Hammer Horrors
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Your Bluesky dose of all things Hammer and vintage/British horror. 🖤
All welcome in these unhallowed halls.
All welcome in these unhallowed halls.
On what would be their final pairing as the Count and Van Helsing, Lee and Cushing share a joke while filming The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which began principal photography on this day in 1972 🖤
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
On what would be their final pairing as the Count and Van Helsing, Lee and Cushing share a joke while filming The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which began principal photography on this day in 1972 🖤
An absolute screen siren - from Carry On queen to Bond girl and Hammer’s most beautiful mummy (by far!) - Happy Birthday to the exquisite Miss Valerie Leon today 🖤
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
An absolute screen siren - from Carry On queen to Bond girl and Hammer’s most beautiful mummy (by far!) - Happy Birthday to the exquisite Miss Valerie Leon today 🖤
Artwork for a double bill featuring films from Hammer’s two most successful franchises, both released in the UK on this day in 1970 🖤
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Artwork for a double bill featuring films from Hammer’s two most successful franchises, both released in the UK on this day in 1970 🖤
Mystical ‘Night Creatures’ ahoy in Captain Clegg, which finished principal photography on this day in 1961 🖤
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Mystical ‘Night Creatures’ ahoy in Captain Clegg, which finished principal photography on this day in 1961 🖤
Happy Halloween and 2nd birthday to this here page! Thank you all for continuing to bask with us in the legacy of Hammer Films 🎂🖤
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy Halloween and 2nd birthday to this here page! Thank you all for continuing to bask with us in the legacy of Hammer Films 🎂🖤
Raise a glass to Taste the Blood of Dracula, which began shooting on this day in 1969 🖤
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Raise a glass to Taste the Blood of Dracula, which began shooting on this day in 1969 🖤
Happy Sunday Hammer fam.
Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968) 🖤
Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968) 🖤
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Happy Sunday Hammer fam.
Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968) 🖤
Dracula has Risen from the Grave (1968) 🖤
Yes, indeed the working title as multiple reptiles originally featured in story (see concept artwork). This was adjusted due to budgetary constraints.
October 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Yes, indeed the working title as multiple reptiles originally featured in story (see concept artwork). This was adjusted due to budgetary constraints.
Hammer’s The Reptile completed principal photography on this day in 1965 🖤
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Hammer’s The Reptile completed principal photography on this day in 1965 🖤
German artwork for The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, which was also released on this day in 1964 🖤
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
German artwork for The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, which was also released on this day in 1964 🖤
On this day in 1964, Hammer unveiled The Gorgon to UK audiences - a haunting film that stands as one of the studio’s most poetic creations. 🖤
October 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
On this day in 1964, Hammer unveiled The Gorgon to UK audiences - a haunting film that stands as one of the studio’s most poetic creations. 🖤
Impossible not to laugh along with Peter and Chris larking around during the ‘Mr Cushing and Mr Lee’ special feature. Bloody delightful! Mad wit and such warmth. Made ever more moving due to it being the final time the two would meet before Cushing’s passing. WHAT a team they made 🖤
October 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Impossible not to laugh along with Peter and Chris larking around during the ‘Mr Cushing and Mr Lee’ special feature. Bloody delightful! Mad wit and such warmth. Made ever more moving due to it being the final time the two would meet before Cushing’s passing. WHAT a team they made 🖤
A Box Set Worth Losing Your Head Over - Unboxing The Curse of Frankenstein in 4K! 🖤
October 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A Box Set Worth Losing Your Head Over - Unboxing The Curse of Frankenstein in 4K! 🖤
Double trouble from Hammer with delightfully lurid artwork by Mike Vaughan 🖤
October 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Double trouble from Hammer with delightfully lurid artwork by Mike Vaughan 🖤
Also released on this day in 1971 - and paired with Twins of Evil for one cracking double bill (!) - was the violent and psychologically intriguing Hands of the Ripper 🖤
October 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Also released on this day in 1971 - and paired with Twins of Evil for one cracking double bill (!) - was the violent and psychologically intriguing Hands of the Ripper 🖤
On this day in 1971, Hammer released the final part of their Karnstein trilogy, Twins of Evil. A delicious tale of sisterhood, seduction, and torch-wielding hypocrisy 🖤
October 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
On this day in 1971, Hammer released the final part of their Karnstein trilogy, Twins of Evil. A delicious tale of sisterhood, seduction, and torch-wielding hypocrisy 🖤
Live at the premiere of Hammer’s glorious restoration of The Curse of Frankenstein in Leicester Square! @jamescswanton.bsky.social was superb as the creature haunting the foyer, and 90 year old actor Melvyn Hayes (who portrayed young Frankenstein) stole the show with his humour and wit! 🖤
October 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Live at the premiere of Hammer’s glorious restoration of The Curse of Frankenstein in Leicester Square! @jamescswanton.bsky.social was superb as the creature haunting the foyer, and 90 year old actor Melvyn Hayes (who portrayed young Frankenstein) stole the show with his humour and wit! 🖤
A year and a day after production began, Dracula A.D. 1972 was unleashed upon the British public 🖤
September 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A year and a day after production began, Dracula A.D. 1972 was unleashed upon the British public 🖤
Alan Gibson directs Lee and Cushing as they prepare for the opening scene of Hammer’s first modern-day outing for the Count, Dracula A.D. 1972. The maligned but much loved picture began production on this day in 1971. 🖤
September 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Alan Gibson directs Lee and Cushing as they prepare for the opening scene of Hammer’s first modern-day outing for the Count, Dracula A.D. 1972. The maligned but much loved picture began production on this day in 1971. 🖤
Big birthday love to the divine Martine Beswick, notably of Hammer’s deliciously innovative Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde, who was was born in Jamaica on this day in 1941 🖤
September 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Big birthday love to the divine Martine Beswick, notably of Hammer’s deliciously innovative Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde, who was was born in Jamaica on this day in 1941 🖤
Patrick Allen and his men marooned at the curb during the filming of Captain Clegg (Night Creatures), which began principal photography on this day in 1961 🖤
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Patrick Allen and his men marooned at the curb during the filming of Captain Clegg (Night Creatures), which began principal photography on this day in 1961 🖤
This Wednesday morning the devil has sent us….Twins of Evil! The House of Hammer Magazine, February 1977 🖤
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This Wednesday morning the devil has sent us….Twins of Evil! The House of Hammer Magazine, February 1977 🖤
Today also marks the day that the Baron’s final experiment began at Elstree Studios in 1972, with Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell starting production. With both Peter Cushing and Terence Fisher returning to the franchise, this would become Fisher’s final film for Hammer. 🖤
September 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today also marks the day that the Baron’s final experiment began at Elstree Studios in 1972, with Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell starting production. With both Peter Cushing and Terence Fisher returning to the franchise, this would become Fisher’s final film for Hammer. 🖤
The beautiful and talented Veronica Carlson was born in Yorkshire on this day in 1944. Her portrayal as the tragic Anna in Hammer’s Frankenstein Must be Destroyed a standout performance for the studio. 🖤
September 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The beautiful and talented Veronica Carlson was born in Yorkshire on this day in 1944. Her portrayal as the tragic Anna in Hammer’s Frankenstein Must be Destroyed a standout performance for the studio. 🖤
Here as the corrupted Gina in Hammer’s The Brides of Dracula (1960), a happy heavenly birthday to actress Andrée Melly, today 🖤
September 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Here as the corrupted Gina in Hammer’s The Brides of Dracula (1960), a happy heavenly birthday to actress Andrée Melly, today 🖤