Ep. 1: A Beginner's Guide to Hammer Horror

from For the Gothic Heroine Hosted by Mira Gutoff

Want to enter a world of lacy nightgowns and bloodthirsty vampires but don't know where to start? Here's your entry point. These cult horror movies from the late 1950s through the early 1970s changed the face of onscreen horror forever, from the level of gore and sex to the star power of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Learn where to start with their Dracula, Frankenstein and Mummy series', as well as their stand-alone efforts. Recommended Media Films: The Curse of Frankenstein Revenge of Frankenstein Frankenstein Created Woman Horror of Dracula Brides of Dracula Dracula AD 1972 The Mummy (1959) The Vampire Lovers Twins of Evil Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter Curse of the Werewolf Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

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