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It's September and Halloween is one month away so, it's the perfect time to start looking back at some of our favorite HAMMER films. This week, we're taking a look at Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. This 1968 Hammer Dracula sequel again stars Christopher Lee as Dracula, Rupert Davies as the Monsignor, Veronica Carlson as his niece, Maria. In the film, Davies' Monsignor performs an exorcism on Dracula's castle, and in doing so, unwittingly (and unknowingly) resurrects the Count back from the dead. Dracula then vows revenge on whoever was responsible for keeping him from his castle. Tune in and find out what we all thought!

"Dracula the Damned" is a 1960 British supernatural horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions starring ‘Big' Christopher Lee… Scratch that…Rather, the original sequel to the first Hammer Dracula film was cancelled without explanation, although Christopher Lee's decision not to return due to fear of typecasting probably led to The Brides of Dracula taking its place. #BigChrisLee did return five years later, however, when he starred in Dracula, Prince of Darkness.The Brides of Dracula is a 1960 British supernatural horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, David Peel (who wore lifts in his shoes to make him the same height as actor Peter Cushing in the film. Peel, according to his bio at the time, was 5 foot 10. Cushing was six feet tall. To make his vampire look distinguishable from Christopher Lee's, Peel wore a full blonde hairpiece), Yvonne Monlaur, Andrée Melly, Miles Malleson (the hearse driver in the Ealing chiller compendium Dead of Night), Martita Hunt (known for her rich cluster of queens, dowagers, shrews, and evildoers—but it was her brilliant performance as the mad, reclusive Miss Havisham in the classic Great Expectations that earned her international recognition), and Freda Jackson (also an alumna of Great Expectations). Although, the character of Count Dracula does not appear in the film, and is instead mentioned only twice.After the success of Dracula, Hammer commissioned Jimmy Sangster to write a sequel titled Disciple of Dracula, about an acolyte of the vampire, with Count Dracula himself only making a cameo appearance. Sangster's script was rewritten by Peter Bryan to remove references to Dracula, while adding the character of Van Helsing. The screenplay was then further revised by Edward Percy. Filming began on January 16, 1960, at Bray Studios, and the film premiered at the Odeon Marble Arch on July 6. It was distributed theatrically on a double bill with The Leech Woman.The ending was originally planned to have the vampires destroyed by a swarm of bats, but this proved too expensive to stage and shoot, and was also vetoed by Peter Cushing, who did not think his character would perform the black magic required to summon the bats. However, the idea was recycled three years later for the climax of Hammer's The Kiss of the Vampire. The prop department put a lot of effort into making a realistic model bat, but it was lost and had to be replaced on short notice. This explains the unconvincing model bat in the movie.The front doors of Oakely Court served as the main entrance to Meinster Castle. Oakley Court has been featured in a number of classic horror films, including The Curse of Frankenstein, The Horror of Dracula, The Evil of Frankenstein, Die, Monster, Die, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$Just in case anyone has too much money and wants to give a bit to us to help with our hosting n stuff. It would be amazing if you fancied sending us some pennies - thank you.https://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£ Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi frands. This week for the show we watched LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH. What a flick, one you should make time for. Also, Dale binged HAMMER DRACULA. WAKE UP PEOPLE YOU NEED THIS. Chapters Hello. (00:00:00) Let's Catch Up (00:05:21) Movie - Let's Scare Jessica To Death (00:21:18) Mailbag! (00:51:33) Banz Next Movie (00:53:46) Links Check out or Ko-fi at ⁠https://ko-fi.com/batandspider⁠ Join our ⁠DISCORD⁠ Get your ⁠Bat & Spider STICKERS here⁠ Get a sweet new Bat & Spider ⁠t-shirt here⁠! All sale proceeds go to ⁠The Movement For Black Lives⁠. Technical Adviser: Slim of ⁠70mm⁠ Theme song composed and performed by Tobey Forsman of ⁠Whipsong Music⁠. Follow ⁠Bat & Spider on Instagram ⁠ Follow ⁠Chuck⁠ and ⁠Dale⁠ on Letterboxd. ⁠Bat & Spider on Letterboxd⁠ ⁠Bat & Spider Watchlist⁠ Send us an email: ⁠batandspiderpod@gmail.com⁠. Leave us a voice message: (315) 544-0966 Artwork by ⁠Charles Forsman⁠ ⁠batandspider.com⁠ Bat & Spider is a ⁠TAPEDECK⁠ podcast, along with our friends at ⁠70mm⁠, ⁠The Letterboxd Show⁠, ⁠Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)⁠, ⁠Will Run For...⁠, ⁠Twin Vipers⁠, and ⁠Lost Light⁠.

Our HAMMER Halloween series continues as friend of the show and frequent guest, Dean Calusdian joins us to talk about Dracula: Prince of Darkness! The 1966 HAMMER Dracula sequel finds four British tourists who, despite the warnings of others, do not steer clear of Castle Dracula and soon find themselves the victims of the recently resurrected count! Listen in and find out what we all thought of this HAMMER Horror classic!

Here we go – starting our coverage of the Hammer Dracula films, with the very first one, Dracula or Horror Of Dracula, depending where you are in the world.

Chris and Myron conclude their look at the Hammer Dracula franchise with the final four films in the series plus they take a look at the brand new Arrow Video Blu-ray of The Mutilator, along with all the usual shambolic nonsense. Spoilers and filthy language aplenty.

