Anthony Hinds

X the Unknown (1956)

X the Unknown (1956)
Rating: ★★★
Nov 25, 2015Radioactive Blob Amok
An early Hammer film, an attempt to exploit the success of their Quatermass films. This prefigures the menace of The Blob by a couple of years (while adding a few dashes of the atomic monster fad) but comes with a stark b/w urgency that makes this by far the better film
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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Rating: ★★★★
Jun 6, 2000Hammer Frankenstein Adaptation
This and The Horror of Dracula the following year set Hammer Films on the map. A remake of Frankenstein very different to the 1931 version that comes in vibrant colour and places Peter Cushing's ruthlessly amoral Baron at the centre of the show
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Dracula (1958)

Dracula (1958)
Rating: ★★★★
Feb 1, 2001Hammer Dracula Adaptation
The point where the legend of Hammer Films and the careers of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing began. A vivid colour remake of the Bram Stoker book that put a stake through the heart of the staid Universal horrors and created a new English horror industry
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Rating: ★★★★
Aug 25, 2009Hammer Sherlock Holmes Film/Ghostly Dog Mystery
Hammer Films' one and only Sherlock Holmes adaptation. It is beautiful to see the opulence of early Hammer productions brought to bear giving the story unusually effective life
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The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Rating: ★★
Jul 13, 2010Disfigured Madman Beneath the Opera House/Hammer Film
Hammer Films' attempt to update the classic story went astray – the Paris opera becomes a dreary English repertory house and Terence Fisher misses the tale's grandeur
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Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966)

Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 21, 2008Hammer Historical Horror Film
Hammer Films turn the historical story of Rasputin and his influence over the Russian throne into a horror film. Although they treat history liberally, this is a vivid film with an intense performance from Christopher Lee
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The Reptile (1966)

The Reptile (1966)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 1, 2000Hammer Film/Human-Snake Transformation
Classic Hammer film in which Jacqueline Pearce turns into a snake creature. This seems to have been conceived as one of Hammer's Dracula films but with snakes. It is given more than reasonable atmosphere by director John Gilling
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Dracula – Prince of Darkness (1966)

Dracula – Prince of Darkness (1966)
Rating: ★★★
Jul 18, 2000Hammer Dracula Film
The third of Hammer's Dracula films. Christopher Lee returns to the role but is given no dialogue. Nevertheless, Terence Fisher delivers some vivid directorial set-pieces that make this one of the better sequels in the series
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Rating: ★★★½
Dec 1, 2014Hammer Frankenstein Film
Hammer's seventh and final Frankenstein film and the last great film that the studio would make. Everyone is back on top form – Peter Cushing at his icily arrogant best and director Terence Fisher delivering a stirring show
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