Paranoic and nightmare are excellent examples of the psycho genre of film. The 10 best and 2 most baffling hammer horror movies. This film was released on the 16th of july 1965 and grossed 165 million lire on its release. From the chilling beginning to the surprising conclusion, this film sets the bar for british suspense. Peter cushing is on fine form as is the everreliable patrick allen and oliver reed gives a nice performance as an innocent young man as if. Sep 26, 2016 the film is not a horror movie but is a good action movie from hammer who did several of these. Jennie linden never convinces as a teenager but the rest of the cast is excellent. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The hammer horror films are a series of gothic horror movies made by the british company hammer film productions between the 1950s and the early 70s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later years, television series. Hammer film productions is a film production company based in the united kingdom. Freddy krueger original film series elm street wiki fandom. As a result, hammer had free rein to duplicate makeup and set elements. Sangsters script is stunted by a skew whiff structure.
The studio that dripped blood, which looked at the influential work of u. It was produced by hammer film productions and american international pictures. Oct 19, 2016 nightmare is an interesting title because its one of the earlier efforts in the career of freddie francis. The american nightmare sleepy hollow is another unsettling excursion into the dark side of tim burton. Shorter works and television productions are listed separately. So begins this stylish thriller, beautifully photographed in black and white hammerscope, the gimmicky inhouse trade name at hammer studios. When i was 11 or 12, and went with groups of friends to see certain films, if we saw the logo of hammer films we knew it was a certain kind of film. Christopher lee, dracula, gothic, hammer, nightmare, vampires terrifying halloween movie marathons. Nightmare 1964 comes from the everpopular britainbased scarymovie factory of hammer films, and it is imo an enormouslyentertaining psychological thriller, filled with macabre imagery, spooky atmosphere, and stunninglygorgeous blackandwhite photography. The halloween season is ideal for bringing us back to those years from about 1958 until the early 70s, when hammerpreviously a somewhat downonitsluck film studio, hit upon the winning formula of revived horror classics with a fresh, technicolor hue, liberally doused in blood and gore. Nightmare is an early black and white psychological horror from hammer. A celebration of 101 underrated and overlooked fright flicks, edited by aaron christensen.
These contribute to nightmare being a cut above most of hammer horrors similar psycho thrillers that surfaced in psychos wake, in terms of performance and execution, but the film is far from a classic. The film is a sequel to hammers original dracula 1958, though the vampires possess abilities denied to vampires in the previous film, much like those in the original novel. The vampire lovers is a 1970 british gothic horror film directed by roy ward baker. The hammer horror films were a series of gothic horror movies made by the british company hammer film productions between the 1950s and the early 70s. Freddy krueger original film series elm street wiki. Besides peter cushing doctor van helsing, miles malleson doctor tobler is the only actor to appear in both this film and dracula. This film was released in tandem with another hammer feature but, from what i remember of it, was much better. The name is sometimes applied to similar films from the same era made by other small often british companies.
Following his death, georges earthbound spirit was captured by cyrus to become the hammer the hammer was then moved to the basement of the house when dennis and maggie passed by the hammers containment cube, he smashed at the glass with his sledgehammer, spooking dennis the hammer was the tenth ghost to be released. The black and white cinematography and the camera work are magnificent. Both of them are in black and white and i enjoy them very much. The evil of frankenstein is proof positive that hammer films had no longrange plans for the studio and instead stumbled from film to film in hopes of once again hitting paydirt, or at least paying the bills. This is about the freddy krueger of the the original film series, predominantly played by robert englund. Starring peter cushing, oliver reed, herbert lom directed by terence fisher, freddie francis, don sharp.
Fans immediately were drawn to regulars christopher lee unforgettable as hypnotic dracula and peter cushing as. Heres a look at what should have been the definitive collection from 2016, universals hammer horror 8 film collection. Sharp, haunting, and absolutely timeless, nightmare should already be on your video shelf. Hammer horror series dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Nightmare is an interesting title because its one of the earlier efforts in the career of freddie francis. Classic horror film board the silver age of horror hammer horror nightmare. It sees a student, janet jennie linden tormented by dreams of her insane mother taunting her. From the next film forward, that quality goes out of the series were much more aware of film grain and flatter lighting. A name synonymous with lush, gothic horror with a very british tint.
