Tag Archives: Andrew Keir

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)

Posted on November 9, 2018 at 6:29 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Hammer’s Mummy series, unlike its Frankensteins and Draculas, offered no continuity between installments, which were released only sporadically. Following Terence Fisher’s The Mummy (1959), which capped a classic Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee monster trilogy that began with The Curse of Frankenstein … Continue reading →

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Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Posted on April 15, 2017 at 10:16 am by Jeff Kuykendall

One of the most admirable qualities of the science fiction scripts of the late Nigel Kneale is that their stories proceed through the scientific method, albeit leading to fantastic conclusions. They are examples of true science fiction – a rare … Continue reading →

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10 Hammer Favorites

Posted on June 26, 2016 at 9:36 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Reviewing The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) has me thinking about my favorite Hammer films, horror or otherwise. What follows is a list of the Hammer films I return to the most often and with the greatest pleasure. It’s not … Continue reading →

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