Hammer changed as the years went on. It's difficult to recommend one film over another because of this. As cinema changed Hammer tried to adapt and we went from lush Gothic horror melodrama with films like Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein and The Mummy to more exploitative films with added sex, nudity and stronger gore.
So a recommendation of a personal fave such as Twins of Evil may be less representative of Hammer than first thought with it's lesbian vampires and beheadings.
I'd say go with Curse of Frankenstein - their first Gothic horror - then try The Mummy, Revenge of Frankenstein, Hound of the Baskervilles and see what you think.
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