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Hammer Horror Podcast
by Paul Farrell
The Hammer Horror Podcast team built from fans and professionals alike discuss the films produced by the successful British film company, Hammer films.
Episodes
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The Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1971)
The final instalment of Hammer's Mummy franchise ventured into a different direction and gave us Valerie Leon as Queen Tessa. Find out our views of the film in our latest podcast
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The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
The Hammer Horror podcast team continue their discussions of The Mummy franchise with The Mummy's Shroud. Time to unravel this classic British horror starring Andre Morell as Sir Basil Walden and the final movie to be made at Bray Studios for the company.
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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
Hammer Productions would continue unveiling the horror monsters of the 30's and bestow a second outing for the bandaged menace, The Mummy. The Hammer Horror podcast team venture into this sequel and unravel the remains to see if it still stands the test of time.
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The Mummy (1959)
It was inevitable that Hammer Horror would continue in their success and following in Universal Horror’s footsteps. It all started with The Curse of Frankenstein, and then Dracula, before turning their attention to The Mummy. Once more, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee would reunite as was their...
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Shane Briant Interview
If you look up Shane Briant, you’ll see that he is now a successful novelist. Believe it or not, this is not his day job. In acting and film circles he has carved a strong reputation amongst his peers and critics alike. Having emigrated to Australia in the 80s, he has cropped up in numerous TV…
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Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1974)
The 7th and final chapter in the Frankenstein Franchise for Hammer sees them return to what had originally worked with its predecessors. Along with it comes the return of Cushing and Fisher. So we can be rest assured that we are in safe hands. Frankenstein is alive and well and living in a mental...
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Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
We are now into the 6th instalment of the Frankenstein Franchise as visioned by Hammer Productions. It’s first in the 70s and it definitely feels it. Out with the old and in with the new as they say, as Hammer tries to sex up the image of Frankenstein. Cushing is cast aside and in comes Ralph…
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
The 5th in the Frankenstein franchise and possibly its finest, sees Frankenstein once again portrayed by Peter Cushing, tackle brain surgery to save an associate who has gone mad. His motive though lies in a formula that he wishes to receive from the doctor, but to what extent
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Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
The fourth film in Hammer’s Frankenstein franchise and the return of Terence Fisher as director. In Frankenstein Created Woman, the Baron sheds his pursuit of the physical transference of the human body and focuses on the metaphysical. Is it possible to transfer the human soul into the body of...
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The Evil of Frankenstein (1963)
The 3rd instalment of the Frankenstein franchise sees the monster take on the more traditional look that audiences had become familiar with from the Universal Pictures classics. This was in part due to the collaboration Universal as part of a distribution deal, which allowed Hammer free reign to...
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Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
It was inevitable with the success of Curse of Frankenstein that Hammer would revisit the Frankenstein franchise. (In fact they would do so again another 5 times throughout their history) So, a sequel was quickly rustled up with Cushing taking on the role of Frankenstein once more and Terence...
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Tales of Frankenstein (1958)
Hammer’s first endeavor into the realms of television would lead them to explore the options of expanding the Frankenstein universe. Armed with a series of ideas for potential episodes (most of which would be used one way or another in future films) they teamed up with Columbia Pictures. Creative...
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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
As we begin our 3rd podcast season, it seems only fitting that we should divert our attention to the Frankenstein franchise. After all, it was the monster that created Hammer. Off the back of the success with Quatermass; Quatermass 2 and X: The Unknown, Hammer were primed to make their next move…
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Let Me In (2010)
The second movie in our Double Bill sees Hammer take on the remake of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel, Let The Right One In. Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Grace Moritz would headline the cast as the star-crossed pair, struggling to find a way to fit into society. But how does Hammer’s version measure up
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Beyond The Rave (2008)
For our 8th instalment to the Vampire Tales Edition of the Hammer Horror Podcast, we head to more recent times with New Hammer films. The first of which is Beyond The Rave, a webseries launched on My Space to insert Hammer back into the popular culture main frame. This film is truly a whole new...
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Vampire Circus (1972)
The seventh instalment of the Vampire Tales edition of the Hammer Horror podcast ventures for the final time into “Old Hammer” with a film called, Vampire Circus, which witnesses the demise of Count Mitterhaus, only for him to inflict a curse on the village with his dying words. The village then...
