A short-ish list of some of my favourite Hammer horror films. I hope to expand this page as time goes on (and as I take the opportunity to refresh my memory - some of these films I've not seen in years...). I've rated each of the films with one to four crosses: I can be a bit eccentric in my tastes at times, so forgive me. The format is as follows:
- Title (year)
- Writer
- Director
- Starring
- A few comments, perhaps...
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
- Richard Landau, Val Guest, from the teleplay by Nigel Kneale
- Val Guest
- Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth
- Where it all began...
- X - The Unknown (1956)
- Jimmy Sangster
- Leslie Norman
- Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, William Lucas
- Underrated.
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- Jimmy Sangster, from the novel by Mary Shelley
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart
- Where it all began, part two.
- Quatermass II (1957)
- Val Guest, Nigel Kneale, from the teleplay by Nigel Kneale
- Val Guest
- Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sidney James
- The Abominable Snowman (1957)
- Nigel Kneale, from his teleplay
- Val Guest
- Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell
- Dracula (1958)
- Jimmy Sangster, from the novel by Bram Stoker
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh
- I've always preferred the Dracula cycle to the Frankenstein films. The power of Fisher's classic movie hasn't dimmed with the years.
- The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
- Jimmy Sangster, H. Hurford Janes (additional dialogue)
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson
- The Mummy (1959)
- Jimmy Sangster, from the original screenplay by John L. Balderston
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1959)
- Anthony Hinds, from the novel The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore
- Terence Fisher
- Oliver Reed, Clifford Evans, Catherine Feller
- The Brides of Dracula (1960)
- Jimmy Sangster, Peter Bryan, Edward Percy
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, David Peel, Marita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur, Freda Jackson
- If this had starred Christopher Lee it would have been the best Fisher Dracula by a country mile. As it stands, it still edges in front by a nose.
- The Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960)
- Wolf Mankowitz, from the novel by R.L. Stevenson
- Terence Fisher
- Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff
- The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
- Anthony Hinds, from the novel by Gaston Leroux
- Terence Fisher
- Herbert Lom, Edward de Souza, Heather Sears, Thorley Walters, Michael Gough
- Kiss of the Vampire (1964)
- Anthony Hinds
- Don Sharp
- Clifford Evans, Noel Willman, Edward de Souza, Jennifer Daniel
- More enjoyable than its obscure status suggests.
- The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
- Anthony Hinds
- Freddie Francis
- Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Sandor Eles
- The Gorgon (1964)
- John Gilling, from a story by J. Llewellyn Devine
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley, Christopher Lee, Patrick Troughton
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
- Michael Carreras
- Michael Carreras
- Terence Morgan, Jeanne Roland, Fred Clark, Ronald Howard
- Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966)
- John Sansom, from an idea by Anthony Hinds
- Terence Fisher
- Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer, Charles Tingwell, Thorley Walters, Philip Latham
- Arguably an improvement on Lee's first Dracula film, although things run out of steam a little towards the end.
- The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
- Peter Bryan
- John Gilling
- Andre Morell, Diane Clare, Brook Williams, Jacqueline Pearce, John Carson
- The Reptile (1966)
- Anthony Hinds
- John Gilling
- Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Ripper
- Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
- Anthony Hinds
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, Robert Morris
- My favourite - and certainly the cleverest - Hammer Frankenstein film.
- The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
- John Gilling, from a story by Anthony Hinds
- John Gilling
- John Philips, Andre Morell, David Buck
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
- Nigel Kneale, from his teleplay
- Roy Ward Baker
- James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover
- The Devil Rides Out (1967)
- Richard Matheson, from the novel by Dennis Wheatley
- Terence Fisher
- Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene, Patrick Mower, Paul Eddington
- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
- Anthony Hinds
- Freddie Francis
- Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Barbara Ewing, Barry Andrews, Ewan Hooper
- I am doubtless alone in the world in finding this the best Hammer Dracula film.
