Tag: Hammer Studios

• The Devil Rides Out (1968)

  September 27, 2019

  1960s, British Cinema, Hammer Studios, Horror

  Exploring the world of Hammer Horror, which I only know through the doco compilation series that was on SBS growing up, I haven’t seen many of the British studio’s horror films. The Devil Rides Out (1968) was a good place to start (and shout out to Joe Kapiteyn’s band whose name I presume is taken… Read.

• The Brides Of Dracula (1960)

  September 9, 2019

  1960s, British Cinema, Horror

  Back into the vaults of Hammer Studios and viewing for the first time, The Brides Of Dracula (1960). There’s no Dracula, no Christopher Lee. Instead, a school teacher (Yvonne Monlaur), travelling to her new school, inadvertently spends the night at the castle of Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt) and unwittingly frees the Baroness’ imprisoned golden haired… Read.