Tag Archives: Madeline Smith
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Each time I watch Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) – the final entry in Hammer’s Frankenstein films – there’s a twitching part of me that wants to leap out and declare this my favorite of the series. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, David Prowse, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Madeline Smith, Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Terence Fisher
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Theatre of Blood (1973)
By the 1970’s, Vincent Price had moved on from Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe pictures to British horror films that leaned toward the camp. The new pattern was firmly established by The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Robert Fuest’s dazzling and bizarre … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Diana Rigg, hobo, horror, Ian Hendry, Madeline Smith, Shakespeare, Slasher, Vincent Price
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The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Since 1957’s The Curse of Frankenstein, Hammer Films became associated with pushing the envelope of sex and violence, and initiated a long series of skirmishes with the moralistic British Board of Film Classification that would last until the studio ceased … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Hammer, horror, Ingrid Pitt, Madeline Smith, Peter Cushing, sexploitation, Vampire
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