The Hammer studio is best known for its horror film output from the mid-1950s through the 1970s. This book provides facts about the hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, including ones released in the twenty-first century by a resurgent Hammer. Each woman's entry includes her Hammer filmography, a brief biography if available, and other film credits in the horror genre. The book is illustrated with more than 60 film stills and posters.
The Hammer studio is best known for its horror film output from the mid-1950s through the 1970s. This book provides facts about the hundreds of actresses who appeared in those films, including ones released in the twenty-first century by a resurgent Hammer. Each woman's entry includes her Hammer filmography, a brief biography if available, and other film credits in the horror genre. The book is illustrated with more than 60 film stills and posters.
This reference work contains entries on every film made by Hammer Films, a British studio renowned for its horror films of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In addition, entries on people—directors, writers, producers, etc.—who have worked with the studio, as well as the stars associated with the studio, notably Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
Hammer Vampire Women, whose subject is the biography and filmography of all the actresses who took part in the Hammer films about Dracula and Vampires, is a work divided into three volumes. Each volume is the assembly of various topics available on the web, especially from Wikipedia. The next obvious question is: why buy this book? The answer: because it means you avoid having to carry out long and tedious internet searches. (20 different topics grouped in one book). All topics are assembled in an organic and chronological way and are enriched by numerous images, these not available on Wikipedia, in order to make the work in its conception unique and unrepeatable, which turns into something new and original. In the form of an eBook, the text is enriched by numerous links to external resources and each actress is linked to films that concern her available on the web. Contents of the book: Hammer Vampire Women: Judy Matheson, Julie Ege, Kate O'Mara, Kathleen Byron, Katya Wyeth, Kirsten Lindholm, Lai Ling, Lalla Ward, Lally Bowers, Linda Cunningham, Linda Hayden, Lisa Collings, Lois Daine, Luan Peters, Lynne Frederick, Madeleine Collinson, Madeline Smith, Malaika Martin, Margo Both, Marion Mathie.
Hammer Vampire Women, whose subject is the biography and filmography of all the actresses who took part in the Hammer films about Dracula and Vampires, is a work divided into three volumes. Each volume is the assembly of various topics available on the web, especially from Wikipedia. The next obvious question is: why buy this book? The answer: because it means you avoid having to carry out long and tedious internet searches. (26 different topics grouped in one book). All topics are assembled in an organic and chronological way and are enriched by numerous images, these not available on Wikipedia, in order to make the work in its conception unique and unrepeatable, which turns into something new and original. In the form of an eBook, the text is enriched by numerous links to external resources and each actress is linked to films that concern her available on the web. Contents of the book: Hammer Vampire Women: Marsha A. Hunt, Mary Collinson, Mary Wimbush, Melissa Stribling, Olga Anthony, Olga Dickie, Penny Price, Pippa Steel, Sheilah Wells, Shelagh Wilcocks, Shih Szu, Shirley Jaffe, Sibylla Kay, Stephanie Beacham, Sue Longhurst, Susanna East, Suzan Farmer, Suzanna Leigh, Valerie Gaunt, Valerie Van Ost, Vera Cook, Veronica Carlson, Virginia Gregg, Wanda Ventham, Wendy Hamilton, Yutte Stensgaard.
"House of Horror traces the complete history of Hammer, from its early origins through to its golden era of classic horror movies, and presents a comprehensive overview of Hammer's importance and influence in world cinema."--Cover
Cinema is full of neurotic personalities, but few things are more transfixing than a woman losing her mind onscreen. Horror as a genre provides the most welcoming platform for these histrionics: crippling paranoia, desperate loneliness, masochistic death-wishes, dangerous obsessiveness, apocalyptic hysteria. Unlike her male counterpart - ‘the eccentric’ - the female neurotic lives a shamed existence, making these films those rare places where her destructive emotions get to play. HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN is an examination of these characters through a daringly personal autobiographical lens. Anecdotes and memories interweave with film history, criticism, trivia and confrontational imagery to create a reflective personal history and a celebration of female madness, both onscreen and off. This critically-acclaimed publication is packed with rare images that combine with family photos and artifacts to form a titillating sensory overload, with a filmography that traverses the acclaimed and the obscure in equal measure. Films covered include The Entity, Paranormal Activity, Singapore Sling, 3 Women, Toys Are Not for Children, Repulsion, Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, The Haunting of Julia, Secret Ceremony, Cutting Moments, Out of the Blue, Mademoiselle, The Piano Teacher, Possession, Antichrist and hundreds more. Prior to this ebook edition, Kier-La's highly acclaimed book has already been issued twice in hardcover and twice in paperback, garnering extensive press coverage. Endorsement including the following: “God, this woman can write, with a voice and intellect that’s so new. The truth in the most deadly unique way I’ve ever read.” – Ralph Bakshi, director of ‘Fritz the Cat’, ‘Heavy Traffic’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, etc. “Fascinating, engaging and lucidly written: an extraordinary blend of deeply researched academic analysis and revealing memoir.” – Iain Banks, author of ‘The Wasp Factory’
British film company Hammer Films produced a wide selection of popular films from 1937 to 1979. The studio is principally known for its horror films made from the 1950s-1970s. Hammer Horror films were extremely popular. They were – and still are - well regarded, and innovative with many new artistic elements and increasingly adult and violent content. Hammer Horror films had many iconic stars such as Sir Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing; the glamorous women of Hammer Horror were a staple. Find out more about the Hammer Horror series with this book.
Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the house's sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. It is not until he glimpses a pale young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.
A celebration of Hammer Films, published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Hammer's first film, The Curse of Frankenstein. This book offers a film-by-film dissection of the Hammer phenomenon, including behind-the-scenes production details.
