Tag: Hammer Studios

The Plague of the Zombies (1966) – By Baron Craze

Hammer Film studios started to suffer from two major issues first the dullness of their stories and that lead to a lack of return on investments, which effected heavily trimmed budgets. However, a few skillful artists would deliver some strong performances and give fans a glimmer of gothic horror. Hence director John Gilling, who already…


Blood of the Vampire (1958) – By Baron Craze

In the vast horror cinema, there’re likely over 30-subgenres with films crisscrossing and crossover these genres, however there are two that often find themselves overlooked primarily due to their obscurity; namely those are lost films, such as The Redeemer: Son of Satan [1978] and Anglo-horror. The second named group might seem very foreign to many,…


Hands of the Ripper (1971) – By Baron Craze

    Hammer Films Studio had their notable director Peter Sasdy take the helm of Hands of the Ripper and turned it into a lasting quality made horror film, however his talents also extended to other films for this legendary studio, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula [1970] and Countess Dracula [1971]. This studio…


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August 31, 2021 Untold Horror by George. A Romero (Author), John Landis (Author), Dave Alexander (Author), Joe Dante (Author), Brian Yuzna (Author) Hardcover Summary: Insightful interviews of horror legends George Romero, John Landis, Joe Dante, Brian Yuzna, and more, by former editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue, Dave Alexander, about the scariest horror movies never made! Take a behind-the-scenes look into development hell to find the most frightening…


Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) – By Baron Craze

  This review originally appeared as an article on the Rogue Cinema site with this title: Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966): 50 Years Later, Lee Lives On! As all cinema and horror fans know, Christopher Lee, passed away in 2015, and it feels only fitting that the best way to start 2016, is by honoring…