A Random Assortment Of Hammer Myths, Monsters, And Maniacs (In Chronological Order, Of Course)

              MISCELLANEOUS HAMMER FILMS    

X The Unknown (1956)                                                                                            

Quatermass 2 – Enemy From Space (1957)  

                                  

The Abominable Snowman (1957)                                                   

The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) 

                                              

The Stranglers Of Bombay (1959)                                                       
The Two Faces Of Dr. Jekyll (1960) 

                                                                                                

The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) 

Scream Of Fear (1961)                                                  

Captain Clegg (1962)                                      

These Are The Damned (1963)
                                  
The Gorgon (1964) 
  
She (1965)

One Million Years B.C. (1966)

   
Quatermass And The Pit (1967)  

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970)

Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde (1971) 

Hands Of The Ripper (1971)                                                            

Fear In The Night (1972)







     Here at last is the third and for now final chronological listing of titles from Hammer Films.  This is another stack of movies destined for Pre'Ween viewing, and it's comprised of titles from Hammer that don't fit the Dracula, Frankenstein, or Mummy mold (funny, I said "Mummy mold").  As stoked as I am to catch up on the titles I've missed from the big three, I'm really chomping at the bit for some of these miscellaneous  titles.                                                                                      
     The Hound Of The Baskervilles (Cushing and Lee!), Scream Of Fear (with a brand new copy on disc courtesy of the Info Zombie!), These Are The Damned (singular sci-fi / horror with a great title!)  The Gorgon (also Cushing and Lee, also a brand new disc!),  One Million Years B.C. (Raquel Welch in a fur bikini!), Quatermass And The Pit (much lauded, most recent, and most colorful of the Hammer Quatermass pics!) . . . all of these will be first time viewings for me!

 
     Also on tap:  re-watches of some known commodities that I've seen before . . . Cushing is always a win, but The Abominable Snowman is particularly good.  Watching Oliver Reed chew up the scenery again in Hammer's one and only werewolf movie will also be a treat.  The Devil Rides Out aka The Devil's Bride is always kitschy fun.  My "gold star" re-watch, though:  Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde!  Don't judge me . . .

     Happy Pre'Ween watching, everyone!

     
           
                                

                                                              

                                                                                    

 

                                                      

                          

Posted by Brandon Early
                                            

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The Hammer Films Frankenstein Movies (And The Mummy Movies, Too) In Chronological Order

                  HAMMER FRANKENSTEIN MOVIES

The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) 

   

The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958)  

The Evil Of Frankenstein (1964)

Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) 

  

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974)

      Hammer Films also released The Horror Of Frankenstein (1970) starring Ralph Bates as the doctor.  That movie was not part of the continuity of the rest of the Hammer Frankenstein movies, all of which starred Peter Cushing as the doctor.         

                           HAMMER MUMMY MOVIES

The Mummy (1959)

   

The Curse Of The Mummy’s Tomb (1964)

   

The Mummy’s Shroud (1966)

Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb (1971)

     So here's part two of my ongoing Pre'Ween organizational project, because we all know I can't watch a list of movies if that list of movies isn't in chronological order.  Having seen all of these Frankenstein movies, I'm proud to say it was unnecessary for me to cheat and look up the proper order.  The Mummy movies are another story.  I'll be watching two of those for the first time this year.

     I'm already a pretty big fan of the Hammer Frankenstein flicks, and I'd even go so far as to say Peter Cushing's portrayal of the doc is one of the finest sustained character arcs in all of cinema.  Seriously, Peter Cushing is freakin' awesome.  I'm a staunch defender of Ralph Bates' one shot at the role, as well.  Sure, it wasn't Cushing, but Bates does a fine job with the material.  Horror Of Frankenstein bears a deliciously dry and morbid humor, and Bates delivers his droll dialog with aplomb.  I get a strong Kyle MacLachlan vibe from Bates (or is it a strong Ralph Bates vibe from MacLachlan?).

     When I made up this second list I took the notion that I might link each of the posters to the corresponding trailer.  Turns out I don't need to - Hammer Films has its own YouTube channel that already compiles their trailers for me.  Check it out, but be prepared to spend longer there than you initially plan.

     Next up is a chronological list of the miscellaneous Hammer titles that'll be rounding out my Pre'Ween viewing this year.

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