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Countess Dracula (1971)
For the Hammer Horror podcast teams fourth instalment into The Vampire Tales, we see the return of the “Hammer Queen” Ingrid Pitt taking on the titular role, but can her presence alone provide the strength that this movie needs to become a staple part of the Hammer film franchise? Peter Sasdy...
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Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
For the fifth instalment in the Vampire Tales edition, Meredith and I go old school, by casting ourselves back to 1963’s Kiss of the Vampire, marking Hammer’s traditional gothic horror tale of a stranded couple who come across an aristocratic family headed by Dr Ravna who aren’t all they appear…
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Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
Our fourth instalment sees OBE screenwriter Brian Clemens at the helm and Hammer Glamour star, Caroline Munro in the mix, but could Kronos stand out amongst its fellow Vampire Tale entries? The movie itself has become a cult phenomenon and strives with a different take on the vampire myth, but…
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Twins of Evil (1971)
The final part of the Karnstein Trilogy marks the return of Peter Cushing, this time playing one of his finest on screen creations Gustav Weil. The film itself is probably best remembered for its central characters, Maria and Freida, played by twins and former playboy playmates, Mary and…
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Lust For A Vampire (1971)
The second part of the Karnstein Trilogy would see the role of Carmilla played by Yutte Stensgaard, with her being resurrected and then entering a finishing school, where she starts to prey on the girls to satisfy her lust for blood. Some Hammer fans have declared this movie too camp, despite it...
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The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Our first venture into the Vampire Tales sees the Hammer Horror Podcast team delve into the Karnstein Trilogy. New blood podcaster, Ben Skinner and I look at the first in the trilogy, The Vampire Lovers, which to some was dubbed the ‘lesbian vampire movie’. It also saw Ingrid Pitt take on the...
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Q Station Visit Part 2: Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1974)
Our final instalment of the Dracula franchise sees Hammer team up with the Shaw Brothers with a blend of kung fu and horror. Van Helsing returns played once more by the amiable Peter Cushing and despite Dracula returning to the scene, Christopher Lee this time does not don the cape. Instead the...
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Q Station Visit Part 1: The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
For our final podcast instalment on the Hammer Horror Dracula franchise, we thought that we’d give you, the listeners, a special treat and thanks to the management at Q Station in Manly, we were able to bring you the podcast, recorded live from grounds. So we have set up this page slightly...
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Dracula AD 1972 (1972)
It’s 1972 and Hammer have started to shift their celluloid output into a different direction, with more blood and more cleavage but what of its style and how would this impact on the beloved Dracula franchise? Meredith and I discuss the 7th instalment, which reunites Dracula against his old foe,...
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Scars of Dracula (1970)
The sixth instalment of the Hammer Horror Dracula franchise, Scars of Dracula once more bears witness to Christopher Lee taking on the titular role for his fifth turn. With a bloodier, gorier version than has laid before, Hammer start to up the ante, casting the notorious Patrick Troughton as…
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Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)
2 Years has passed since the last Dracula instalment and for the first time, has a new director at the helm, Freddie Francis. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, ventures into new territory, visually and therefore offers a whole new slant on the Hammer franchise.
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Like Dracula himself, the Hammer Horror podcast team have resurrected ourselves for the third instalment of the Dracula franchise; Dracula: Prince of Darkness. By now Hammer productions have truly established themselves in the film industry with notable movies along the way, providing great…
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The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Since the release of Dracula, Hammer Productions had a mixture of success, with a return to another monster franchise with Revenge of Frankenstein and a huge hit with The Mummy, by which stage Hammer had established ‘ a gift of harnessing talents to achieve a harmony of purpose’ The movie Dracula...
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Horror of Dracula (1958)
On 22 May 1958, Hammer Film Productions release what would be the first in a number of Dracula movies, following on from the successful release of Curse of Frankenstein. Dracula would be a loose re-imagination of the Bram Stoker novel, utilising the same tools and methods that had made…
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The Hammer Horror Podcast team built from fans and professionals alike discuss the films produced by the successful British film company, Hammer films.
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Hammer Horror Podcast is created and hosted by Paul Farrell.
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