Hammer & the Frankenstein Franchise - A History in Horror: Part One // Dark Corners Classics

Hammer & the Frankenstein Franchise - A History in Horror: Part One. Hammer gambled on making Frankenstein and it paid off spectacularly.
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The Curse of Frankenstein: In prison and awaiting execution, Dr. Victor Frankenstein recounts to a priest what led him to his current circumstance. After successfully re-animating a dead dog, Victor sets about constructing a man using body parts he acquires for the purpose including the hands of a pianist and the brain of a renowned scholar. As Frankenstein's excesses continue to grow, Krempe is not only repulsed by what his friend has done but is concerned for the safety of the beautiful Elizabeth, Victor's cousin and fiancée who has come to live with them. His experiments lead to tragedy and his eventual demise.
Revenge of Frankenstein: Baron Victor Frankenstein is sentenced to the guillotine but he succeeds to escape facilitated by the hunchback Karl Immelmann to Carlsbruck in Germany adopting the alias Doctor Victor Stein. Three years later, he is a successful physician in a poor hospital. Doctor Hans Kleve recognizes Frankenstein and blackmails him to be his assistant. Dr. Stein shows a perfect body and tells to Dr. Kleve that Karl will donate his brain to a healthy body. They successfully transplant Karl's brain to the new body and Dr. Stein hides Karl in the attic. When Margaret finds Karl in the attic, he convinces her to release the straps that hold him to the bed. Karl runs to Dr. Stein's laboratory but he is attacked by a man that believes that he is a burglar. When Dr. Stein and Dr. Kleve arrive in the laboratory, Karl has already gone leaving two deaths on his path. What will happen to Karl and to Dr. Frankenstein?
The Evil of Frankenstein: Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his family castle near the town of Karlstaad, vowing to continue his experiments in the creation of life. Fortuitously finding the creature he was previously working on, he brings it back to a semblance of life but requires the services of a mesmerist, Zoltan, to successfully animate it. The greedy and vengeful Zoltan secretly sends the monster into town to steal gold and 'punish' the burgomaster and the chief of police, which acts lead to a violent confrontation between the baron and the townspeople.
Frankenstein Created Woman: A dead and frozen Baron Frankenstein is re-animated by his colleague Dr. Hertz proving to him that the soul does not leave the body on the instant of death. His lab assistant, young Hans, is found guilty of murdering the local pub owner with whom he had an argument where he foolishly swore to kill the man and Frankenstein acquires his body immediately after the execution. Hans had been quite friendly with the dead man's daughter Christina who returns just in time to see him guillotined. Distraught, she commits suicide and is brought back to life by the good Doctor but with Hans' brain replacing her own.
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[@maureentuohy8672]

Peter Cushing was a ‘monstrously’ underrated actor. Whatever the story, the role, or the budget, he gave his all. He was utterly believable in everything he did.

[@starmnsixty1209]

👍

[@oldproji]

As a projectionist both at ABC Cinemas, and later at Elstree Studios in the late 1960s and early 70s, I was lucky enough to work on some of these Hammer Horror movies in a small way, many of which were filmed entirely on set (Stages 2 and 3) or on the backlot and at Scratchwood Nature Reserve for some of the exterior locations. I was lucky enough to meet Peter Cushing when I was on duty at the Admin Theatre at Elstree, and we had quite a long chat while he was waiting to view his morning rushes. He was a very kind man, always wearing white cotton gloves to mask his heavily nicotine stained fingers. Great memories of a time when horror movie special FX were put together using whatever came to hand, including coloured rice pudding, and gallons of liquid latex. No fancy computer graphics in those days. Spit and paper, polystyrene boulders, and fibrous plaster brickwork; along with amazing scenic artists and set dressers creating some of the best visual imagery of their day. Great memories.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Thanks for sharing.

[@oldproji]

@@DarkCornersReviews You're welcome. Thanks for putting up the video.

[@starmnsixty1209]

👍 Nifty story. This is a couple of years late, but I do think the older methods of filmmaking we're better in many ways. CGI is fine in its way, but I respect the hard work of the older films more.

[@cheasepriest]

​@@starmnsixty1209 the issue with Cgi is you only notice it when it's bad.

