Archive for Hammer Horror
The William Castle Blogathon :: His Face Could Stop a Heart. You, the Audience, Decide His Fate! (January, 1962)
Posted in 1960-1969, Movie Ads with tags Columbia Pictures, Creature Feature, Crime, Gimmicks and Promotions, Hammer, Hammer Horror, Jimmy Sangster, Mad Science, Medical Exploitation, Michael Carreras, Mr. Sardonicus, Mystery, Scream of Fear, Seth Holt, The William Castle Blogathon, Thriller, William Castle, William Castle Productions on July 31, 2013 by WB Kelso
Despite assurances that the audience could decide the fate of our dastardly protagonist, no matter what rumor you’ve heard that out there, somewhere, an audience let Mr. Sardonicus off the hook, there is no evidence of an alternate, happy ending ever being shot let alone shown — except for that dramatic re-enactment on Wiseguy in what was perhaps the strangest TV season of episodic TV ever. Does anyone else remember that?
Also, somewhat coincidentally, as far as Mr. Sardonicus’ excellent co-feature is concerned, Jimmy Sangster might have been shooting for the same fearful beats as Alfred Hitchcock and Henri-Georges Clouzot, but, Scream of Fear (and Nightmare, and The Snorkel, and Maniac), I think, hews a helluva lot closer to the five-car contrivance twist-pile-ups of William Castle. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind you. Just giving credit where credit is due.
This post is part of Goregirl’s Dungeon and The Last Drive-In’s The William Castle Blogathan, a week long tribute to the King of Schlock. Follow the linkage, Boils & Ghouls. It’s gonna be a great week. And stick around, as we’ll be showcasing Castle’s film career from its fairly normal beginnings through it psychotronic glory days. Stay tuned!
Mr. Sardonicus (1961) William Castle Productions :: Columbia Pictures / P: William Castle / AP: Dona Holloway / D: William Castle / W: Ray Russell / C: Burnett Guffey / E: Edwin H. Bryant / M: Von Dexter / S: Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe, Oskar Homolka, Erika Peters, Lorna Hanson
Scream of Fear (1961) Hammer Film Productions :: Columbia Pictures / EP: Michael Carreras / P: Jimmy Sangster / D: Seth Holt / W: Jimmy Sangster / E: Eric Boyd-Perkins / M: Clifton Parker / S: Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd, Christopher Lee, John Serret
The Greatest Blood-Show Ever! (September, 1973)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags Adrienne Corri, Countess Dracula, Creature Feature, Hammer, Hammer Horror, Horror, Ingrid Pitt, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Carreras, Nigel Green, Peter Sasdy, Rank Organization, Robert Young, Thorley Walters, Vampire Circus on October 19, 2012 by WB Kelso
Vampire Circus (1972) Hammer Films :: The Rank Organization :: 20th Century Fox / EP: Michael Carreras / P: Wilbur Stark / D: Robert Young / W: Judson Kinberg / C: Moray Grant E: Peter Musgrave / M: David Whitaker / S: Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins, John Moulder-Brown, Laurence Payne
Countess Dracula (1971) Hammer Films :: The Rank Organization :: 20th Century Fox / P: Alexander Paal / D: Peter Sasdy / W: Jeremy Paul / C: Ken Talbot / E: Henry Richardson / M: Harry Robertson / S: Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Elès, Lesley-Anne Down
SEE! The World’s Greatest Horrorama! Your Most Ghastly Frightmare Come True! (February, 1959)
Posted in 1950-1959, Movie Ads with tags Anthony Hinds, Anthony Nelson Keys, British Imports, Creature Feature, Curse of the Demon, Curses / Voodoo, Dana Andrews, Hammer, Hammer Frankenstein, Hammer Horror, Jacques Tourneur, Jimmy Sangster, Michael Carreras, Niall MacGinnis, Peggy Cummins, Peter Cushing, Sci-Fi, Terence Fisher, The Revenge of Frankenstein on October 4, 2012 by WB Kelso
Other Points of Interest:
Poster campaign for Curse of the Demon at the Brewery.