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
- Bert Batt, from a story by Anthony Nelson-Keys and Bert Batt
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Simon Ward, Freddie Jones, Thorley Walters
- Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
- Anthony Hinds
- Peter Sasdy
- Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Peter Sallis, Anthony Corlan, Isla Blair, John Carson, Martin Jarvis, Ralph Bates, Roy Kinnear
- Overrated (in some quarters) and a tad repetitive.
- The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
- Jeremy Burnham, Jimmy Sangster
- Jimmy Sangster
- Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, Dennis Price
- Scars of Dracula (1970)
- Anthony Hinds
- Roy Ward Baker
- Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Christopher Matthews, Patrick Troughton
- Rubbish - and the ending is excruciatingly contrived.
- The Vampire Lovers (1970)
- Tudor Gates, from a story by Harry Fine, Tudor Gates, Michael Style, from the story Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Roy Ward Baker
- Ingrid Pitt, Pippa Steele, Madeline Smith, Peter Cushing, George Cole
DT>- One for pre-pubescent schoolboys everywhere...
- Lust for a Vampire (1971)
- Tudor Gates, from the story Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- Jimmy Sangster
- Barbara Jefford, Ralph Bates, Suzannah Leigh, Yutte Stensgaard, Michael Johnson
- Ditto. 'Strange Love' has to be heard to be believed...
- Countess Dracula (1971)
- Jeremy Paul, from a story by Alexander Paal, Peter Sasdy, from an idea by Gabriel Ronay
- Peter Sasdy
- Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Eles, Maurice Denham, Lesley-Anne Down
- Hands of the Ripper (1971)
- L.W. Davidson, from a story by Edward Spencer Shew
- Peter Sasdy
- Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow
- Twins of Evil (1971)
- Tudor Gates, from the story Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
- John Hough
- Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson, Peter Cushing, Kathleen Byron, Dennis Price
- The best film in the Karnstein trilogy, but I don't suppose that's saying much.
- Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
- Brian Clemens
- Roy Ward Baker
- Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander
- Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
- Christopher wicking, from the novel Jewel of the Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
- Seth Holt, Michael Carreras
- Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Hugh Burden, George Coulouris, Mark Edwards, Rosalie Crutchley
- Vampire Circus (1972)
- Judson Kinberg, from a story by George Baxt, Wilbur Stark
- Robert Young
- Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Corlan, John Moulder-Brown, Laurence Payne
- Almost the last great Hammer vampire film...
- Demons of the Mind (1972)
- Christopher Wicking, from a story by Christopher Wicking, Frank Godwin
- Peter Sykes
- Paul Jones, Patrick Magee, Yvonne Mitchell, Robert Hardy, Gillian Hills, Michael Hordern, Kenneth J. Warren
- Dracula AD 1972 (1972)
- Don Houghton
- Alan Gibson
- Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, Caroline Munro
- Lee and Cushing finally get to reprise their most famous roles in the same film, and what happens? It's camp nonsense. Still, it might break the ice at parties...
- The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
- Don Houghton
- Alan Gibson
- Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Coles, William Franklyn, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley
- Er... A tad better than the previous. Lee's last Dracula.
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973)
- Anthony Hinds
- Terence Fisher
- Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, Dave Prowse
- Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1973)
- Brian Clemens
- Brian Clemens
- Horst Janson, John Carson, John Cater, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro, Ian Hendry
- Definitely the last great Hammer vampire film. The script and mise en scène are terrific.
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
- Don Houghton
- Roy Ward Baker
- Peter Cushing, Julie Ege, David Chiang, Robin Stewart
- Cushing's final film for Hammer.
- To the Devil... A Daughter (1976)
- Christopher Wicking, based on the novel by Dennis Wheatley
- Peter Sykes
- Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliot, Michael Goodliffe, Nastassja Kinski
- Lee's final bow, and Hammer's last horror film. Gets a bonus mark for having Nastassja Kinski in it...
