Next weekend sees a special reunion of the team involved in the Hammer Films feature Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter in London (29 March 2008). There are still a few tickets left, and anyone interested should contact organiser Don Fearney immediately…. Read More ›
Hammer Films
Hammer Stills Exhbition at BFI
Hammer Films, now in revival with plans to launch a 20 episode version of Beyond the Rave on its MySpace site, became synnonymous with horror. Yet the company produced a wide range of films including comedies, period costume adventures, psychological… Read More ›
Hammer Time at Memorabilia
The winter Memorabilia collectables fair (www.memorabilia.co.uk) takes place at the NEC in Birmingham (UK) next weekend (24-25th November) and among the attractions, including guest appearances by Heroes‘ Greg Grunberg and a number of Hammer veterans, including Barrie Ingham, Caroline Munro,… Read More ›
Hammer Horror Exhibition at Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre
The Falkirk Wheel is a unique rotating boat lift which links the Union Canal, which ends in Edinburgh, with the Forth and Clyde Canal, which ends in Glasgow. It may not be the most obvious place to hold a exhibition… Read More ›
The Hammer Story book launch
The launch of the new edition of Titan Books’ The Hammer Story is being celebrated with a special one-day event at the Cine Lumiere in Queensberry Place, London SW7, this coming Saturday, 27th October. The event will include cinema screenings… Read More ›
Dracula – back from the dead!
This Hallowe’en, a stunning new restoration of Hammer’s classic Dracula will thrill audiences at over 70 cinemas across the UK thanks to the British Film Institute. The Hammer studio’s most celebrated film, Dracula stars Christopher Lee in his first ever… Read More ›
Classic Hammer Films on DVD
15 October 2007 sees the long awaited UK release of The Brides of Dracula and The Evil of Frankenstein on DVD, courtesy of Showbox Entertainment. The Brides of Dracula is Peter Cushing’s second outing as Van Helsing and David Peel’s… Read More ›
Hammer launches repro quad posters
HammerWeb, the official Hammer Films web site, has been updated today with information about the new range of official reproduction Quad posters which were launched last week. These comprise a set of 12 posters, released one a month, featuring digitally… Read More ›
Titan Re-Releases "Hammer Story"
Fifty years ago, Hammer Films released their first ‘gothic’ horror movie, The Curse of Frankenstein, beginning a series of films that changed the face of horror cinema. ‘Hammer Horror’ made international stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and inspired… Read More ›
HammerWeb Lives Again!
The official Hammer Films web site which I was involved in re-designing some years back is starting to be updated after a long period of hibernation — welcome news for Hammer Film fans. In the last few days though, it’s… Read More ›