[@michaelmetler6315]

Recently Baron Frankenstein entered a body building competition. There was a terrible misunderstanding

[@mauriciogutierrez2145]

I laughed

[@AvengerII]

Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff would have approved of this comment!

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

Arnie & Lou fled screaming.

[@h.calvert3165]

ROFL! 🤣

[@danthemansreviewsmore8749]

That sounded like a dad joke at first but it grew on me. Clever stuff man

[@maureentuohy8672]

Man, Peter Cushing was such a marvelous, intense, and compelling actor! He was very handsome and romantic. I just can’t get enough of him.

[@blackenedwritings]

Lee didn't even sound mad at that Vampire Yoda-Joke. More like a disappointed Dad who sent George Lucas to bed early that day.

[@robertonline6543]

I think he was genuinely hurt but doesn't understand how much he was loved in those movies... you could tell George loves the guy. That's big props considering alot fans feel that way about George.

[@trailersfromhell2539]

Cushing's Baron Frankenstein is unparalleled and unmatched, still to this day

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Best interpretation of Baron Frankenstein ever put on film. And the same is true of his Van Helsing. I will accept no other Van Helsings (unless it's Mel Brooks).

[@AnthropoidOne]

Wish I could be a teenager again back in the 70’s, eating cheap frozen pizza, sitting up late in my underwear watching Hammer

[@wandanemer2630]

"Cushing's Baron is a cold, callous BASTARD." That is actually the most accurate description of Victor Frankenstein in the books I've ever heard!

[@BrendanJSmith]

In the book? No way. In the novel he was ashamed of his creation and wanted it destroyed so he could live his life in peace.

[@safado441]

In the book the character of Frankenstein isn't presented quite as sympathetically, he is completely caught up in his egomania.

[@OrontesRM]

indeed, when they try and make him sympathetic in other productions I wonder if the producers read the book

[@OrontesRM]

in the book the creature is the only thing that matters to him, he doeasn't care abt any other character @@BrendanJSmith

[@BrendanJSmith]

@@OrontesRM he doesn't care about anyone else until the monster is actually created. He's immediately disgusted by it and regrets his decision.

[@oddjob7821]

Peter Cushing .A great actor and gentleman. Never really given the credit he deserves. I have to confess I watched a lot of his films when I was a kid in England when they were put on on the Friday night horror at 10.30. Magic nights they were. School finished for the week end and a great Hammer film to start the week end end was the icing on the cake. Great times.

[@waynekeyser979]

This is one of the best-written "history of Hammer" videos I've ever seen.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Thanks we have just started editing our Christopher Lee Dracula 2 parter. Out soon

[@fizzao1342]

Dark Corners Reviews Ooh, yes please!

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXS7Yp1rjr-eotU and part 2 out tomorrow.

[@oliviaswann4686]

@@DarkCornersReviews yesss I adore Christopher Lee more than words can say

[@morlokvestai-kurak9680]

Peter Cushing + Christopher Lee equals top notch performances. 🇬🇧👍

[@Barnabas45]

The girl in Frankenstein created woman was in the Star Trek episode "Mudd's Women"

[@whatsthejokersname]

Guys! I found Mike Stoklasa’s alt account!

[@nickmesogianes4638]

That first Hammer frankenstien was amazing. To see a Gothic horror like this in color and to see pieces of gore brought to the silver screen was just a bold move

[@freakyold]

It seems appropriate that Peter Cushing came back to life to appear in the Star wars movie Rogue One. He's the original zombie actor!

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Ugh, whoever they got to do his voice was off by miles. The whole thing was very uncanny valley to me.

[@Wolfie66]

Nothing like a cup of hot cocoa, a bowl of popcorn and a Hammer horror movie on a cold snowy afternoon! I feel like a kid again!

[@starringvincentprice]

"Who wants to see me as Hamlet?Very few. But millions want to see me as Frankenstein so that's the one I do."

[@gailjacquelinemrsgray.2518]

Without Peter and Christopher Hammer films would not be so popular.

[@bevfromnc6607]

Not necessarily true.

[@Tabish29]

@@bevfromnc6607 its true

[@improperbostonian6722]

@@bevfromnc6607 Oh it's true, They both could pull of many characters and monsters with class.

[@crazytexan7532]

Facts

[@amysands2413]

@@Tabish29 Of course its true.