Tom and Jenny talk about one of the lesser-loved entries in the Hammer Dracula series. It stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and brings Dracula into the then-modern day via a Satanic hippie cult. Audio version: Video version: Please support us on Patreon! Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, like us on Facebook, and follow us … Continue reading Movie Retrospective: Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

The martial arts horror film The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires was released in 1974.  It stars. Peter Cushing as Professor Van Helsing  Christopher Lee… oh hang on… John Forbes-Robertson as Count Dracula (Not the son of Johnston Forbes-Robertson, but did play Mr Badger in 2 episodes of Jonny Briggs)  Robin Stewart as Leyland Van Helsing  (29 episodes of Sons and Daughters)  Julie Ege (pronounced eg-gay", not "edge") as Vanessa Buren (1962 Miss Norway and competed in Miss Universe pageant Awarded the title "The New Sex Symbol of the 70s" by the head of Hammer Film Studios, Sir James  Carreras. Hammer featured her as a not-so-glamorous prehistoric woman in its ‘Creatures the World Forgot' (1971). The film was a flop, but Julie went on a round-the-world publicity tour and became a leading pin-up model.  She lived for six years in the 1970s with Tony Bramwell, former assistant to The Beatles and later a successful record and film music promoter. Their next door neighbor was Brian May of the rock group Queen. To date, she is the only Norwegian James Bond girl (in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)) Shen Chan as Kah, David Chiang as Hsi Ching and Szu Shih as Mei Kwei all stars of innumerable asian movies.  The film began development due to Don Houghton's father-in-law knowing Hong Kong film producer Run Run Shaw. Houghton flew to Hong Kong to discuss a project with Run Run and his brother Runme who agreed to finance 50% of the film. It was shot between October 22 and December 11, 1973, at Shaw Brothers Studios in Hong Kong.  The Shaw Brothers were not happy with how Roy Ward Baker (Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde, Scars of Dracula, The Vampire Lovers, and A Night to Remember) was directing the film and had martial arts sequences choreographed by one of their studios directors Cheh Chang (uncredited), these additional scenes that led to the Eastern version of the film to run at 110 minutes (20 mins longer that the UK version).   Renee Glynee who was the continuity supervisor for the film stated that working with the Shaw Brothers Studios was "a big experience" due to language differences and that director Roy Ward Baker was constantly screaming at the Chinese actors to stop spitting on set. In an interview in the late 1990'sBaker described the shooting of this film as "a nightmare". He discovered that Hong Kong films were made silent and looped in post-production due to the constant noise of traffic and aircraft. He lamented that Peter Cushing was practically catatonic on set, having recently been widowed but still wanting to do the film to give him something to do. On its release in the United States, the film was truncated further by 20 minutes, re-titled The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula and loops several remaining scenes to fill the running time.  In all territories, the film was a financial failure.  This is the only Hammer "Dracula" film not to feature Count Dracula's name in the title. Forbes-Robertson, long time stand in for Big Chris Lee (was considered to fill the cape in Scars of Dracula before Lee was persuaded to return) was furious when he discovered that he had been dubbed by David de Keyser.  Lee tried to talk Peter Cushing into not doing the project, as he considered it below an actor of Cushing's calibre. Lee told Cushing that Ralph Bates was willing to step in and do the film if Cushing wanted to back out, but Cushing replied that he thought the change of scenery might help his ongoing grief induced depression.  Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a look at the 1970 Hammer film Scars of Dracula as part of our march to Halloween. This is Episode #382!Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Films.It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton, and Michael Gwynn. Although disparaged by some critics, the film does restore a few elements of Bram Stoker's original character: the Count is introduced as an "icily charming host;" he has command over nature; and he is seen scaling the walls of his castle. It also gives Lee more to do and say than any other Hammer Dracula film except his first, 1958's Dracula.

Just like the Count himself drawing the last bits of blood from a victim, Monster Mondays is drawing nearer to the end of the Hammer Dracula series with Dracula A.D. 1972! Find new episodes of the Film Seizure Podcast every Wednesday and a new Monster Mondays each Monday at www.filmseizure.com Like what we do? Buy us a coffee! www.ko-fi.com/filmseizure Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/filmseizure/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/FilmSeizure Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/filmseizure/ You can now find us on YouTube as well! The Film Seizure Channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/c/FilmSeizure