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) Hammer Film Productions :: Columbia Pictures / EP: Michael Carreras / P: Anthony Hinds / AP: Anthony Nelson Keys / D: Terence Fisher / W: Jimmy Sangster / C: Jack Asher / E: Alfred Cox / M: Leonard Salzedo / S: Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson, Michael Gwynn, John Welsh
Curse of the Demon (1957) Sabre Film Production :: Columbia Pictures / EP: Hal E. Chester / P: Frank Bevis / D: Jacques Tourneur / W: Charles Bennett, Hal E. Chester, M.R. James (novel) / C: Edward Scaife / E: Michael Gordon / M: Clifton Parker / S: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham, Athene Seyler
I’m Picking Up Good Phibeations (June, 1971)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags American International, Anthony Nelson Keys, Drive In, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Hammer, Hammer Frankenstein, Hammer Horror, James H. Nicholson, Joseph Cotten, Mad Science, Peter Cushing, Psychos / Slashers, Revenge, Robert Fuest, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Skullduggery, Terence Fisher, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Veronica Carlson, Vincent Price, Virginia North on July 11, 2012 by WB Kelso
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) American International / EP: James H. Nicholson, Samuel Z. Arkoff / P: Ronald Dunas, Louis Heyward / D: Robert Fuest / W: James Whiton, William Goldstein / C: Norman Warwick / E: Tristam Cones / S: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Hugh Griffith, Peter Jeffrey, Norman Jones
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) Hammer Film Productions :: Warner Bros. / P: Anthony Nelson Keys / D: Terence Fisher / W: Anthony Nelson Keys, Bert Batt / C: Arthur Grant / E: Gordon Hales / M: James Bernard / S: Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Thorley Walters, Maxine Audley
Four for the 4th :: The British Return with a Vengeance! (July, 1970)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags 4th of July, Andrew Keir, Barbara Steele, Christopher Lee, Creature Feature, Dracula Prince of Darkness, Drive In, Fantasy, Gimmicks and Promotions, Hammer, Hammer Horror, Horror, Terence Fisher, The Plague of the Zombies, The Reptile, The Vengeance of She on July 3, 2012 by WB Kelso
We’re All Naked Under Leather (October, 1970)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags Alain Delon, Creature Feature, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Hammer, Hammer Frankenstein, Hammer Horror, Jack Cardiff, Mad Science, Marianne Faithfull, Naked Under Leather, Peter Cushing, Psychedelia, Road Trip, Terence Fisher, The Girl on a Motorcycle, Veronica Carlson on June 13, 2012 by WB Kelso
Naked Under Leather a/k/a The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968) Mid-Atlantic Film :: Ares Productions :: Warner Bros. / EP: Ronan O’Rahilly / P: William Sassoon / AP: Sacha Kamenka / D: Jack Cardiff / W: Jack Cardiff, Ronald Duncan / C: Jack Cardiff / E: Peter Musgrave / M: Les Reed / S: Marianne Faithfull, Alain Delon, Roger Mutton, Marius Goring, Catherine Jourdan
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) Hammer Film Productions :: Warner Bros. / P: Anthony Nelson Keys / D: Terence Fisher / W: Anthony Nelson Keys, Bert Batt / C: Arthur Grant / E: Gordon Hales / M: James Bernard / S: Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Thorley Walters, Maxine Audley,
Faster, Homicidal Blood-Beast. Kill! Kill! KILL! (June, 1961)
Posted in 1960-1969, Movie Ads with tags André Morell, Anthony Dawson, Anthony Hinds, Anthony Nelson Keys, Barbara Shelley, Catherine Feller, Clifford Evans, Conrad Phillips, Creature Feature, Freda Jackson, Hammer, Hammer Films Production, Hammer Horror, John Gilling, Michael Carreras, Mystery, Oliver Reed, Richard Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Shadow of the Cat, Terence Fisher, The Curse of the Werewolf, Universal International, Yvonne Romain on June 1, 2012 by WB Kelso
Other Points of Interest:
The poster campaign for The Curse of the Werewolf at the Archive.
Micro-Review of Shadow of the Cat at the Brewery.
The poster campaign for Shadow of the Cat at the Archive.
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) Hammer Films Production :: Universal International / EP: Michael Carreras / P: Anthony Hinds / AP: Anthony Nelson Keys / D: Terence Fisher / W: Anthony Hinds, Guy Endore (novel) / C: Arthur Grant / E: Alfred Cox / M: Benjamin Frankel / S: Oliver Reed, Clifford Evans, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller, Richard Wordsworth, Anthony Dawson
Shadow of the Cat (1961) Hammer Films Production :: Universal International / P: Jon Penington / D: John Gilling / W: George Baxt / C: Arthur Grant / E: James Needs, John Pomeroy / M: Mikis Theodorakis / S: Conrad Phillips, Barbara Shelley, André Morell, Richard Warner, Freda Jackson
Twice the Screaming Terror on One Double-Thrill Show! (December, 1959)
Posted in 1950-1959, Movie Ads with tags Christopher Lee, Creature Feature, Curse of the Undead, Edward Dein, Eric Fleming, Hammer, Hammer Horror, Hammer Mummy, Horror, Kathleen Crowley, Michael Pate, Mildred Dein, Peter Cushing, Sinister Sagebrush, The Mummy 1959, Universal International, Universal Monsters, Westerns on June 1, 2012 by WB Kelso
Other Points of Interest:
Poster campaign for The Mummy at the Archive.
Poster campaign for Curse of the Undead at the Archive.
The Mummy (1959) Hammer Film Productions :: Universal Pictures / P: Michael Carreras / AP: Anthony Nelson Keys / D: Terence Fisher / W: Jimmy Sangster / C: Jack Asher / E: Alfred Cox, James Needs / M: Franz Reizenstein / S: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, George Pastell
Curse of the Undead (1959) Universal International Pictures / P: Joseph Gershenson / D: Edward Dein / W: Edward Dein, Mildred Dein / C: Ellis W. Carter / E: George Gittens / M: Irving Gertz / S: Eric Fleming, Michael Pate, Kathleen Crowley, John Hoyt, Bruce Gordon, Helen Kleeb
From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shock Masters Who Shatter Your Senses (June, 1971)
Posted in 1970-1979, Movie Ads with tags 20th Century Fox, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Christopher Lee, Creature Feature, Darren McGavin, Dracula Prince of Darkness, Frankenstein Created a Woman, Hammer, Hammer Dracula, Hammer Frankenstein, Hammer Horror, Jan-Michael Vincent, Mad Science, Peter Cushing, Social Commentary, Tribes, Triple-Feature on December 11, 2015 by WB KelsoLeave a comment »