Hammer's House Of Horrors #2: THE TWO FACES OF EVIL & GUARDIAN OF THE ABYSS
In 1980 Hammer's dream of producing a TV show finally happened, here are two of the best episodes.
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Hammer's House Of Horrors #1: THE HOUSE THAT BLED TO DEATH & THE SILENT SCREAM!
Hammer House of Horror is a British horror anthology television series produced in Britain in 1980. Created by Hammer Films in association with Cinema Arts International and ITC Entertainment, it consists of 13 hour-long episodes, originally broadcast on
Picking up a clearly disturbed hitchhiker proves a poor idea for the Lewis family. Anna Calder-Marshall has worked in TV and film since the late 1960s, her long career highlighted by starring roles in late 80s’ political thriller mini-series Rules of Engagement and the 1970 film version of Wuthering Heights.
Gary Raymond starred in 1963 fantasy classic Jason and the Argonauts and the 1966 BBC TV series of the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Pauline Delany appeared in dozens of TV series in a career running from the mid-50s to the mid-90s.
Philip Latham appeared in 1966 Hammer film Dracula: Prince of Darkness and made his big screen debut in 1955 wartime classic the Dam Busters.
Jenny Laird had major roles in 1960 sci-fi classic the Village of the Damned and 1947 convent drama Black Narcissus. Definitely one of the series’ very best.
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Michael Roberts joins his friend Laura Stephens at an auction and talks her out of selling her newly-acquired mirror to a mysterious man who seems excessively eager to have it. When Michael takes it from her to have it appraised, its occult powers put him in the path of Allison, who has just run away from a secret society.
Rosalyn Landor’s first film was Hammer’s The Devil Rides Out (1968). John Carson played Dr Marcus in Hammer’s Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974). Sophie Thompson played the girlfriend in Torville & Mr Bean (1995).
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Behind the paywall: The Devil Rides Out, known as The Devil's Bride in the United States, is a 1968 British horror film, based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Dennis Wheatley. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by Terence Fisher. The film stars Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Niké Arrighi and Leon Greene.
It is considered one of Terence Fisher's best films.
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