Scars of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker for Hammer Films.It stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula, along with Dennis (i should be so good for you) Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Patrick Troughton, and Michael Gwynn. Although disparaged by some critics, the film does restore a few elements of Bram Stoker's original character: the Count is introduced as an "icily charming host;" he has command over nature; and he is seen scaling the walls of his castle. It also gives Lee more to do and say than any other Hammer Dracula film except its first, 1958's Dracula.This film breaks the continuity maintained through the previous entries in Hammer's Dracula film series: whereas at the end of the preceding film, Taste the Blood of Dracula, the Count met his end in a disused church near London, this film opens with a resurrection scene set in Dracula's castle in Transylvania, with no explanation of how his ashes got there. Furthermore, in Scars of Dracula, the Count has a servant named Klove, played by Patrick Troughton; in the third film of the series, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Dracula has a servant named Klove (played by Philip Latham) who appears to be a different character, though identically named. The disruption of continuity caused by Scars of Dracula reflects the fact the film was originally tooled as a possible reboot of the series in the event Christopher Lee elected not to reprise the role of Dracula, and, as Listener Christopher pointed out was intended for John Forbes-Robertson, who later played Dracula in The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires.Peter Cushing was asked to appear in this movie, however due to conflicting schedules, he reluctantly declined the major role written for him. He was able to carry out a dare set by his good friend Christopher Lee. Due to a hold up in production in filming of "Scream and Scream Again", Peter was able to spend a day on set filming a brief cameo as a milkmaid for the opening village Inn scene.Dracula's resurrection at the beginning of the film is the same footage as Dracula's death from Taste the Blood of Dracula, but simply played in reverse.$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$ Just in case anyone has too much money and wants to give a bit to us to help with our hosting n stuff. It would be amazing if you fancied sending us some pennies - thank you.https://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders $£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£   Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bob Sargent returns to the show to discuss a very early Paul Naschy screen appearance. Rescued from Spanish language-only obscurity by the online fan-subbing community AGONIZANDO EN EL CRIMEN (1968) is a strange crime story centered on a serial killer obsessed with medical professionals - and their hands! This one is not easy to see but is it worth seeking out? Boy, do we have a lot to say.   Troy, Bob and I dig into the production of the film and how Naschy's original job on this project was behind the camera. We spot a few interesting locations including a very familiar set of steps that are a big part of Naschy's cinematic legacy. The film's writer/star comes under scrutiny with Naschy's pointed comments about fellow leaving no doubt about why these two men never worked together again. On the other hand, this movie's director, Enrique López Eguiluz, played a major role in making Jacinto Molina into the horror movie star we know and love to this day.   We take our time and really pull this one apart with occasional sideroads into the Hammer Dracula films and the on-set shenanigans of Klaus Kinski. It can't be helped! We have a lot to say about the Juan Logar's wide-eyed, maniacal but still somehow detached performance. We chuckle over the casual 1960's style of misogyny and the silly idea that a woman might become a surgeon. Madness! And it all circles round to an embarrassing discussion of how best to hide a murder boner. We are a strange trio.   We end the episode with a few new pieces of mail sent to naschycast@gmail.com and if you have anything you'd like to tell us, that is the place. Thank you for listening to the show and we'll be back soon. 

It's Hammer Horror week! Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons to discuss two early Hammer Dracula movies: Dracula (1958) and The Brides of Dracula (1960) We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London!  CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join our DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

Episode 165: One Singular Goosebump The Gaylords kick off Pride month with…Sphere (1998)! Stacie and Anthony will themselves to forget this slog while championing Sharon Stone, Queen Latifah, Huey Lewis, and the Hammer Dracula aesthetic before a truly all-new installment of The Chopping Block. Find out more at https://gaylords-of-darkness.pinecast.co

Patrick and JB find going through all of Hammer's vampire films to be a pain in the neck. Download this episode here. ( MB) Listen to F This Movie! on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts. Also discussed this episode: Midnight Mass (2021), Dementia 13 (1963), Universal Monsters in 4K, Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021), V/H/S/94 (2021), Firestarter (1983), Doctor Sleep (2019)

This week on Hammer Pub, your hosts will still be sitting down with yet another marvelous Hammer horror film while having a few drinks and providing a running commentary on a gothic horror classic.  This week, they'll be be joined by new guest Mike Vanderbilt and returning guest Michael Varrati, with the group tackling Alan Gibson's 1972 horror film Dracula A.D. 1972!  During the discussion, the gang chats their recent watches, which include Nightbooks, Child's Play, Dementia 13, and Terror. In addition, they discuss their overall thoughts on Dracula A.D. 1972, its overall standing in the Hammer Dracula cycle, Cushing and Lee's reunion as Van Helsing and Dracula, and…Rod Stewart?! It's something a little different for Scream Addicts, but it's a commentary we hope you'll love! Be sure to subscribe to our show on iTunes, leave feedback, tell your friends about us, and give us a yell on Facebook and Twitter! We are: @michaelvarrati @thealichappell @Paulisgreat2000 @Jinx1981 @ScreamAddicts

Dracula has risen! Daniel is joined again by Matt Bledsoe from the Film Feast podcast to dive into the fourth Hammer Dracula movie. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave! They discuss the merits of this underrated flick in the Hammer catalog, and gush about their excitement for the upcoming Vinegar Syndrome sale.Email the show at cobwebspodcast@gmail.com to give feedback and/or request an episode! The Film Feast PodcastCobwebs on Twitter: @cobwebspodCobwebs on Instagram: @cobwebspodcastDaniel on Twitter: @eplerdaniel  Matt on Twitter: @mattbled87 Matt on Instagram: @filmfeastDaniel on Letterboxd: @Dan_Epler Matt on Letterboxd: @64bitcinemawww.cobwebspodcast.comMusic Provided By: Mediacharger: https://www.youtube.com/user/MediaCha...Music Created By : Andrian Von ZieglerSong Title: NecromancyCredit link: https://www.youtube.com/user/Adrianvo...

