Terence Fisher Films
 

Hello Hammer Hounds!

When it comes to Hammer Horror, two names instantly spring to mind, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Followed perhaps by some of the Hammer Glamour like Ursula Andress, but perhaps one of the biggest influences and names in Hammer's history is undoubtably, the late great Terence Fisher.

Director of Hammer classics including The Curse Of The Werewolf, The Mummy, The Devil Rides Out and the Frankenstein series, he's surely got to be one of the greatest British horror directors OF ALL TIME!


With his final horror movie, Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell coming to DVD/Blu-ray in just a few weeks, here's a thread to discuss this master of horror.

What where your best Fisher films? Your least favourites?

Share any pics below and post your thoughts - lets make this the ultimate tribute to a legendary British horror director!

Pick up his excellent horror film, Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell, staring Peter Cushing on DVD/Blu-ray Double Play from here. With all previously censored scenes restored and packed with extras its a must have for British Horror fans!

Why didn't you call Island of the Burning Damned by its proper title of Night of the Big Heat Kyle?

I had to look it up to find out what it was.

It's just how it was on IMDb Dem. It's one of Fisher's that I've not seen before - what it like?

I used to have it on vhs but i can't remember much about it to be honest.

It was kind of linked to Island of Terror as it was on the same label, but not as good if i recall.

Back on track...

...What a seriously fine body of work Terence Fisher has. A lot of people think Freddie Francis was the best director doing the rounds at the time, but i've always preferred Fisher.

Horror of Dracula, Revenge of Frankenstein, The Mummy and The Devil Rides Out to name but four. Puts him in the same league as Kubrick et al in my book.

Harumph. NOTBH is easily better than IOT.

Imho.

:nod:

He's one of the finest horror movie director's ever! I don't think there's one film of his I don't enjoy.

Terence Fisher is the first director that springs to mind when I think of Hammer. He didn't direct my absolute favourite Hammer film but he did direct many great ones.

His best in my opinion are BRIDES, HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE GORGON and THE DEVIL RIDES OUT but they are all such great films that I can watch and rewatch over again. (although I'm not sure I've ever seen ISLAND OF TERROR).

I've seen all those films listed and truthfully,the only one I haven't enjoyed was THE TWO FACES OF DOCTOR JEKYLL.
The Earth Dies Screaming is a perfect Sunday afternooner!

A list of the Terence Fisher films I have...

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

The Devil Rides Out

Night of the Big Heat

Frankenstein Created Woman

Island of Terror

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

The Earth Dies Screaming

The Gorgon

The Phantom of the Opera

The Curse of the Werewolf

Sword of Sherwood Forest

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

The Brides of Dracula

The Stranglers of Bombay

The Mummy

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Revenge of Frankenstein

Dracula

Spaceways

STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY is a great film, quite an unusual Hammer outing. SWORD OF SHERWOOD was ok if a little mundane. SPACEWAYS I've never heard of! :D

I have the same as Dave except Night of the Big Heat, Island of Terror and Spaceways which i have never seen.

I'm going to have to pick up the first two second hand as i don't think they are going to see the light of day again anytime soon.

The worst Fisher i've seen is Phantom of the Opera - Boring.

SPACEWAYS (1953) is a murder mystery. A rocket scientist is accused of killing his wife and her lover and sending their bodies off on an unmanned rocketship. As the ship is going to be in orbit for years, he sets out for space himself to clear his name......

Rather talkie and more earthbound than spacebound but this is an Exclusive/Hammer Film so for me gets a thumbs up.

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If i remember rightly Spaceways was released by DD Entertainment when they put out Monster From Hell along with a couple of Hammer motor racing thrillers or something on those lines.

That's right. Among the dvd's they released were two other Terence Fisher films The Four Sided Triangle and Stolen Face. I have not seen either of those yet but I believe that Stolen Face is an extra film on The Mummy Blu Ray. I must get round to getting that

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I knew there was a motor racing film directed by Fisher in the same series.