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

Pretty solid Hammer movie exploring Haitian zombie lore, with some tense scenes. The scene were huntsmen cut cards over a trapped woman is tense as was the scene where they hunt her down in the woods beforehand), and the old … Continue reading →

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Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 3.5/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

Fine Hammer take on Sherlock Holmes from Peter Cushing. Christopher Lee is also present and rather good as Sir Henry Baskerville, and I liked that the Watson in this was rather capable and less of a bumbling audience-substitute who only … Continue reading →

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Quatermass and the Pit 4/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

Another great Quatermass film, with some fine tension building, acting and set pieces. It gets baggy and dissolute in act 2, but hell, is act 1 and 3 great. PS. WE ARE THE MARTIANS. Mark discussing Quatermass on the Talk … Continue reading →

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The Quatermass Xperiment 4/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

Damn fine British scifi, made by Hammer before they went full-horror, with Brian Donlevy doing a great scientist-as-sociopath in his portrayal of Bernard Quatermass, and Richard Worsworth doing a great turn as Victor Caroon, a man slowly being overtaken by … Continue reading →

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X The Unknown 3.5/5

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark

Rather fine 50s scifi that is very Quatermassy (it was intended to be a sequel to the original Quatermass movie, but Hammer couldn’t get the rights), and rather good. It has a creature reminiscent of The Blob, and the effects … Continue reading →

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