Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
The story begins in the late 1940s when the little-known British film studio was struggling to survive. That all changed in 1957 with the overwhelming success of The Curse of Frankenstein and continued through the 1960s and well into the 1970s. During those years, Hammer Film Productions produced more than sixty films that transported cinema-goers from a world facing the threat of nuclear war and the demise of the planet to a dark, Gothic fantasyland peopled with vampires and virgins, madmen and mummies.
While film critics might not always have responded favorably, audiences loved them. A History of Horrors traces the history of the House of Hammer in rich and highly readable detail, providing a unique perspective on the creative spirit that built the studio into one of the most successful British film companies of its time and on the changing world that brought about the studio's downfall.
With the aid of many of Hammer's key players - including actors Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, and Christopher Lee; producers Anthony Hinds and Kenneth Hyman; and studio head Michael Carreras - Denis Meikle paints a compelling picture of a bygone era in filmmaking.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
Previews available in: English
Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
A history of horrors: the rise and fall of the house of Hammer
2009, Scarecrow Press
in English
- Rev. ed.
0810863537 9780810863538
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
A history of horrors: the rise and fall of the house of Hammer
1996, Scarecrow Press
in English
0810829592 9780810829596
|
cccc
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Source records
Library of Congress MARC recordLibrary of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Library of Congress MARC record
Better World Books record
Better World Books record
Better World Books record
amazon.com record
marc_columbia MARC record
marc_nuls MARC record
harvard_bibliographic_metadata record
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created September 27, 2008
- 20 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
November 29, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
March 8, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
December 26, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
December 3, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
September 27, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record |