 Like everyone else, your Planet 8 crew has been stuck inside, trying to keep ourselves entertained and sane. So we thought we'd discuss what we've been watching and what we think of it. So settle in and get ready for a show that goes from super-heroes to zombies, to androids, to starships, to bounty hunters, and who knows what else! Note, this is a SPOILER-FILLED episode!Among the shows we cover are:The BoysUmbrella AcademyRaised By WolvesLovecraft CountryWalking Dead/Fear the Walking DeadTruth SeekersCreepshowStar Trek DiscoveryThe MandalorianAs usual, we don't all agree on every show. But that's what makes it fun!For our Sensor Sweep, Chief Engineer Bob brings our attention to the latest Mego figures, in particular the new Fly figure! Based off the classic sci fi film, it'll give you a chill. Bob also gives us the heads up on what's coming in the next waves of figures. Would you believe it ranges from Hammer Dracula to plush Stan Lee?  Also coming from Mego is the Creature from the Black Lagoon! The Fly can be found at Walmart, if you can track him down. You may also find Mego figures from other retailers online.That's it for us this time. We want to hear from you what you're watching. What shows are keeping you company during the pandemic? Let us know!Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planet8CastFacebook: www.Facebook.com/Planet8PodcastThanks for listening!

This week we get together again with Erik Kristopher Myers, and William Hopkins to talk about Hammer Horror films.   Here is a right up with some links provided by William Hopkins.   Best of Hammer Horror and related films...   Despite their lavish look and many positive qualities, Hammer's horror films were made as "programmers" – quickly and cheaply made entertainment product that was almost always released as part of a double bill. So the films should be viewed and judged in that light.   The Curse of Frankenstein (1957): The first in Hammer's Frankenstein series. An enormously successful (and controversial) film in its day – and it still holds up very well even now. You can buy or rent the film on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/FCNrxjaVf2M The Horror of Dracula (1958): The first in Hammer's Dracula series. Inventive script by Jimmy Sangster; clever direction by Hammer's best director, Terence Fisher; beautiful cinematography, sets, costumes. And a rousing, memorable climax that Hammer never topped. One of the top five Dracula adaptations. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/atQr_Eac11k The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958): The second in Hammer's Frankenstein series. A smart, well-crafted follow-up to the first film. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IkXx3MeZNvU Brides of Dracula (1960): The second in Hammer's Dracula series. A lavish, colorful, fast-paced gothic melodrama that doesn't suffer at all from the absence of Dracula himself. A favorite of mine; I think it's one of Hammer's best. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NEQHTxU63ls The Evil of Frankenstein: (1964): The first of the Hammer Frankenstein films to be produced in cooperation with Universal (who made the original Frankenstein in 1931). With an infusion of cash from Universal, this is one of most visually impressive of Hammer's Frankenstein films, with great sets that recall the Universal original. But the monster is one of the weakest of the Hammer series and the script is not up to par. Not one of Hammer's best but still enjoyable. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cTyJWBF22zA Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966): Christopher Lee returns to the role of Dracula - though he has no lines and is only briefly onscreen - in the third film in Hammer's series. Very well produced, and for once a genuinely suspenseful and even scary Dracula film.  Frankenstein Created Woman (1967): An off-beat entry in Hammer's Frankenstein series. Not the best of the series, but surprisingly well-done and enjoyable.      Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968): Fourth in the Hammer Dracula series, with Christopher Lee returning in the role of the Count. Entertaining, smart, fast-paced. Lee is only on screen briefly and has little dialog, but his snarling, red-eyed, demonic appearance in this film (and it's follow-up) are probably the reason he came to be thought of, by a generation of film fans, as the ultimate screen Dracula. Apparently, at the time this was Hammer's highest grossing film. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s9gGa4t4sHc Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970): Christopher Lee had determined not to play Dracula again, so Hammer cast Ralph Bates as his replacement for this film. (Also in 1970, Bates briefly replaced Peter Cushing in Hammer's Frankenstein series.) But at the last minute Hammer managed to change Lee's mind, so here he is again - with Bates shifted over to the role of Dracula's would-be acolyte. Beautifully shot, fun, solid Hammer entertainment, though not the best of the Dracula films. One of two (!) Dracula films Hammer released in 1970. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VjoPIXZW09Q Scars of Dracula (1970): Christopher Lee is back again in one of the weaker entries in the Dracula series. Handsomely produced and not devoid of entertainment value, but it often feels tired and tedious, with occasional bursts of unnecessarily brutal violence. Lee, though, has more screen time and dialog in this entry than any of the other Dracula films he did for Hammer. After this one, Warner Brothers, which was financing and distributing Hammer's films in the US, insisted they bring the Dracula character into the modern world, so this is the last "period piece" Hammer Dracula film in which Lee played the Count. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZMbH-KyHsXs Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970): One of the best of the Hammer Frankenstein series. Fast-paced, beautifully shot and performed, with a smart, inventive script. A favorite of mine. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cI-fG0Ov2Pc The Horror of Frankenstein (1970): Widely viewed as a misstep when it was released, this is Hammer's attempt at a parody of their own films. (Possibly, a reaction to the popularity of Andy Warhol's Frankenstein and Roman Polanski's Fearless Vampire Killers, which were both open and unabashed homage/parodies of the Hammer films.)  I think Ralph Bates is a worthy stand-in for Peter Cushing and I think the film is smart and funny,  though it clearly is not the best of the Hammer Frankensteins. Incidentally, that's David Prowse as the monster. He would go on to play Darth Vadar in Star Wars. He's wearing a significantly skimpier costume here. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yU_D11OlNSs Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972): First of two Hammer Dracula films set in the 1970s. This is the film Marvel comics appears to be imitating with its Tombs of Dracula books. The first fifteen minutes of the film, which appear to be more inspired by A Clockwork Orange than anything else, are idiotic and annoying, but the film as a whole is an example of the kind of colorful, dynamic genre storytelling that Hammer excelled at. (Even at this late stage.) Peter Cushing gives a master class in the use of cigarettes and other props in screen acting. Sexy, beautiful, Caroline Munro also makes an appearance here. She would go on to appear in Hammer's Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter, as well as the Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Ray Harryhausen's Sinbad film, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. Dracula A.D. 1972 is apparently a favorite of Tim Burton. The musical score, which was derided as being wildly inappropriate for a Dracula film when the film was first released, has now developed a cult following, as has the film itself. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AUu7bUIUGNU The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974): The last appearance of Christopher Lee as Dracula in a Hammer film. And the last time Lee would play Dracula to Cushing's Van Helsing. (Cushing would go on to play Van Helsing in one more Hammer Dracula film, Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires.) This film's story follows directly from the story of the previous film, which is unusual for Hammer. (They usually didn't stress perfect continuity in their Dracula or Frankenstein series. ) I think I prefer this one to Dracula A.D. 1972, but both are fun, colorful and reasonably fast-paced, though the stories in both films are illogical and border on the silly. One aspect of The Satanic Rites of Dracula inspired a key plot point in my film, Sleepless Nights. Joanna Lumley, who would go on to achieve fame in the popular Brit comedy show, Absolutely Fabulous, plays Van Helsing's daughter here. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J2H1ZO0gups Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974): A return to form for the final entry in the Hammer Frankenstein series. After the commercial and critical failure of the series' attempted reboot, Horror of Frankenstein, Ralph Bates is out and Peter Cushing is back as Baron Frankenstein. This is a smart, well-crafted finale for the series, though it's an unusually grim and bleak film for the series, and the monster (once again played by David Prowse) is one of the more absurd iterations of the monster. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_Lb4nFlf2Rw The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974): The last of the Hammer Dracula series, with Peter Cushing back for a final turn as Van Helsing. This unusual mash-up of two exploitation film genres (decades before From Dusk Till Dawn) was the result of a co-producing deal between Hammer and Sir Run Run Shaw, the legendary Hong Kong film producer. Surprisingly well-done and entertaining, especially if you're a kung fu film fan. The appearance of John Forbes-Robinson as Dracula at the film's climax is its most disappointing moment. Heavily made up and speaking in a ridiculously ominous voice, he looks less like Christopher Lee's Dracula and more like someone made up for Halloween trick-or-treating. The film struggled to find distribution in the US, as was the case with Satanic Rites of Dracula. Both were eventually re-cut, retitled and dumped on the market by "Dynamite Films," an exploitation film distributor. After Dynamite Films went out of business, both Satanic Rites and 7 Golden Vampires entered into the public domain, a status they have been rescued from by Warner, which has asserted its copyright and recently released Blu-ray editions of the films. Years later, Sir Run Run Shaw would also co-produce Blade Runner. Hammer would make just two more films after Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires: To the Devil, A Daughter, with Christopher Lee and Richard Widmark, and a remake of Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, with Elliot Gould and Cybil Shepard. Watch FOR FREE on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eA_L4L0qrAs Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter (1974): This quirky, off-beat Hammer vampire film was directed by Brian Clemens, who wrote and produced The Avengers, for British TV. (He's responsible for casting Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel.) The film shows the influence of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western films and may itself have served as an influence on Marvel's comic and film series character, Blade. Interesting and memorable.  Watch FOR FREE on Hammer's Official YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RsWAVsRefSg Quatermass & the Pit (1967): One of Hammer's best, based on Nigel Kneale's groundbreaking British TV serial. Science fiction with supernatural horror overtones. Loaded with great ideas. Echoes of this film can be seen in The X-Files among other TV series and films. Well performed and shot.  A favorite of mine.  The Mummy (1959): While Hammer's first two big hits, Curse of Frankenstein and Horror of Dracula, were ostensibly adaptations of novels in the public domain and not sequels or remakes of Universal's classic horror films from the 30s, the studio's great success led to collaborations with Universal, such as Evil of Frankenstein, and licensing arrangements that allowed them to remake Universal's copyrighted material. Universal's 1932 film, The Mummy, was not based on a novel in the public domain, it was an original screenplay that led to a franchise that has so far resulted in ten movies from 1932 to 2017, so Universal unquestionably owned the copyright to the story and characters, and when Hammer decided to add The Mummy to their roster of monsters, they needed a licensing arrangement with Universal. They got one, which allowed them to use characters and plot points not just from Universal's first Mummy film, but from several of its sequels. In return Universal got the distribution rights to the film, which was so successful in its original release that Hammer ended up cranking out three sequels, the last one hitting the screens in 1971. I have to admit that while I revere the 1932 Universal original, I was never a fan of any of the Universal Mummy sequels, which I considered tedious, and so the 1959 production of The Mummy was one Hammer film I avoided, never seeing it as a child, teenager or young adult. In fact, I only saw it for the first time about two years ago. I sought it out, finally, because I had begun to develop a special appreciation for the work of director Terence Fisher. I'm glad I did, because it's definitely in the front rank of Hammer films. It has the lavish, richly colorful look that was by then a hallmark of Hammer productions; it's smart, well-paced, tightly scripted and has a surprisingly nuanced performance, by Christopher Lee, of the title character. In his portrayal of the creature in Curse of Frankenstein and the Count in Horror of Dracula, Lee showed that even when he had little or no dialog, he could bring a degree of depth to monster characters through physicality alone, and he does the same here. He's very much the rampaging monster at times, but his eyes and his body language create an impression of a mummy that has thoughts, emotions and