The Hammer Dracula Thread. - Page 4

Mahoney32 · #31 29th October 2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly

Dracula (1958) was the film my parents went to see on their first date.

Cute.

ramses · #32 29th October 2010, 06:51 PM

I'm working my way through the Hammer Draculas, watched Scars of... yesterday. Last time I watched this I found it really tedious but I thoroughly enjoyed it on the re-watch. Some of the castle models were frankly laughable but it had a good cast and as a whole I found it very enjoyable. (Loved the perspective shots of the view from the castle window, very Bava-esque)

Dracula AD 1972 is next. I first caught this on one of those BBC double-bills and have loved it ever since.

I haven't got Satanic Rites yet: one question - has it ever been released in anamorphic widescreen? I know the R1 Anchor Bay release isn't and as far as I can see none of the other US releases are either. Was there ever a decent UK release?

I wanted to start on the Frankensteins next but have stumbled on the first hurdle - it seems the UK Warner DVD of Curse... has been deleted

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs · #33 30th October 2010, 05:30 PM

Another patron of the old BBC double bills!

Mahoney32 · #34 30th October 2010, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Another patron of the old BBC double bills!

Reaper: What decade did these double bills take place?

ramses · #35 30th October 2010, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Another patron of the old BBC double bills!

Absolutely! I saw some of my favourite horror films for the first time on the double bills - Creeping Flesh, Dr Terror's House of Horrors, From Beyond the Grave etc (at least I think they were part of the double bills - you know how the mind plays tricks!

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There's a rather wonderful blog called The Cobwebbed Room that has some scrapbook pages detailing the contents of some of them:

THE COBWEBBED ROOM: HORROR DOUBLE BILLS/HORROR FILM SEASONS ON TV

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs · #36 31st October 2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Mahoney32

Reaper: What decade did these double bills take place?

Got to have been the late seventies/early eighties.

Mahoney32 · #37 31st October 2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper@Cult Labs

Got to have been the late seventies/early eighties.

I wasn't born until the late Seventies, which probably explains why I can't remember those double bills. But I do remember those BBC screenings of Horror films, that were presented by Dr Terror. Now these were a lot of fun. Dr terror had the same make-up job as the lead character from the film Funnyman, which featured Christopher Lee. A British film from the 90's, which I would like to see again sometime. It wasn't brilliant, but it was a very watchable film I remember. But they should bring back that whole Dr Terror presents thing, as it was a lot of fun...

the blob · #38 31st October 2010, 04:20 PM

Yeah.. must have been then. Sometimes they'd have a series of sci-fi doubles as well. Some real gems in those double bills. Glad my mum used to let me stay up.