Critical Readings on Hammer Horror Films

Critical Readings on Hammer Horror Films
Author: Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2024-06-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1040090044

This collection offers close readings on Hammer’s cycle of horror films, analysing key films and placing particular emphasis on the narratives and themes present in the works discussed. Ranging from the studio’s first horror outing, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935) to Hammer’s last contemporary film, Doctor Jekyll (2023), the collection celebrates cult-favourites such as The Quatermass Experiment, the films of Terence Fisher, to overlooked classics such as Captain Clegg or The Mummy franchise. This volume also delves into Hammer’s psychological thrillers, the studio’s venture into TV with Hammer’s House of Horrors, with theoretical frameworks varying from queer studies to postcolonial readings. This volume will appeal to scholars and students of film studies, international cinema, film history and horror studies.

House of Horror

House of Horror
Author: Allen Eyles
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1994
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

"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

Music from the House of Hammer

Music from the House of Hammer
Author: Randall D. Larson
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1996-06-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1461669847

In the 1950s, Hammer Film Productions, a small British filmmaking company, introduced the world to a new genre of motion picture. Referred to by some as "horror," by others as "fantasy," Hammer films had a unique look and feel that many other studios would later attempt—and fail—to capture. Hammer films also had a unique sound. For although the studio was small and the budgets limited, those involved in making the Hammer films recognized that the musical score was just as important as the set, the actors, and the script in telling the story. Consequently, Hammer Films Productions recruited the best musical talent to make its films come alive. Those artists and the work they did are chronicled here in careful detail by Randall D. Larson. From the studio's fledging days, through its great successes of the 60s and early 70s, Music from the House of Hammer offers an inside look at how the "Hammer sound" was developed and nurtured.

Horror Film

Horror Film
Author: Murray Leeder
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-01-25
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1501314424

An introduction to the horror film genre.

A Thing of Unspeakable Horror

A Thing of Unspeakable Horror
Author: Sinclair McKay
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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.

The Women of Hammer Horror

The Women of Hammer Horror
Author: Robert Michael “Bobb” Cotter
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476602018

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.

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and Horror Cinema

Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and Horror Cinema
Author: Mark A. Miller
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2020-02-28
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 147663842X

From their first pairing in Hamlet (1948) to House of the Long Shadows (1983), British film stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing forged perhaps the most successful collaboration in horror film history. In its revised and expanded second edition, this volume examines their 22 movie team-ups, with critical commentary, complete cast and credits, production information, details on cinematography and make-up, exhibition history and box-office figures. A wealth of background about Hammer, Amicus and other production companies is provided, along with more than 100 illustrations. Lee and Cushing describe particulars of their partnership in original interviews. Exclusive interviews with Robert Bloch, Hazel Court and nearly fifty other actors, directors and others who worked on the Lee-Cushing films are included.

A Heritage of Horror

A Heritage of Horror
Author: David Pirie
Publisher: London : Gordon Fraser
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1973
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

British Horror Cinema

British Horror Cinema
Author: Steve Chibnall
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2002
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780415230032

British Horror Cinema investigates a wealth of horror filmmaking in Britain, from early chillers like The Ghoul and Dark Eyes of London to acknowledged classics such as Peeping Tom and The Wicker Man. Contributors explore the contexts in which British horror films have been censored and classified, judged by their critics and consumed by their fans. Uncovering neglected modern classics like Deathline, and addressing issues such as the representation of family and women, they consider the Britishness of British horror and examine sub-genres such as the psycho-thriller and witchcraftmovies, the work of the Amicus studio, and key filmmakers including Peter Walker. Chapters include: the 'Psycho Thriller' the British censors and horror cinema femininity and horror film fandom witchcraft and the occult in British horror Horrific films and 1930s British Cinema Peter Walker and Gothic revisionism. Also featuring a comprehensive filmography and interviews with key directors Clive Barker and Doug Bradley, this is one resource film studies students should not be without.