Our editorinchief nate yapp is proud to have contributed to the new book hidden horror. The chilling movies produced by the hammer films studio have been scaring audiences worldwide for decades with their use of ominous and supernatural elements which foretold the coming of doom. Several of the eight films in the package are rarities, including paranoiac, night creatures, nightmare, and the curse of the werewolf. The kiss of the vampire nightmare 1963 starring clifford evans and jennie linden on dvd and bluray. Francis directed a number of horror titles, quite a few for amicus and hammer films. The early color hammer films through brides have a supersaturated look with deep blacks and rich highlights. Nightmare hammer is a weapon which is available with three different prefixes, rabid, magis, and rampagers. David knight, moira redmond, jennie linden, brenda bruce, george a. Nightmare 1964 tuesdays forgotten film tipping my fedora. Christopher lee, dracula, gothic, hammer, nightmare, vampires terrifying halloween movie marathons bolt the door and dont dare go outside weve created some terrifying halloween movie marathons to suit every horror fans tastes.
Frederick charles krueger, referred to as freddy krueger and fred krueger, is a serial killer and the main antagonist of the original a nightmare on elm street film series. Thanks to the studios relationship with universal, the monster this time looks like a pladough copy of jack pierces original creation. Hammer horror 8 film collection blu ray universal 19601964 2. Here you will find all films related to the classic british film company hammer films. Hammer has produced over 200 feature films since the companys inception in 1934, so narrowing down their catalog to a list of the five best hammer efforts was a challenge. Expelled because of her persistent nightmares, janet is sent home where the nightmares continue. The british independent film company hammer productions was founded in 1934, and flourished in the mid1950s through the 70s with gothic horror films often based on classic literature characters and imaginative story fragments. Knight a faceless hammer lead is the suspect hero, and linden the tormented young heroine haunted by the fear of hereditary insanity who, as the film begins, is plagued by a recurring nightmare. The film is not a horror movie but is a good action movie from hammer who did several of these. During its most successful years, hammer dominated the horror film. This is quite a rare hammer horror movie from 1964, last time i saw this film was way back in the late 60s or early 70s im now 53 years of. Fans immediately were drawn to regulars christopher lee unforgettable as hypnotic dracula and peter cushing as an intense, passionate dr. Ive argued in the past that hammer films can only seem to make an excellent horror movie when at least one of the trifecta of hammer horror. About a young girl whose mother killed her fatter because she was insane from dreams she was having, now the daughter.
Serious horror movie fans know that many of the genres classics were the result of the fine work that was done in decades past by londonbased hammer film productions. Bolt the door and dont dare go outside weve created some terrifying halloween movie marathons to suit every horror fans tastes. With david knight, moira redmond, jennie linden, brenda bruce. Relive the chilling fear with some of their best classic stories in the hammer horror 8film collection showcasing monsters that helped shape the modern day characters we love to be frightened by today. Hammer horror 8 film collection trailers from hell. This is a list of films made by hammer film productions. The brides of dracula looks stunning on this dvd, even brighter and sharper than the old flat laserdisc that surprised us back in 1990 or so. It has not been broadcast on british television since 1981 when it was under its american title, night creatures. Blog hammer horror films, horror posters, horror movie art. Nightmare is a 1964 british horror film directed by freddie francis and written by jimmy sangster who produced the film for hammer films.
The film the killers truly menacing adult form, and the mothers death, mostly due to how it goes a page for describing nightmarefuel. I bought this set of hammer studios horror films because many of them are difficult to find in the dvd format. All variants come slotted with a superior sigil of dreams. He talks to mark salisbury about hammer horrors, christopher lee and a childhood love of.
Inside hammers nightmare is a shorter but excellent documentary in which a group of journalists, cultural historians and hammer enthusiasts discuss nightmare in relation to hammers other films of the time and its embellishment of the gaslight style. I almost fudged by including yet another hammer in the same vein, paranoiac, with this one heres the link to the famous ultracreepy scene from paranoiac but i decided i might as well just come down for one or the otherand i simply consider nightmare to be the superior film. Inside hammer s nightmare is a shorter but excellent documentary in which a group of journalists, cultural historians and hammer enthusiasts discuss nightmare in relation to hammer s other films of the time and its embellishment of the gaslight style. These are the known, theatrically released, featurelength films produced or coproduced by hammer productions.
Nightmare cinema as a whole is the bloodiest, most violent, most gruesome and most twisted movie ive seen this year. Nightmare, despite the absence of any member of the hammer trifecta, is a hammer masterpiece. The film focuses on a young girl in a finishing school who is plagued by nightmares concerning her institutionalized mother. Her mother is locked up in an insane asylum after murdering her father, that she witnessed as a youngster. Evil of frankenstein vintage movie trade ad 1964 hammer. If you are looking for one or more other versions of freddy, please check the freddy krueger disambiguation. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of gothic hammer horror films made from the mid1950s until the 1970s. Hammer film productions universal monsters wiki fandom. David knight, moira redmond, jennie linden janet is a young student at a private school. When two titles are shown for a single film, the first title is that as released in the uk, the second in the us. Sledge hammer tropes media browse indexes forums videos.
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