Hammer’s Women: Liane Aukin (2021, 7 mins): profile of the actor, writer and director by the academic Rachel Knightley Kim Newman Introduces ‘The Shadow of the Cat’ (2021, 11 mins): appreciation by the critic and author The final film of this boxed set, Vampire Circus truly goes off the beaten path. The evil Count Mitterhaus (Robert Tayman) is defeated by the local villagers, cursing them and vowing to return one day. Years later, a traveling circus comes to the village, entrancing many of its patrons, especially its young children. Talented performers though they are, this circus turns out to be made up of a band of vampires who are the loyal disciples of Count Mitterhaus. Once the villagers and their children begin disappearing, it becomes clear that this circus is more than it seems and that the performers are attempting to resurrect the long dead Count Mitterhaus.

Though 20-year-old Playboy playmates Mary and Madeleine Collison were chosen mostly for their beauty and their bodies, they actually turn in solid performances in what is a surprisingly strong effort by Hammer during this late run of films. Peter Cushing is excellent as always, but the enticement of the Collinson twins and their vampiric activities allow Twins of Evil to shine brightest among the films presented here. The third film in The Karnstein Trilogy (preceded by The Vampire Lovers and Lust for a Vampire), it’s also one of the sexiest and most compelling.Making of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (2014, 31 mins): documentary presented by actor Edward de Souza, including interviews with film historian Richard Golen, sound recordist Alan Lavender, and de Souza himself

In contrast to other film versions, Jekyll (Paul Massie) was portrayed as a rather bland and faceless person, while Hyde was presented as suave and handsome. This reflects director Terence Fisher's belief in what critics called "the charm of evil". Down in the Sewers (2020, 6 mins): special effects artist Brian Johnson fondly recalls the production The video and audio presentations of these films have all been apparently sourced from the same masters used for the individual Synapse Films Blu-ray releases, though there are sometimes obvious differences. A Hammer Film production based on H.L. Lawrence's novel The Children of Light. English punk/Gothic band, The Damned took their name from this film.

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Matthew Lombardo on Tallulah Bankhead and ‘Fanatic’ (2017): the acclaimed playwright discusses his play Looped and his fascination with Tallulah Bankhead Commentary with “The Monster Party” podcast featuring James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan, Larry Strothe, and Matt Weinhold.In Hammer at Columbia Pictures (11 minutes), C. Courtney Joyner talks about the unique relationship Hammer enjoyed with numerous studios in the States, particularly Columbia, who released the most diverse output of titles. PLOT - The middle-aged American Simon Wells sails in his boat to Weymouth and stumbles with the twenty year-old Joan on the street. He believes that she is a prostitute but she is actually part of a scheme of a motorcycle gang to rob tourists. Simon is brutally beaten up by her brother King and his gang. The policemen find the wounded Simon and take him to a bar to recover, where he meets the military Bernard and his mistress Freya Neilson. On the next morning, Joan challenges King and meets Simon in his boat, and King and his gang hunts Simon down. Joan and Simon spend the night together in an isolated house and on the morning, they are located by the gang. They try to flee and stumble in a top-secret military facility managed by Bernard. They are helped by children and brought to their hideout in a cave. King falls in the sea while chasing the couple and is also helped by a boy and brought to the same place. Soon Joan finds that the children are cold as if they were dead. What is the secret of the children and the military staff? Our first five Hammer Horror movie Ultimate Guide magazines allow you to rediscover your favourite classic horror movies in style. They’re the perfect companions to these iconic movies, filled with stills, posters, facts and trivia, and due to demand, they’re now available as a bundle.