Michael Gwynn Archives

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 26, 2001Hammer Frankenstein Film

The second of Hammer's Frankenstein films and a fine work that finds positively ingenious ways to continue on from its predecessor. Terence Fisher and the production team are all on top form.

Director: Terence Fisher

Actors: Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn

Category: Horror

26 February 200129 December 2025 by Roog

Village of the Damned (1960)

Rating: ★★★★

Mar 12, 2000Telepathic Alien Children

Classic adaptation of the John Wyndham novel about the women in a sleepy English village being impregnated and producing emotionless alien children with vast psychic powers. This translates the paranoia of US alien invasion films with considerable effectiveness

Director: Wolf Rilla

Actors: George Sanders, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn, Barbara Shelley, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 March 200031 July 2022 by Roog

Scars of Dracula (1970)

Rating: ★★

Jun 19, 2003Hammer Dracula Sequel

The sixth of the Hammer Dracula films and generally regarded as the low point of the series. It feels as though nobody involved seemed to be making an effort anymore.

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Actors: Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews, …

Category: Horror

19 June 20037 March 2025 by Roog