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The kids are revolting, Granny’s inheritance is up for grabs and gaslighting becomes a full-contact sport. Miles and Marcus are joined by special guest Andy Stanton to climb the unpleasant hill of Amicus oddity in What Became of Jack and Jill? From mod-era nihilism to weaponised paranoia and one of the nastiest nursery rhymes ever put on film.

Miles and Marcus crack open Tales from the Crypt – where the stories are short and the horror is grave. Expect crypt-ic humor, spine-tingling chat, and enough dead jokes to raise the dad.

Miles and Marcus plunge into the shadowy psyche of Amicus Productions’ “I, Monster”, where Freud would be right at home and the battle between the id, ego and superego gets very messy indeed.

Miles and Marcus dive back into the eerie corridors of The House That Dripped Blood, as we rediscover this classic Amicus anthology and put it under the Hammer Heads microscope. Stick around as we unpack its creepy tales and decide if this one still drips with dread!

Miles and Marcus dissect the wonderfully bonkers 1970 Amicus fever dream, Scream and Scream Again. Strap in as we piece together this confusing, cinematic Frankenstein, limb by limb.

Miles and Marcus take a trip to the Torture Garden, where they uncover an evil cat, vain automatons, a haunted piano, and Edgar Allan Poe in Amicus Productions’ weird and wonderful 1967 portmanteau film.

Miles and Marcus try not to be buzzkills as they investigate Amicus’s B-Movie Bee Movie, The Deadly Bees.

Miles and Marcus crack open the toy chest of terror as they dissect The Psychopath (1966), Amicus Productions’ creepy classic of killer dolls and buried secrets. Is this twisted tale a hidden gem or just plastic horror? Tune in as the Hammer Heads go full psycho analysing this sinister story—no strings attached!

Miles Watts and Marcus Wilson put their noggins together for a bone‑shaking deep‑dive into Amicus’s 1965 classic, proving that when it comes to “The Skull,” they’re literally head over heels for horror!

Miles and Marcus examine Amicus Studio’s first portmanteau horror film, featuring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. #amicusanalysis

In this new season of Hammer Heads, Miles and Marcus explore the horror movies of Amicus Productions. #amicusanalysis

Marcus and Miles revisit the last Frankenstein movie from Hammer Studios in the Hammer Heads Season Finale.

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing are reunited for Hammer’s genre-bending final outing for Dracula. Miles and Marcus investigate.

Miles and Marcus are joined by special guest, Andy Stanton, to discuss this gruesome, surreal and unsettling addition to Hammer’s vampire series. Send in the clowns!

Miles and Marcus venture into the great outdoors to review Hammer’s gruesome tale of Jack the Ripper’s daughter.

Drac’s back! Miles and Marcus explore the fifth installment in Hammer’s Dracula series.

Miles and Marcus explore one of Peter Cushing’s darkest and most memorable outings as Baron Frankenstein.

Miles and Marcus revisit Hammer’s 1968 horror classic, which pits Christopher Lee against a devilish Charles Gray.

Miles and Marcus take the Central Line to Hob’s End to explore this devilish 1967 Sci-Fi offering from Hammer Studios.

In this double-Hammer-header episode, Marcus and Miles are joined by the co-creators of the Zomblogalypse movie, Hannah Bungard and Tony Hipwell, to discuss Hammer’s foray into the zombie genre and how to direct the undead.

Hammer embraces the psychological and the psychedelic in this little known mid-sixties classic. Miles and Marcus are more that a little impressed.

Or “Snakes on a Brain”. Miles and Marcus explore the legend of Hammer Studio’s first female monster, Megeara.

Drac’s back – but not as we know him! Miles and Marcus unearth Hammer Studio’s little known 1963 vampire classic.

Miles and Marcus talk hauntings, Cary Grant and Hammer Studio’s take on Gaston Leroux’s troublesome tale.

Miles and Marcus get their teeth into the only werewolf movie from Hammer and dip their claws into werewolf movie lore.

Miles and Marcus rediscover this gem from the early years of Hammer Horror. The only things that are missing are Dracula and Christopher Lee.

Miles and Marcus are joined by Ritchie Wilkinson to discuss Hammer’s adaptation of Conan Doyle’s most famous Sherlock Holmes tale and a chance encounter with Christopher Lee.

On what would have been Christopher Lee’s 100th birthday, Miles and Marcus are joined by Stephen Mosley, author of a new biography about Lee. https://stephenmosley.net/

On the 65th anniversary of the release of Hammer Studios’s The Curse of Frankenstein, Miles and Marcus look back at the birth of Hammer Horror.