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Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Resident (2011)

Dr. Bliss The second coming of Hammer Productions in the 2000’s has focused primarily on traditional horror stories involving vampires, ghosts, and bringing the dead back to life, but 2011’s The Resident goes in a different direction. It uses voyeurism, stalking, and psychological horror to feed the fears of the audience. In theory this shouldContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Resident (2011)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Witches (1966)

“They relish the idea of a secret power.” If you’re looking for a film with an amazing cast, a strong story, and plenty of atmosphere and build up, 1966’s The Witches is exactly the film you want to see. Oh, if you also want a brilliant film that is entirely derailed by complete absurdity inContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Witches (1966)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Plague Of The Zombies (1966)

Influential Undead Considered by many to be more influential than it gets credit for, 1966’s The Plague Of The Zombies predates George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead by two years. The zombies featured in Plague changed the tone of the monsters as presented in previous films and gave them a look that isContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Plague Of The Zombies (1966)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Kiss Of The Vampire (1963)

Gaslighting Vampires 1963’s Kiss Of The Vampire takes vampirism to a different level. The film opens with a funeral service that is interrupted by a booze hound who proves to be the most brilliant man in town. That booze hound stabs his own deceased daughter in the heart and ends her reign of terror beforeContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Kiss Of The Vampire (1963)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: To The Devil A Daughter (1976)

“I will not recant!” Christopher Lee traded his fangs for a priest’s collar and attempted to summon the Devil himself in 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter. The film would be the last Hammer production to feature Lee until he returned to the company in 2011’s The Resident. The film is a mixed bag ofContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: To The Devil A Daughter (1976)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Abominable Snowman (1957)

“There is no Yeti.” While Hammer is known primarily for their classic Universal Monster adaptations and their later “blood and bosom” horror, every once in awhile they would release a film that was completely different. Much like Scream of Fear, 1957’s The Abominable Snowman took horror in a completely different and unexpected direction. To beContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Abominable Snowman (1957)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Vampire Lovers (1970)

“You must die!” Ingrid Pitt portrays a bloodthirsty lesbian vampire in The Vampire Lovers. The 1970 film was just one more attempt by Hammer to use sexuality to draw in a crowd. The film would be followed by two sequels, Lust For A Vampire and Twins of Evil, both released in 1971. Collectively the filmsContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Vampire Lovers (1970)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970)

“They will be destroyed….” Of all of the Hammer Horror films that I’ve watched so far, 1970’s Taste The Blood Of Dracula is possibly the most straightforward one of the bunch. The film has a rather simple plot that takes place immediately after the events of Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. It wastes littleContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Reptile (1966)

“I love animals….” Hammer slithers into scaly terror with 1966’s The Reptile. This film wastes no time introducing the horror as the first person that we see on screen, Charles Spalding (David Baron), is killed by an unseen villain. Other villagers have died as well and the locals believe that they are being infected byContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Reptile (1966)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)

“Who did this?!?!?!?” When a mute altar boy discovers the body of a young woman in the bell of the local church, the locals begin fearing for their lives and the priest goes rogue in Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. While traveling through the area, Monsignor Mueller learns of the failings of the localContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)”