The team behind the fab indie action-adventure title Paragon have just launched a free e-comic inspired by the Hammer Horror films and the work of one of its key actors – Peter Cushing. Written by Mark Howard (aka the Legendary… Read More ›
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Hammer Films launches YouTube Channel
To the delight of fans worldwide Hammer, Britain’s most celebrated genre film brand which recently produced box office smash The Woman in Black and the acclaimed Let Me In, today launches its first dedicated YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/hammerfilms. For the… Read More ›
Hammer brings ‘Screamboard’ to iPhones
Legendary British film brand Hammer has today launched the ‘ScreamBoard’ in the UK – a free app for the iPhone which enables horror fans to mix their own selections of classic Hammer film sound clips. The app will appeal to… Read More ›
Hammer Films launches ‘Print on Demand’ site
Hammer Films has launched an official print-on-demand online store today, featuring iconic UK quad artwork from legendary horror titles including The Mummy, One Million Years B.C. and The Devil Rides Out. The store features high-quality reproductions of UK quads from… Read More ›
In Review: Memorabilia NEC 2011
Comics and sci-fi merchandise aplenty were on sale at the Memorabilia event at the NEC Birmingham over the weekend of 19th and 20th November. An impressive range of guests from sci-fi and other classic programmes and films included Arthur Darvill… Read More ›
Now it’s Time for Hammer… beer?!?!
Hammer Films have promoted themselves in some pretty inventive ways over the years with DVDs, a board game, T-shirts, mugs and poster based on the famous horror films. Now we can look forward to three new Hammer Beers which look… Read More ›
Hammer Films Bray Studios Faces Demolition
Bray Studios – considered the spiritual home of cult British films and the home of Hammer Film Productions for years – could be turned flattened and turned into homes, unless a new campaign to save it succeeds. Earlier this month,… Read More ›
Hammer Films Update
The official Hammer Films website has today launched a new online shop selling items associated with the vintage British film studio. Items for sale include DVDs, books and T-shirts, along with some new reproduction film posters. But that’s not the… Read More ›
Salmon’s Spot on the Net
(via Kasterborous): Comics artist Adrian Salmon, whose credits include work for Judge Dredd: The Megazine, Doctor Who Magazine and the graphic novel The Faceless: A Terry Sharp Story has recently begun a blog, which includes many samples of his recent… Read More ›
New Hammer and Carry On stamps from Royal Mail
2008 is the fiftieth anniversay of both Hammer’s classic Dracula movie and the Carry On films (although in the case of the latter you’d be forgiven for not knowing that giving the lack of fanfare over such a milestone!). To… Read More ›
HammerWeb Revamped
It’s been a long time coming, but the Hammer Films official web site (www.hammerfilms.com) has just been updated to fully reflect its new productions, while still celebrating its groundbreaking history as Britain’s favourite horror film company. The site has had… Read More ›
Actor Brian Wilde dies
Brian Wilde, best known for his roles of Foggy in some 100 episodes of BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine and Barrowclough in Porridge, but whose credits included several cult TV appearances, has died aged 80. Brian last appeared… Read More ›