The Gorgon (1964)

The Gorgon (1964)

[3] One of the creepiest and more original concepts for a Hammer horror movie is also one of the studio's most disappointing efforts. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee reunite for The Gorgon, but their characters aren't very interesting and the…
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

[7] In Hammer Film's loose adaptation of Gaston Leroux's story, a disfigured composer (Herbert Lom) dwells within the bowels of a London opera house, where a lecherous impostor (Michael Gough) has stolen his life's work and is cashing in on…
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

[6] In Hammer Films' very loose adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story, Paul Massie plays Dr. Jekyll, a scientist who ingests a potion that leads to a recurring change of personality. His new alter ego, Mr. Hyde, is a…
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…
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

[7] Oliver Reed gives a compelling performance as a man cursed with becoming a werewolf when the moon is full. After being conceived from rape and losing his mother in childbirth, Reed's character is taken in by a kind couple…
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…
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

[6] A captain in the East India Company launches an investigation into a growing number of disappearances and murders in British colonized India during the 1830s. Guy Rolfe plays the captain who discovers evidence pointing to the deadly Thuggee cult,…
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…
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…
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…