[@starmnsixty1209]

Another fine effort. One could always tell that Peter Cushing was a good man even when his Frankenstein was the most evil of men. A real class act all the way.

[@dazza64339]

Absolutely fantastic video, Peter Cushing is so underrated, every performance is exceptional!

[@keithf_]

Peter Cushing was a fantastic actor. His performance in 'The Curse of Frankenstein' is the finest acting performance I've seen in any horror film.

[@martinradcliffe4798]

Great video. Always thought Peter Cushing a very under rated actor. Good to see him getting some plaudits.

[@tiffsaver]

Peter Cushing is good in EVERYTHING. It's too bad that they wasted him so terribly in these laughable Hammer films.

[@ontologicallysteve7765]

@@tiffsaver Laughable? Well, these "laughable" films singlehandedly revolutionized the British film industry in the same way The Beatles revolutionized the music industry. There may have been a few Hammer films that were hokey, but that's the exception, not the rule. Most of them appear as a meticulously crafted arthouse fever dream of a film, that not only have style----but substance as well. Cushing most assuredly didn't consider them "laughable". He knew just how special (and important) they were...and he never thought he was "too good" for them.

[@tiffsaver]

@@emeraldvenus I'm glad that you do. But after watching the genius of the Universal monster pictures, Hammer seems like a droll, amateurish ripoff of these classic films. It's like watching Lawrence Oliver do Hamlet, then watching a high school production of the same play. Peter Cushing was the ONLY thing in Hammer Films with any true talent or value, in my estimation.

[@Mustaine1ify]

@@tiffsaver I think they're great. Even so Peter Cushing was a professional and took his roles very seriously never hamming it up or playing it for laughs. Great man was "The Cushing"

[@tiffsaver]

@@Mustaine1ify Hammer Films compared to the genius of the original Universal monster movies was a JOKE. Just because they used color film didn't mean they were "better." Comparing Christopher Lee's Frankenstein makeup to the great makeup of the Boris Karloff's was actually LAUGHABLE. He looked as though he just dipped his entire face into a vat of molten wax. And when you compare Lee's Dracula with that of Bela Legosi, well, let's just say it is like comparing Arnold Schwarzenegger to Pee Wee Herman. Absolutely no comparison.

[@cjanke5572]

In the Hammer films, Peter Cushing was the straight man and Christopher Lee the wild one.That was the formula in any film they appeared in. They were both a sinister Martin and Lewis.

[@gregghill2059]

Hammer Films is studied at the LA Film School for its many examples of good production values on low budgets. You can probably see why.

[@PtolemyJones]

Impossible to imagine a time when Christopher Lee wasn't a star, what a talent.

[@LordZontar]

These movies may be absurd but they're great nonetheless and Peter Cushing is great in them. It is a pure pleasure to watch him acting in anything but he really brought a lot of intellectual class to the character of the mad scientist and made such a mark in the role that it's difficult to see Baron Frankenstein being played any other way that how Cushing did it. I never miss these movies when they come up. One day I hope to add them all to my own collection.

[@r.j.powers381]

I'm such a fan of Hammer Studios and this is all so nostalgic. Reminds me the horror movie every Friday night at 11:30pm in Montreal when I was a kid. I loved all their spooky films or their great mysteries. I've had to subscribe to this channel. This is all magical. Thanks for all the background information.

[@mclarsj]

Some years ago ( I don't know how many) me and my wife Yolande went to see the Bray studios... I admit a huge fan I am.. the whole site was closed! They wanted to demolish and build some homes for elderly people I guess..It is outrageous. Such a waste. It could have been like a 'small' Universal studios or something. It is British history of filmmaking!

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Oh man, just to go back in time to work alongside Cushing and Lee at Hammer in films like these when the studio was at its peak... SUCH a privilege THAT would be!!!

[@Jellyvibe]

These longer, more in-depth videos are my favorites of all the stuff you guys do. Really great stuff.

[@samrizzardi2213]

Weird how Frankenstein in "The Evil of Frankenstein" is actually the nicest of the Peter Cushing Frankensteins.

