Night Creatures (1962)

Night Creatures (1962)

[7] In this Hammer production set in 18th century England, the British Navy is sent to a coastal town where residents are suspected of smuggling alcohol. When the navy arrives, they are side-tracked by assertions of ghostly 'marsh phantoms' that terrorize by…
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

[4] Peter Cushing returns for Hammer's first sequel to their highly successful The Curse of Frankenstein. The sequel opens with Cushing's mad baron escaping the guillotine and setting up camp in a new town where he transplants the brain of his deformed…
Corruption (1968)

Corruption (1968)

[2] Peter Cushing stars as a doctor who murders people so he can harvest their pituitary glands to (somehow?) restore his fiancée's badly burned face. At first, guilt drives his character because he's partially to blame for the accident that disfigured her.…
Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

[4] In one of Hammer Films' more underwhelming genre efforts, Richard Greene stars as Robin Hood, Sword of Sherwood Forest. Robin discovers a conspiracy between the Sheriff of Nottingham (Peter Cushing) and a band of nobles who want to steal real estate…
The Brides of Dracula (1960)

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

[7] Peter Cushing returns in Hammer Films' first of many Dracula sequels. Despite the odd absence of Christopher Lee this time out, The Brides of Dracula is more fun and engaging than 1958's Horror of Dracula. The film opens with Yvonne Monlaur…
The Mummy (1959)

The Mummy (1959)

[7] What can I say? I really like mummies. And unlike Universal's boring 1932 film, this Hammer Films production actually features its creepy title character in many scenes, instead of hiding it. Peter Cushing stars as a member of an archaeological dig…
Horror of Dracula (1958)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

[6] Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee reteam after The Curse of Frankenstein to bring another classic monster to life for Britain's Hammer Film Studios. In this adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Johnathan Harker (John Van Eyssen) arrives at castle of Count Dracula…
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

[4] Hammer Films' version of Mary Shelley's classic story focuses more on Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) than the monster (Christopher Lee), which is perhaps its biggest departure from Universal's 1931 film. Through the eyes of his mentor and lab partner Paul (Robert…
The Abominable Snowman (1957)

The Abominable Snowman (1957)

[7] Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing star in this Hammer Studios production about a group of men who set off on an expedition to find the legendary Yeti -- the Abominable Snowman. Tucker plays the brash American who wants to capture a…
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, ripe with…