With this entry, Hammer Films sinks its claws into the werewolf mythos with Gothic flair, delivering a moody, atmospheric take on lycanthropy, and with the great Oliver Reed as the title creature, this had all the earmarks of being a horror classic. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Abominable Snowman (1957) – Review
Of all the creatures of myth, the Abominable Snowman has never quite received the respect it deserves, it certainly hasn’t had the same amount of big-screen appearances as other monsters have had, often stuck in lesser offerings such as 1977’s made-for-television horror film Snowbeast or in more family-friendly versions such as the Bumble in Rankin…
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) – Review
Hammer Films may mostly be known for their horror pictures, with the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing battling it out across the screen for years and years, but they did branch out from horror from time to time and one key example of this would be their “Cave Girl” series, which featured scantily-clad…
One Million Years B.C. (1966) – Review
Despite the fact that dinosaurs and mankind were separated by about 65 million years this has never stopped Hollywood from thrusting them together time and time again, whether through tales of humans visiting Lands That Time Forgot or having the dinosaurs being brought back through the misuse of science, but today we will be looking…
Moon Zero Two (1969) – Review
Moon Zero Two represents Hammer Films one and only foray into futuristic storytelling and it’s easily one of their weirdest entries. Directed by Roy Ward Baker, a man who helmed such classics as A Night to Remember and The Quatermass and the Pit, this sci-fi western tackles space exploration in the far-flung future of the…