[@fritzfassbender8093]

These Retrospectives are just getting better and better; there's much to relish here. Congrats, Dark Corners! I admit that much in the Stones/Beatles realm, I am a Universal rather than Hammer devotee, but I've always respected enormously how Hammer provided a bridge between modern and classical horror. This video is a wonderful visual representation of how that bridge came to be. In his own way, Christopher Lee looks rather hurt by that Yoda/Dracula prank.

[@henrybrennan9522]

A fantastic look at Hammer Films. I've been a fan since the 60's and I'm truly grateful for this professional and comprehensive look at Hammer. I can hardly wait for Part 2. Thank you VERY much...

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Part 2 now live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjNnZ2koJeaeLs

[@doublediamond9226]

I never knew Lugosi appeared in a Hammer production, cheers!

[@GregBreden]

06:10 Ouch! What a great stunt that was. Over in a flash but I bet the headache wasn't.

[@safado441]

The make up job of Curse this actually supports the idea that the creature really was put together by corpses and thus more scary and unsettling.The monster looked very creepy and I could see why everyone who came in contact with it was afraid.

[@zombiefulci3301]

Plus the dead black eyes of Christopher Lee made it so much more revolting

[@gailjacquelinemrsgray.2518]

Super video and i love watching Christopher lee and Peter Cushing always a great videos.

[@daverindone655]

"Grabbed by both hands." That just made my week.

[@NGMonocrom]

I like to think of "The Evil of Frankenstein" as occuring in a parallel world. One extremely similar to ours' but slight variations. It would surely explain the differences.

[@trashcanhands19]

One of the great things about discovering Hammer classics (as well as many other Silver Age horror films) is finally figuring out where all of those White Zombie audio samples came from!!

[@jaredfrost3548]

grabs a bucket of popcorn … *It's Hammer-time!*

[@Thornus_______]

Cushing is an impeccable actor

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Great job on this video. Always fun to learn more about Hammer's legacy and Peter Cushing, who's one of my all-time favorite actors. Looking forward to part two.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

We just launched it on Patreon, so you can see it now.

[@amysands2413]

@@DarkCornersReviews Peter Cushing the best.

[@TheWeirdKidShow]

My favorite has always been The Curse Of Frankenstein. I absolutely loved that, sped up, dolly zoom they did when, we see the monster for the first time. Epic!

[@BenSimpson1998]

I’ve always loved the Hammer franchises, even as they tailed off. They made some brilliant films in their time and all with such a distinctively British feel about them. I think the Frankenstein series is probably my favourite as they seemed to have more creativity than with Dracula, so it’s great to see you covering them in an in depth way. It’s fascinating to see how they evolved with the times (be it successfully or not) and how they handled different subject matter. The earlier films were almost always superior, later ones often felt quite bitter sweet to me as it’s great to see them carrying on the hammer style but also quite sad to see the decline and how they clearly couldn’t keep up with the times. Either way, Hammer had a huge impact on horror and it’s great to reflect on it from time to time. Great video, really looking forward to part two.

[@mikemorris7247]

Those movies scared the shit out me me when I was a boy. Now I appreciate them for great acting and the highest production values.

[@petitio_principii]

"The rival company, Amicus", sounds funny if one's familiar with Latin-derived languages, since "amicus" is the Latin for "friend".

[@thebrazilianatlantis165]

Amicus didn't make enough movies to be Hammer's rival. Hammer's only rival was AIP. They produced or distributed "Horrors Of The Black Museum," "House Of Usher," "Circus Of Horrors," "Black Sunday," "The Pit And The Pendulum," "The Premature Burial," "Night Of The Eagle," "Tales Of Terror," "The Terror," "The Haunted Palace," "Dementia 13," "The Last Man On Earth," "The Masque of The Red Death," "The Tomb Of Ligeia," "Witchfinder General," "The Oblong Box," "The Dunwich Horror," "Count Yorga, Vampire," "Cry Of The Banshee," "Murders In The Rue Morgue," etc. Their Cushing (or Lee) was Vincent Price.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Amicus Brief. Submitted.

[@gizmod22]

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[@oliviaswann4686]

Peter Cushing is an amazing actor, but because I know he was such a kind, intelligent and sensitive man, I struggle to see him as evil Dr Frankenstein

[@allenkracalik7662]

The Revenge of Frankenstein offered the most novel concept of the Hammer Frankensteins, with Dr. Frankenstein becoming his own monster--a concept they unfortunately failed to follow up in their other Frankenstein entries.

