Where to begin with Hammer Horror

Hammer Horror/ Kiss of the Vampire context - this article gives a broad chronology of the sub-genre.

A beginner’s path through the gothic world of Hammer Film Productions.

Although it’s not entirely correct to say that the critical reputation of the London-based Hammer film studio was always low, it’s true that until the 1970s, very few people took them seriously. A typical reaction to The Curse of Frankenstein upon its release in 1957, was that of Caroline Lejeune, the critic of The Observer, who described it as “among the half-dozen most repulsive films I have encountered”. The box office boomed but the critics either smiled indulgently or got out the vomit bag.

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by Mike Sutton