dimensions to its personality that aren't even hinted at in the Universal sequels or in Hammer's own sequels. (In two of Hammer's Mummy movies, the mummy's face is hidden behind bandages, so no emoting is necessary.) Buy or rent The Mummy (1959) on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uojNB-SbDEo The Devil Rides Out (1968): This may be my favorite Hammer film. It's another Terence Fisher film, and another with Christopher Lee in the lead. It's based on a terrible novel by a terrible writer, Dennis Wheatley, but the screenwriter, Richard Matheson (of I Am Legend, Duel, Hell House and Twilight Zone fame) does a terrific job of finding all that is exciting, suspenseful and entertaining in the novel, while weeding out most of the dumb, racist, reactionary stuff Wheatley was famous for. (While he's almost entirely forgotten today, and his books are largely out of print, he was, for a time, one of the best selling authors in the English language.) Some of the story ideas in The Devil Rides Out made their way into my story for Demon Resurrection. My villain, Toth, is essentially Mocata, the villainous cult leader played with such elan by the great Charles Gray. In fact, Demon Resurrection could be seen as one half The Devil Rides Out, and one half Night of the Living Dead. For once, Lee has an enormous amount of dialog, and he delivers it with speed and style, punctuating each line with flourishes of his hands and eyebrows. One could say this is "hand and eyebrow acting" at its most entertaining. The rest of the cast is equally good, with Grey giving the screen one of its most urbane villains. (He would later bring his wit and style to the role of Blofeld in the Bond film, Diamonds are Forever.) The film was not a big hit for Hammer when it came out. 1968 was the year of Rosemary's Baby and perhaps critics and audiences found The Devil Rides Out a bit too old-fashioned. But I love it, for all its absurdities and melodramatic excesses. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959): The same year Hammer's first Mummy movie came out, Hammer released its one and only Sherlock Holmes adaptation. Seeking to capitalize on their newfound fame as purveyors of horror product, they naturally turned to the Holmes adventure that had the most pronounced supernatural overtones, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Their biggest star, Peter Cushing was a natural choice to play Holmes, and he does so with great wit, style and energy. (He would go on to play Holmes in a BBC series in 1965.) Their other biggest star, Christopher Lee got a lesser role in the film, not as Watson but instead as Sir Henry Baskerville, the film's romantic lead. (He'd go on to play Holmes in a 1962 German film, with Terence Fisher directing, and in two leaden American TV movies in the early 90s.) I've always thought of the Universal 1939 version of this story, with Basil Rathbone, as the definitive film version, but I've always enjoyed this one as well. Cushing is in the upper tier of actors who have played the character, and the film itself, like most of the best Hammer films, is colorful, fast moving and stylish. Buy or rent on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wMwMGhZBAJU The Lost Continent (1968): The same year Hammer released The Devil Rides Out, it also released this film adaptation of another Dennis Wheatley novel. This one is more adventure than horror, and it has what must be the wackiest plot of any Hammer film, involving the crew and passengers of a tramp steamer loaded with explosive cargo, getting lost in the Sargasso Sea and discovering a secret civilization made up of pirates and the descendents of Spanish Conquistadors. Oh, and there's giant lobsters and killer seaweed to deal with as well. It's a blast. There are several more interesting and entertaining Hammer films that are worth catching, but if you see only those I've mentioned in this email, you'll have a pretty good overview of the company's output. For what it's worth, my favorites are: 1.) The Devil Rides Out 2.) Quatermass and the Pit 3.) Brides of Dracula 4.) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 5.) Horror of Dracula 6.) Curse of Frankenstein Lee and Cushing also appeared in a number of films for Hammer's chief competitor during the 50s, 60s & 70s: Amicus Films. Amicus is probably best known for producing the first film adaptations of the EC horror comics, Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror. Their specialty was the portmanteau or anthology film – collections of several short horror stories, often by writers like Robert Bloch, with a wrap-around story holding it all together. Their EC adaptations are great fun (and were big hits in their day) and the company turned out a number of other entertaining productions including three Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations in the 70s, The Land that Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot and At the Earth's Core. One has to have a pretty high tolerance for men in rubber dinosaur suits to enjoy these films, but I have fond memories of them from seeing them in local theaters when they were first released. (Hammer also made a couple of dinosaur films, one of which, One Million Years, BC, was among their biggest hits in the 1960s, and made a star of Raquel Welch. The dinosaurs in that film, however, are the work of the great Ray Harryhausen, so they're of a higher order of quality than the Amicus efforts, which are perhaps superior to the Japanese monster films, but probably look pretty silly to modern, post-Jurassic Park audiences.) If, after sampling Hammer's offerings, you'd like to venture into Amicus territory, let me know and I'll send you a list of links to their best films. For now though, I'll just leave you with one Amicus title, their first film, produced before they'd even settled on their company name: Horror Hotel, aka The City of the Dead (1960), is a wonderfully atmospheric and effective tale of witches and occultism starring Christopher Lee. It's well worth checking out. It can be viewed FREE on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/W7As-qun8MI   And finally, there's Horror Express (1972), one of the great pairings of Hammer stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, but ironically not a Hammer film. It's a beautifully produced science-fiction/horror piece that gives us an idea of what Murder on the Orient Express might've been like if it had been written by Lovecraft. I saw this in the theater when it first came out and it's been a favorite of mine ever since, although I've had to settle for grainy washed-out prints in recent years. (Such is the fate of many films that fall into the public domain.) Fortunately a beautiful, fully-restored HD version has recently been released and it can be watched for free on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/4LCtzLEebBI - William Hopkins  Hammer Films on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_Film_Productions Hammer's Frankenstein films on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(Hammer_film_series) Hammer's Dracula films on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_(Hammer_film_series)