[@fracturedfingers]

The first two Frankenstein films are so great. I especially love how the second one picks up right where the first one ended.

[@ThePerradox]

I think Frankenstein Created Woman is highly underrated. For one thing, Thorley Walters gets to shine. I feel sad when I watch his stupidish hayfevered dolt in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed when I love him as the wonderfully named Doctor Hertz, a man who almost seems to be in love with the Baron here played in a more neutral mode than other films in the series.

[@clownprince88]

great retrospective, this is easily one of your best videos yet

[@MoxieMcMurder]

Well, it's taken 3 years for the algorithm to throw this video my way but I'm glad it did. Excellent work!

[@KRhetor]

Excellent historical work. I'm looking forward to the next entries.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Part 2 now live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjNnZ2koJeaeLs

[@YorkistWhiteRose]

I saw "Frankenstein Created Woman" recently, and it feels like it should come after "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed." The Baron can't perform surgery himself; his assistant/accomplice has to do it. And he falls asleep mid-conversation, something that wouldn't be out of place in "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell." In "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed," the Baron has no such problems.

[@improperbostonian6722]

As a kid growing up in Boston I would always go to the kiddie matinee 75 cents you get a 3 Stooges short and Bugs Bunny cartoons and the movie, At The Rialto theatre built in 1915 it was a old vaudeville building with red velvet and brass buttons on doors padded in red leather, To see the lates Hammer film that came to America , I enjoyed them in the late 60's and 70's And put them right up there with Classic Universal Monsters.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

That's a pretty good deal for 75 cents

[@sabbithablood5219]

Classics! Never get bored of these films!

[@Bozek10]

The Evil of Frankenstein is my favorite of the series. In the others ones the Baron is just mean. Evil he's more heroic & the music is one of the best in Hammer.

[@terrymyers3617]

What truly wonderful actors Cushing and Lee were,truly the best of all the rest.They both were great in a Sherlock Holmes,film,just love em.

[@dimitri2576]

I am so glad I found this channel!

[@H3len50]

As much as I love Sir Christopher Lee , I truly adore and love Peter Cushing as well. He elevated every movie he was ever in. Outstanding review, I loved every second of it. Thank you so very much.

[@H3len50]

@Suzie.q Popcorn123, I do as well. They were both amazing gentleman and fantastic actors. The hammer set and costumes were stunning.

[@H3len50]

@Suzie.q Popcorn123 , Could not agree more. It was a simpler time.

[@lighthousecatproductions230]

Yay, another Retrospective, I love these :)

[@mindyvaughn8217]

You are so interesting. I love learning about my favorite movies and actors. Thank you.💖

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Hammer horror is a genre all in its own

[@darthprime4916]

I have thoroughly enjoyed these Hammer retrospective stories you have done. Well done!!

[@joshua2814]

Excellent overview. I've already recommended it to other Hammer fans I know.

[@thenicklas615]

Hammer horror is the Best! My favorite monster movies have always been made by Hammer Productions. I remember enjoying then back in the mid-1970's when I was just a boy watching them on Sat afternoons.

[@interstellar1962]

A very enjoyable documentary. On to part 2!

[@michaeldenney9752]

Fantastic and entertaining history lesson. I'm happy to say I learned a couple of things. I look forward to part two.

[@TimMacPA]

I don't know if anyone with connection to the Hammer catalog watches the terrific videos, but I'm jonesing for some 4K UHD Hammer releases.

[@renaissancepoet]

Excellent special! On to part two!

[@DamoBloggs]

A superb and insightful critique of Hammers history - easily on a par with Mark Gatiss' horror history production. I'm new to your channel, and look forward to binging your back catalogue - not to mention your future content. Subbed and liked!

[@budobrass]

Great video about a great series. Can’t wait for part 2

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Part 2 now live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjNnZ2koJeaeLs

[@Joemckenzie-85]

I'm 37 and I love the universal classic monsters of the 30s and 40s and the slasher icons of the 80s but The Curse of Frankenstein is my favourite horror movie of all time.

[@MIDNIGHTFREAKSHOW]

thank you for this channel; this doc is PERFECTION

[@blorac9869]

Enjoyed your original video! TYVM!

