The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

[7] In these cynical, recklessly progressive, polarized, impersonal times, I find comfort in many films from Britain's Hammer Studios from the '50s and '60s. Most of these films are pure genre entertainment, devoid of divisive subtext or dreaded political messaging,…
Cash on Demand (1961)

Cash on Demand (1961)

[6] Peter Cushing and Andre Morell, paired a few years earlier in The Hound of the Baskervilles, re-team for Hammer Studios in Cash on Demand. Based on a stage play, this is largely a two-man show with Morell playing a…
Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960)

Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960)

[6] After their daughter tells them about 'naked games' she played with an old man, two parents (Patrick Allen and Gwen Watford) take the old man to court. But they find themselves the unlikely target of the town's scorn for…
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

[6] British men and women are held captive in segregated prison camps under the rule of a sadistic Japanese commander who vows to kill them all if Japan loses World War II. When the Brits secretly learn of the war's…
The Plague of Zombies (1966)

The Plague of Zombies (1966)

[5] A professor and his daughter travel to a village in Cornwall to investigate a deadly epidemic only to discover the dead are crawling back to life! Hammer's only zombie flick takes a long while to unearth its title subjects,…
The Mummy’s Shroud (1967)

The Mummy’s Shroud (1967)

[4] An expedition team discovers the body of an ancient Egyptian prince, but when they bring it back to England, a mummy starts picking then off one by one. This Hammer horror sequel gets off to a shaky start with ten…
Five Million Years to Earth (1967)

Five Million Years to Earth (1967)

[4] Also known as Quartermass and the Pit, this subdued sci-fi flick centers around a famous scientist, Bernard Quartermass (Andrew Keir), who is called to London to investigate a mysterious object and the strange effect it has on anyone who…