Daniel welcomes YouTuber Nathan Jones back to the show to talk about his recent journey through the entire Hammer Dracula franchise, culminating in an in-depth discussion of The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. The first Kung Fu Horror Spectacular!Email the show at cobwebspodcast@gmail.com to give feedback, request an episode or just join the conversation!Cobwebs on Twitter: @cobwebspodDaniel on Twitter: @eplerdaniel Nathan on YoutubeHurtastic Reviews on YouTubewww.cobwebspodcast.comMusic Provided By: Mediacharger: https://www.youtube.com/user/MediaCha...Music Created By : Andrian Von ZieglerSong Title: NecromancyCredit link: https://www.youtube.com/user/Adrianvo...

Daniel is joined by Youtuber and Editor & Chief from Cereal at Midnight, Heath Holland! Together, they'll discuss the first two Hammer Dracula films, Horror of Dracula (1958), and Brides of Dracula (1960), and majorly geek out over Peter Cushing.Email the show at cobwebspodcast@gmail.com to give feedback and/or request an episode!Cobwebs on Twitter: @cobwebspodDaniel on Twitter: @eplerdaniel Cereal at Midnight on Twitter: @CerealMidnightwww.cobwebspodcast.comwww.cerealatmidnight.com/

CTS_ep 194 Hammer Dracula Films! by Chewing the Scenery

Join Daniel as he dives into the third Hammer Dracula film, argues why it's an early slasher movie, and geeks out over Barbara Shelley.

**Originally Released 03/03/2016**Chris and Myron conclude their look at the Hammer Dracula franchise with the final four films in the series plus they take a look at the brand new Arrow Video Blu-ray of The Mutilator, along with all the usual shambolic nonsense. Spoilers and filthy language aplenty.Movies Discussed:Scars of Dracula (1970) Chris - 3/Myron - 3Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) Chris - 5/Myron - 5The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) Chris - 2.5/Myron - 2The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Chris - 2/Myron - 2.5The Mutilator (1984) Chris - 2.5/Myron - 2.5The Good, The Bad & The UglyThe GoodChris - The Crazies (2010)Myron - Hangman (2015)The BadChris - Butcher Boys (2012)Myron - The Veil (2016)The UglyChris - Manson (2009)Myron - Hellions (2015)Email: ancientslumberpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @ancient_slumber

**Originally Released 03/03/2016**Chris and Myron conclude their look at the Hammer Dracula franchise with the final four films in the series plus they take a look at the brand new Arrow Video Blu-ray of The Mutilator, along with all the usual shambolic nonsense. Spoilers and filthy language aplenty.Movies Discussed:Scars of Dracula (1970) Chris - 3/Myron - 3Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) Chris - 5/Myron - 5The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) Chris - 2.5/Myron - 2The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) Chris - 2/Myron - 2.5The Mutilator (1984) Chris - 2.5/Myron - 2.5The Good, The Bad & The UglyThe GoodChris - The Crazies (2010)Myron - Hangman (2015)The BadChris - Butcher Boys (2012)Myron - The Veil (2016)The UglyChris - Manson (2009)Myron - Hellions (2015)Email: ancientslumberpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @ancient_slumber

Dracula movies through the years, inspired and encouraged by the original novel and the 1931 movie, is the topic of this long awaited episode of Boys and Ghouls.     Listen in as Kat and Marshall focus in on a few of those Dracula films.  Including; Horror of Dracula (1958) the first of the Hammer Dracula franchise, Dracula (1979) the under appreciated effort with Frank Langella as the Count, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and Blacula (1971) where Dracula’s curse injects classic horror into the blaxploitation genre.   So, dig this second part of our two-part examination of the classic movie monster... DRACULA. 

Sit back and roll this beautiful sound, it's the best episode of our recently wrapped Season 8, most played and top downloaded!!!Dangerous Dave and Johnny Spoiler binge-watched the entire run of Hammer Dracula films.Below is the original episode description:"And now for your listening pleasure, our complete run on the Hammer Films Dracula series...Relive the technicolor horror dynasty that brought us the epic cinema rivalry of Peter Cushing vs. Christopher Lee and still inspires horror filmmakers today.The Binge Watchers have begun to notice an emerging pattern as they sludge through these sequels buried deep in horror film history…The ginger always dies, the innkeeper knows too much but is apathetic, and there is always a melodramatic speech during the 2nd act lull before 10 minutes of really intense violence. Somehow, Full Moon Pictures’ shared universe comes up and there is a brief side discussion about the Subspecies vampire series and The Vampire Journals.As our exploration of Hammer’s Dracula series winds down, John finds a Dracula movie Dave actually likes. And they question the choices Van Helsing’s granddaughter, Jessica makes."Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/bingewatcherspodcast)

Andy Triefenbach, Patrick Kortkamp and new guests Niles and Rinn Mattox (#Rinnilation or Team Mattox) explore in uncharted territory (well everyone except for Patrick) into some of the Hammer Dracula films. Join our Facebook Group Show Notes: 00:01:57 – WHAT WE’VE BEEN WATCHING (or READING) Patrick – Visiting Hours/Bad Dreams, Stagefright, Assassination Nation Rinn – Reading Rosemary’s Baby by […]

“ARE YOU READY? HE'S READY…TO FREAK YOU OUT…OUT OF THIS WORLD!” This is the question asked by the original trailer for the subject of our Halloween episode, Dracula A.D. 1972, starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, and Caroline Munro. Join Elle, JoJo, and Andrew for their hot takes about why this oft-maligned entry is actually a high point in the Hammer Dracula legacy. Topics include Lee & Cushing's beautiful friendship, the questionable fashion choices of Jessica Van Helsing, and the enduring appeal of “The” Stoneground. Come along…it'll be a little scene.The Invisible Ray is hosted by Andrew Ihla, JoJo Seames, and Elle Collins.Listen on iTunesSupport Andrew and JoJoSupport EllePodcast artwork by JoJo Seames.

