🦇 30 days until Halloween... *Movie marquee and theatre display for Horror of Dracula (originally released as Dracula in the UK). Hammer Film Productions, 1958. 🎞
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Your Bluesky dose of all things Hammer and vintage/British horror. 🖤 All welcome in these unhallowed halls.
Happy October 1st, Hammer fam! House of Hammer magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Issue #1 — Dracula, October 1976. 🖤
One of the central architects of classic Hammer, and producer of iconic films including The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula, Anthony Hinds departed this realm 13 years ago today. 🖤
Following the huge success of their groundbreaking Frankenstein and Dracula remakes, Hammer released The Mummy in the UK on this day in 1959. 🖤
Today marks the 101st anniversary of James Bernard’s birth, the composer behind the now iconic “Dra-cu-laaa” score. He gave lifeblood to more than 20 other scores for the studio and will always be an integral part of the Hammer family 🖤
Principal photography on Hammer’s final foray with the Baron, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, began on this day in 1972. It also marked the 29th and final Hammer film for the company’s defining director, Terence Fisher. 🖤
Starring in both Hammer’s Dracula and Frankenstein series, the talented and effervescent Veronica Carlson was born in Yorkshire on this day in 1944. 🖤
Happy 79th Birthday to Count-conjuror Mr Christopher Neame today! Dracula A.D. 1972 🖤
A 22 year old Oliver Reed distracted from learning his lines for the starring role in Hammer’s The Curse of the Werewolf, which began filming on this day in 1960 🖤
Director Don Sharp prepares to shoot a scene for Hammer’s The Kiss of the Vampire. Principal photography began at Bray Studios on this day in 1962 🖤
Happy Sunday Hammer fam 🖤 The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Hammer’s The Vampire Lovers starring Ingrid Pitt, premiered in London on this day in 1970 🖤
Am really having a ripping good time watching The Hammer House of #Horror series. It's the perfect lead-in to the beginnings of Spooky Season movies (& reading), all types of scary stories. From cannibalistic society snobs to little boys coming back from the grave, it's alllll Spook-Tacular 👻👀👻👹😉
Trailer for Hammer’s new uncut, 4K restoration of Dracula, available for pre-order this Friday! 🖤
Happy birthday to the great Mary Shelley. Hammer would likely never have become the studio we know and love today without her trailblazing creation! ✍️🖤
Hammer Films and The Shaw Brothers unleashed “the first martial arts horror spectacular ever filmed” on this day in 1974: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. 🖤
The Baron returns in Hammer’s The Revenge of Frankenstein, which premiered in London on this day in 1958. 🖤
Stunning new artwork for Hammer’s imminent release of the fabled uncut Dracula by Swedish illustrator Robert Sammelin. Oct can’t come soon enough! 🖤
ICYMI the latest episode of Hammer Time is all about the brilliantly nasty (and sometimes just nasty) FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED from 1969. 🎧 Part of @evolutionofhorror.bsky.social
Promotional still featuring Martine Beswick in the gender bending Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) 🖤
A happy heavenly birthday to actor Shane Briant, who acted for Hammer in Demons of the Mind (below), Straight on Till Morning, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell and Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter. 🖤
Happy Sunday Hammer fam 🖤 Cushing and a severed Pitt in The Vampire Lovers (1970).
Watched Hammer's new high-res 4K release of #TheAbominableSnowman last night - looks absolutely stunning It is packed with #NigelKneale 's mind-bending, genre-busting ideas. We hope to cover this one on the podcast soon Highly recommend pre ordering from #HammerFilms hammerfilms.com/products/the...
Today thinking of Madeleine Collinson who so memorably played the corrupt Frieda Gellhorn in Hammer’s Twins of Evil. The Maltese actress and model passed on this day in 2014. 🖤
TFW you realize you’ve done professional posters for each one of CHRISTOPER LEE Hammer Horror Monster movies! The Man could do it all and scare the heck out of you in each role. 🖤🖤🖤 @madebymutant.bsky.social
Splendid Hammer Doyle adaption ramps up the terror as Cushing and Lee take on the diabolical hound. Beautifully realised with mood to burn. 1959. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #hammerhorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam
