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A perfectly midrange Hammer adventure film. My ★★★ review of She (1965) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/9cNO4P #She #Hammer #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★★ review of She (1965)Man, Hammer did like casting Christopher Lee as an Egyptian, didn’t they? That criticism aside (it was a different time, though it’s still weird to see in 2025), She is a perfectly serviceable film in the Hammer repertoire. The studio may be primarily known for its horror but it delved into adventure and other genres from time to time as well, this being a notable example. While it’s not a Hammer horror film, She shares a lot of DNA with the studio’s most famous films. Perhaps most notable is its use of Lee and Peter Cushing, with the latter having
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13) Good weekend for Irish throwers in #Cyprus headlined by Nicola Tuthill’s
in the U23 #Hammer at the European Throwing Cup. In other U23 action, Anna Gavigan came up 
in the #Discus and Oisín Joyce Bronze in the #Javelin
The Irish youth movement in the throws is strong!
The Irish Times · Ireland’s Nicola Tuthill wins under-23 hammer gold at European Throwing Cup
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A single #HAMMER impactor (9-meter-tall, 8.8-ton) could deflect an object 
90 meters in diameter 
by around 1.4 Earth radii with 10 years of lead time – from the time of launch to anticipated Earth impact. If limited to #telescopic 
observations, it’s possible that researchers may not be 100 percent certain of an #impact until less than a year before collision 
. https://www.llnl.gov/article/44186/scientists-design-conceptual-asteroid-deflector-and-evaluate-it-against-massive-potential
Ghost of the Hammerhead
A ghostly figure with a large hammer looms in a moonlit cemetery surrounded by ruins and gravestones, creating an eerie gothic atmosphere.
Ghost of the Hammerhead
A ghostly figure with a hammer in a dark, eerie cemetery setting under a night sky.
Ghost of the Hammerhead
A spectral figure wielding a hammer hovers over a cemetery amidst gothic ruins, evoking a haunting atmosphere.
Ghost of the Hammerhead
A ghostly figure wields a massive hammer in a dark, eerie graveyard with a gothic atmosphere.
Ghost of the Hammerhead
A ghostly figure with a large hammer floats over a cemetery under a full moon, creating a haunting and eerie atmosphere.
I will die on the hill that, with all due respect to Basil Rathbone & Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Cushing is the greatest Sherlock Holmes of all-time. My ★★★★ review of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8TVHvT #SherlockHolmes #Hammer #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★★★ review of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)Hammer may be known mostly for their horror, but they also produced a number of fine films in other genres. It’s hard to deny that there is some of the studio’s horror inclinations creeping into The Hound of the Baskervilles, which is entirely unsurprising considering you have the director, lead stars, cinematographer, and composer of both The Horror of Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein here. All that said, despite some obvious deviations from the novel this adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story does avoid the overt gothic horror of those other two films and leans on its mystery and
I'll just say it's good that they moved away from the 1800s after this one, because that well was clearly bone dry at this point. My ★★½ review of Scars of Dracula (1970) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8RpJ6z #Dracula #Hammer #Horror #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★½ review of Scars of Dracula (1970)After the fun of Taste the Blood of Dracula, the Hammer Dracula franchise drops to a new low at this point with Scars of Dracula. Poor Roy Ward Baker had a Herculean task in front of him in making something good out of this humdrum, lazy script in which Anthony Hinds couldn’t be bothered to find a new way to resurrect the titular vampire and just said, “I know, a bat bleeds onto his remains! Good enough, let’s move on.” Scars does away with any real connection to the previous films, other than Christopher Lee’s casting of course. Lee at
I'm always down for a Dracula revenge tale, even if Christopher Lee basically just counts for his dialogue. My ★★★½ review of Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8QWTcJ #Dracula #Hammer #Horror #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★★½ review of Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)There’s a point in the Hammer Dracula films where it became clear that the studio was out of ways to exploit the “Dracula terrorizes Transylvania” storyline and were looking outside the box for new ways to bring the vampire to the screen. Taste the Blood of Dracula largely seems to be the turning point for that. Anthony Hinds’ script for this fifth entry builds itself around the Count’s resurrection and revenge for the death of the servant who brought him back, basically flipping the script to where Dracula is the one (sort of) wronged. It's an interesting twist in the
Christopher Lee is back! And once he is (halfway through the film), all is well. My ★★★½ review of Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8ODX6z #Dracula #Hammer #Horror #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★★½ review of Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)After being absent from Brides of Dracula, Christopher Lee returns to much relief in Dracula: Prince of Darkness. And look, when Terence Fisher is working with one of Hammer’s iconic stars you at least have a good shot at something solid. In many ways, this third film in the Hammer Dracula series is quintessential for the studio: the gothic setting, the dramatic James Bernard score, the impossibly bright red blood and the sensual vibes of evil. All of those elements give Prince of Darkness a familiar and comforting feel that makes this easy to enjoy. It also makes some strange
It's not bad, but when your Brides of Dracula movie has neither Dracula nor his brides then you're fighting an uphill battle. My ★★★ review of The Brides of Dracula (1960) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8NcHwD #BridesOfDracula #Dracula #Hammer #Horror #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★★ review of The Brides of Dracula (1960)I love the vibe of Brides of Dracula. What the film lacks in Christopher Lee’s swagger and vampire BDE from The Horror of Dracula, it makes up for in sensuality and dreamlike gothic mood. Peter Cushing is back as Van Helsing, the charming and caring pseudo-action hero at the center of the franchise, and he’s always a delight. Add in Yvonne Montaur as our schoolteacher-in-peril Marianne, and Andrée Melly as a vampire bride-to-be and you have a trio of strong performances, plus a smattering of good supporting bits. It’s all almost enough to make up for the way the script
Not one of Nigel Kneale's best-written films, but eminently watchable thanks to the cast and scenery. My ★★★ review of The Abominable Snowman (1957) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8MUXEd #AbominableSnowman #Hammer #Horror #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★★ review of The Abominable Snowman (1957)I respect The Abominable Snowman for trying to be more than its title suggests. But then, I would expect nothing less from Nigel Kneale, the man behind Quatermass. Kneale reunites with Val Guest to adapt his own teleplay for this film, which like Quatermass has bigger ideas behind it than monsters and thrills. While the hook is the hunt by Peter Cushing’s Dr. Rollason and Forrest Tucker’s John Friend for the titular monster, that’s just to lure us into Kneale’s high ideas about mankind’s place in the world. Kneale is writing intelligent stuff to be sure, and with a cast
After a couple of lesser efforts, it's nice to see that Hammer's Frankenstein films ended on a high note. My ★★★½ review of Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8MwH8R #Frankenstein #Hammer #Horror #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★★½ review of Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)The Hammer Frankenstein films never hit the same height that they launched with in The Curse of Frankenstein, but they otherwise end on a high with the curiously-named Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell. Peter Cushing and Terence Fisher reunite for one last hurrah that presents us with an older Victor Frankenstein, played with typical excellence by Cushing. This time Victor is in hiding at an asylum, and he gets a new assistant in Shane Briant’s Dr. Helder. Helder matches up well with Cushing; the two actors play off each other quite well and Anthony Hinds’ script plays into the
Every time Hammer makes a Frankenstein film without Terence Fisher, the expectations are low. My ★★½ review of The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8MtWbF #Frankenstein #HorrorOfFrankenstein #Hammer #Horror #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★½ review of The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)The first time Hammer tried to make a Frankenstein film without Terence Fisher was The Evil of Frankenstein, which has proven to be the worst of the series. The second time, The Horror of Frankenstein, is a little bit better but still finds itself lacking. Hammer writer Jimmy Sangster is back, this time to write and direct a new take on the story told in Curse of Frankenstein. While Sangster isn’t bad behind the camera here, Fisher’s style is missing. Horror casts Ralph Bates in the titular role instead of Peter Cushing, and Bates is fine in this very different
Hammer was low on ideas at this point. Also, I didn't need Frankenstein to randomly become a rapist, thanks. My ★★½ review of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8Lfkfn #Frankenstein #Hammer #Horror #FrankensteinMustBeDestroyed #Letterboxd
boxd.itA ★★½ review of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)There is a big, glaring flaw in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed that stands out among all the others, but even without it this is not the most engaging of the Hammer Frankensteins. I’ll always watch Peter Cushing as the mad scientist, and he is enjoyable as always here – especially since he’s back to being a callous shit. Watching him casually tear down the other men in the boarding house he’s staying at is a delight, the kind of thing that Cushing just excels at. But outside of the performances of Cushing and Veronica Carlson as Anna, this entry is