[@erikcampbell5436]

You did an incredible job with this. Cheers to you.

[@mariakelly1059]

Incredibly interesting and informative. I really enjoyed watching this.

[@rogermorris9696]

Excellent video, I cannot wait for part two.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Part 2 is finished and will be made public very shortly.

[@paulmorehouse9455]

Noice piece !!! super enjoyed that trip through an under appreciated part of horror history -def gotta re-watch some of those classics !!

[@meatKog]

Hammer films rocked!

[@DustyOldMovies]

Great documentary!! i always learn a lot from you guys!!!

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@AvengerII]

Admit it, Folks -- Christopher Lee had a face made for evil! The most sympathetic character I ever saw him play was ironically Count Dooku, THE WORST-NAMED character he portrayed. And that was his last major role. Peter Cushing, on the other hand -- he could be good or bad. Van Helsing was sort of an anti-hero and even his Frankenstein wasn't ALL bad (most of the time) BUT I was surprised by his portrayal of the Doctor (Who). Who knew he could be that warm and fuzzy without coming off creepy?

[@kevinhare466]

PETER CUSHING IS A OUTSTANDING Actor And CHRISTOPHER LEE ALSO A OUTSTANDING Actor AS Well

[@horrorbreakdown]

Very well done. Thanks!

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Part 2 now live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpjNnZ2koJeaeLs and don't miss our Hammer Frankenstein Top 10 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXewgn2aq55niq8

[@henrycbrennan]

Excellent. Thanks for letting me know!

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

Please review Count Yorga Vampire & its sequel. Excellent films. Excellent once in a life time performance by Robert Quarry.

[@pamhowden8161]

I agree to that

[@PopCultureNihilist]

I discovered the channel this morning and am incredibly glad I did. Amazing content. Well researched, edited, and performed. This is my shit! Thanks for the hard work, may it bring you great success.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Any idea how you stumbled across us?

[@PopCultureNihilist]

@@DarkCornersReviews I'd imagine it came up in my "Recommended". It's possible that I got the suggestion according to the content I watch, specifically "In Praise of Shadows", or "Ryan Hollinger". I'm not completely sure, though. Hopefully that helps.

[@warrenfelton9581]

Thanks for the video I loved these movies as a kid and especially now as an adult😊

[@davidhatred8938]

love that you included the top secret gag!

[@Kedbuka]

This is awesome. Thank you

[@powerfrenzy]

I was so sad they did not follow the story after Revenge of Frankenstein. I loved how that one developed. Also loved the relationship between Viktor and Hans. The following movies in the series never got back up to the level of the first two parts, in my opinion.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

0:39 We must not forget the 2 British - truly British very British - 1950s masterpieces of scifi : 1_ ''The Quatermass Xperiment" 1955 2_ "Enemy from Space" 1957 (Both with the incomparable Brian Donlevy - although opposed by story author Nigel Kneale - as Pr.Quatermass) were from Hammer. Back to Brian Donlevy, his Pr. Quatermass was such a stern character that I believe, at the sight of the 1956 (so un-)British-made "Fire Maidens Of Outer Space'', his frown would have blasted the bottom out of the Marianas Trench !

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Can never beat Hammer Horror

[@Werezilla]

Well Hammer's Dracula movies have a bunch of unrelated characters named Paul. Why not have a bunch of Hans' in their Frankenstein series? I haven't seen their mummy films but I'm guessing there's a recurring name there too.

[@beaumorris5289]

I remember going to the Drive-In and Watching All These Movies With My Family... Great Times.

[@murdocktrashbag1609]

Your work is Excellent ! You should have More subscribers !!

[@pastorofmuppets22]

Chuck Norris was afraid of Peter Cushing.Chuck may beat up people,but Peter smacked down the undead 😁

[@abdulmuttalibalsagoff9842]

WONDERFUL !!! THANK YOU !!!

[@petitio_principii]

"The public felt different". I wonder if the Telegraph reporter still held that job for long.

[@Enriqueguiones]

I love HAMMER so much...

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

Great and educational video.

[@kaijukarchner8885]

this was Excellent - many thanks!

[@williamstidham]

Very good, informative

[@bqkmg2037]

Hammer horror films of the 50s 60s and 70s were the BEST.