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After a three month recording hiatus, Dan and Vicky are back to sink their teeth into the Hammer horror entry Scars of Dracula.  The 1970 British production was the sixth entry in the studio's Dracula films and noted for being the first R rated movie in the company's history.  The movie didn't get a warm reception in the States.  Warner Bros., the American studio responsible for bringing most of the early Hammer Dracula films to the US, refused to release Scars and critics savaged the movie as an exploitative retread of the earlier classier entries.  But Christopher Lee, who struggled with coming back time and time again to the character, returned for two more Hammer Dracula films.   In addition to covering their first Hammer film, Dan and Vicky tell us what they did with their summer as well as what they've been watching.  For Vicky, that included Sponge Bob on Broadway, lots of TV (Pose, American Woman, Absentia, and Tokyo Vampire Hotel) and a fair share of movies (Cargo, Tag, Blindspotting, The Spy Who Dumped Me and Hereditary).  Dan took in the docs King Cohen, Wild, Wild Country, Three Identical Strangers, and Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood and the films Mission Impossible: Fallout, Deadpool 2, Upgrade and John Carpenter's 1978 Elvis starring Kurt Russell. Stake your claim on Hot Date 74: Scars of Dracula and leave us some feedback! 

We begin, as we always do, with a story of Mark’s dad and a new sponsor before launching into some recent watches, including Wild Wild Country, Fear of a Black Hat, how good New Jack City is, the disappointment of Dunkirk and more!  Then it’s all business as we get a visit from Canadian Bo to introduce this penultimate episode of The X-Files, “Nothing Lasts Forever.”  There’s dubious medical practices, shite Black Widow aka not-Neve Campbell, Society vampires, looking smarter with glasses, debating Hammer Dracula sequels, The A-Team saves a church, Matrix elephants, the red, white and blue Power Ranger and the continued sloppiness of this season of a once-beloved series.  Enough screwing around, let’s get to some glasses! The post Duncan and Bo Go to The X-Files – Season 11: “Nothing Lasts Forever” appeared first on Legion.

Jim looks at the film many consider the standard-bearer for all Hammer Dracula films, "Horror of Dracula," starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling and Carol Marsh. The evil count, after dispatching Jonathan Harker, sets his sights on Harker's fiancé, Lucy. Will Dr. Van Helsing come to the rescue in time? It's all ahead in this episode of "Monster Attack!"  

Dementia v Survivor on the roulette, and we mix in a bit of Rabbit Trail as we chat Tom Segura, Poltergeist sequels, Sicario, Trilogy of Terror 2, Bone Tomahawk, Puppetmaster, Long Weekend, Black Sea, a bunch of Hammer Dracula flicks, and much more!

This week Lee and Daniel take a look at two interesting horror gems from the early 1970s. First off it's the fifth film in the Hammer Dracula cycle, 1970's "Taste the Blood of Dracula", directed by Peter Sasdy. Then they look at a film that has more than a little in common with John W. Campbell, Jr.'s "Who Goes There?" (better known by most from its other big screen adaptations "The Thing from Another World" and "John Carpenter's The Thing"). The film in question is the lesser known Spanish Hammer-like production, "Horror Express" from 1972, directed by Eugenio Martín. Also covered: what the hosts have watched in the last little while.Featured Music: "End Titles" by John Cacavas.

You've had Sexploitation You've had Blaxploitation Now it's time for Fangsploitation as the legendary Count prepares to wake up and smell the seventies. What's happened to the world? Why's everything beige? Why's everyone bored? Yes, I know there were a couple of buxom wenches for me to snack on yesterday but I mean, come on, I live on a building site with two young vampires called Johnny and Bob; My image is in serious need of some attention…. What's that? The family Van Helsing you say? One of them wears low cut dresses and takes a lot of deep breaths? Well that's more like it! Bob, fetch my John Travolta suit! It's time to hit the streets of '72 and rub some funk on it!

A professional cat impressionist with an outdated sense of dress, a medically recognised allergy to sunlight and a desperate need for some dental work is unfairly victimised by a bunch of squatters who've quite clearly mistaken his stately home for the Three Bears cottage (they sit in his chairs, eat his food and sleep in his beds). It's obviously not a fairytale though because after barging into the poor man's home and helping themselves to all his stuff, they creep into his bedroom to do who knows what and he's forced to defend himself. When Reservoir Priest turns up on the side of the squatters though, it just gets nasty. Victimisation by the church of lonely, disabled social outcasts and upper class English tourists behaving like common criminals… Honestly, what is the world coming to?

An homage to classic Hammer Dracula films!!  Van Helsing must fight the ancient evil yet again! Music by The Toy Box Trio [revamped 11/2011]