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Date Posted: 22:28:38 09/02/11 Fri
Author: Tim
Subject: Re: Universal Horror vs. Hammer Horror
In reply to: Rick 's message, "Universal Horror vs. Hammer Horror" on 03:37:40 08/28/11 Sun

One early Hammer film of interest to Universal horror fans might be The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935, re-titled The Phantom Ship for American release) because its star was Bela Lugosi.

Hammer dabbled in science fiction with Four Sided Triangle and Spaceways, both from 1953. I haven't seen either of them.

Hammer really began to hit their stride in the sci-fi genre with The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) (The Creeping Unknown in the US) and X the Unknown (1956).

X the Unknown does not include the Professor Quatermass character, but is very similar in theme. The best in this vein is, as Officer Torch notes, Five Million Years to Earth (1967), originally called Quatermass and The Pit over in England.

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) was the big one that began Hammer as most fans know it, with updated color versions of the Universal classics.

Horror of Dracula (1958) (the US title, it was called Dracula when originally released in the UK) was another box office success for Hammer on both sides of the Atlantic. Over time Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee would become Hammer’s version of Karloff and Lugosi!

The Universal films of the studio's first horror wave remain my favorites over just about everything else. They are timeless tales brimming with Gothic atmosphere. But I am still a big fan of Hammer Films, which featured many fine actors in outstanding Technicolor productions.


Tim

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