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Postby jim ferguson » Oct 11th, '10, 13:43



For any fans of the Hammer Horror films, Play.com has the box set (21 discs) available for a cracking £35, a HUGE saving on the usual retail price :D
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Postby daleshrimpton » Oct 11th, '10, 13:48

Tonight at 9pm, BBC4 start a series called A History of Horror, with Mark Gatiss.. Folowing this, is Bride of Frankenstein.

I shall be glued to this since the house of Hammer, Bray Studios, is just down the road, and most of them used local places as their background.

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Postby jim ferguson » Oct 11th, '10, 13:54

Thanks Dale, I'll be watching :) . Talking about Frankenstein, there is a Universal box set there aswell, I'll have to save for that one though. Universal, Hammer and Amicus have made some of my favourite films, full of atmosphere that seems to be lacking in the modern horrors.


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    Postby Tomo » Oct 11th, '10, 15:24

    daleshrimpton wrote:Tonight at 9pm, BBC4 start a series called A History of Horror, with Mark Gatiss.. Folowing this, is Bride of Frankenstein.

    I shall be glued to this since the house of Hammer, Bray Studios, is just down the road, and most of them used local places as their background.

    I was going to post a heads up, but the Radio Times has published the review of The Inbetweeners for A History of Horror.

    Anyway, it's Mark Gattis. It'll be good.

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    Postby daleshrimpton » Oct 11th, '10, 21:10

    lon Cheney's make up kit.. good lord!!! such gold.. a priceless relic!

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    Postby jim ferguson » Oct 11th, '10, 21:19

    I was surprised they still had that, was good to see. The head he used to practice on was a surprise too, never heard of that before, although it does make sense.


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      Postby jim ferguson » Oct 11th, '10, 22:07

      Well that was rather good :D . The picture of a dead Lugosi was a bit shocking though, but otherwise it was very interesting. I wonder if Tom Lauten was watching.
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      Postby Jobasha » Oct 12th, '10, 19:38

      Really enjoyed the documentary. I was expecting just a clips compilation, but there were some really interesting interviews. Looking forward to next weeks on hammer with brides of Dracula after.

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