A history of horrors : the rise and fall of the house of Hammer
No company in the history of cinema did more to legitimize the horror film than Hammer Films--the small British independent, which operated out of its tiny Bray Studios on the banks of the River Thames. From the Gothic elegance of The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula to the violent sexploitation of The Vampire Lovers and Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, the Hammer name stood for one thing to a generation of films fans as the term "Hammer Horror" became a part of the language. This revised and updated edition of A History of Horrors traces the life and "spirit" of Hammer, from its fledgling days in
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. From Exclusive to Xperiment, 1947-1955; Chapter Two. The Rebirth of Frankenstein, 1956-1957; Chapter Three. New Blood for Old, 1957-1958; Chapter Four. The Bounds of Acceptability, 1959-1960; Chapter Five. Diminishing Returns, 1961-1962; Chapter Six. The House of Horror, 1963-1969; Chapter Seven. Boom and Bust, 1970-1972; Chapter Eight. Last Rites, 1973-1979; Epilogue: After the Fall; Afterword: The Spirit of Hammer; Appendix A: The Hammer Horrors
Cast and Credits; Appendix B: Hammer Filmography, 1946-1979; Notes; Bibliography