I love Hammer Horror...probably even more than Universal Monsters, though sadly there have been very few toys to speak of.
I grew up watching them on rainy Saturday afternoons, and several of them had a profound impact on me.
My personal top five are:
5. Curse of the Werewolf...it takes a while to get going, but Oliver Reed's monster is worth the wait.
4. Phantom of the Opera...was a fan of the Chaney version long before I ever saw it. So this was the version I had growing up.
3. The Curse of Frankenstein...this one really scared me, but I still preferred the square head look of Karloff's monster.
2. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave...my favorite of all the Hammer Draculas. So moody! I love the setting and the rooftop chases. Dracula being impaled on the huge cross at the end
while blood leaks from his eyes was the freakiest thing I ever saw as a kid.
1. The Mummy...IMO the best film Hammer ever made. Peter Cushing and Lee give their best performances. Atmospheric, and with the best music of any Hammer film. This was Christopher Lee's
personal favorite as well. He thought it was the best looking film Hammer ever made.
I grew up watching them on rainy Saturday afternoons, and several of them had a profound impact on me.
My personal top five are:
5. Curse of the Werewolf...it takes a while to get going, but Oliver Reed's monster is worth the wait.
4. Phantom of the Opera...was a fan of the Chaney version long before I ever saw it. So this was the version I had growing up.
3. The Curse of Frankenstein...this one really scared me, but I still preferred the square head look of Karloff's monster.
2. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave...my favorite of all the Hammer Draculas. So moody! I love the setting and the rooftop chases. Dracula being impaled on the huge cross at the end
while blood leaks from his eyes was the freakiest thing I ever saw as a kid.
1. The Mummy...IMO the best film Hammer ever made. Peter Cushing and Lee give their best performances. Atmospheric, and with the best music of any Hammer film. This was Christopher Lee's
personal favorite as well. He thought it was the best looking film Hammer ever made.
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