The Hammer Vampire


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British Cult Cinema


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Eyes of Blood


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The meteoric rise of Hammer Films as a force in world horror cinema resulted from the release of 1958's seminal film, Dracula, starring Christopher Lee. Lee became the most famous incarnation of the vampire Count ever, in a series of stylish films spanning 16 years. Eyes of Blood is a complete visual tribute to Lee's magnetic and enduring portrayal of Dracula, featuring over 50 rare production photographs covering all seven of the classic horror movies, plus a section of stunning poster art with 20 full-colour images. Each film is reviewed in full, with details of cast and crew




House of Horror


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"House of Horror traces the complete history of Hammer, from its early origins through to its golden era of classic horror movies, and presents a comprehensive overview of Hammer's importance and influence in world cinema."--Cover




Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy #1


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The honeymoon begins! The adventure of several lifetimes begins as Vampirella and new husband Matt journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania in an attempt to cheat fate by preventing both a high-tech virus and an ancient curse from using Matt’s body to resurrect the deadliest threat the world has ever known. Meanwhile secrets and mystery grow around Vampi’s spouse, who may not be nearly as innocent as he appears to be. Join us for this new series debut by twice-bitten writer Christopher Priest and bloodthirsty artist Donny Hadiwidjaja!




The Women of Hammer Horror


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The Hammer studio is best known for its horror film output from the mid-1950s through the 1970s. This book provides facts about the hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, including ones released in the twenty-first century by a resurgent Hammer. Each woman's entry includes her Hammer filmography, a brief biography if available, and other film credits in the horror genre. The book is illustrated with more than 60 film stills and posters.




Vampire Circus


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‘Your children will die. Your community will die. To give me back my life.’ The small rural community of Shettle has fallen into a decline. It is rife with crime and its inhabitants plagued by ill-fortune. When the Circus of Nights arrives the people are drawn to it like moths to a flame: it’s as though they are bewitched. Only four men realise that there is something terribly wrong. And as the town is enclosed in a barrier of ‘sickness’ through which no one can enter or leave, they must do their utmost to protect their loved ones, before it’s too late...




A Thing of Unspeakable Horror


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Published to tie in with the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first Hammer Horror feature, this is a history of the studio that transformed the British horror movie into an international brand.




Inside Hammer


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Over four decades, Sangster worked as a production manager, scriptwriter, producer and director at Hammer. Nobody knows more about the inner workings of Britain's most famous film studio. He takes the reader inside the world of Hammer Film Productions.




Dracula


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1897 In the wolf-haunted Carpathian Mountains, a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, travels to an isolated castle to assist a mysterious Count with purchasing a number of properties in England. But what he witnesses there drives him to the edge of madness... Meanwhile, in Whitby, Harker's fiancée, Mina Murray, visits her dear friend Lucy Westenra. But during her stay, Lucy is attacked and becomes seriously ill... In London, Lucy's suitor and physician, Dr John Seward, becomes preoccupied with the case of a certain Mr Renfield, an inmate at his lunatic asylum, who seeks to collect lives for his master, having not long returned from a trip to Transylvania... And so the pieces for the game are set. For they are all pawns in a plan devised centuries ago by the Voivod of Wallachia, Vlad Tepes, a cruel tyrant whom history remembers as 'the Son of the Devil', his bloodthirsty deeds having earned him another name...Dracula. * * * * Dracula - Curse of the Vampire is an interactive gothic horror novel, in which YOU decide which route to take, which perils to risk, and which of the terrifying creatures you will meet along the way to fight. Play as Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray and Dr John Seward... or even Count Dracula himself. But be warned - whether you succeed in your quest or succumb to the curse of the vampire will be down to the choices YOU make. But do not tarry, for the dead travel fast.