Hammer Horror Series (Brides of Dracula / Curse of the Werewolf / Phantom of the Opera (1962) / Paranoiac / Kiss of the Vampire / Nightmare / Night Creatures / Evil of Frankenstein) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Don Sharp, Freddie Francis, Peter Graham Scott, Terence Fisher
Actors: Clifford Evans, Edward De Souza, Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Herbert Lom
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  100 reviews
Sales Rank: 5427
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 682
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: 28333
ISBN: 1417059052
UPC: 025192833328
EAN: 9781417059058
ASIN: B0009X770O
Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 1963
Release Date: September 6, 2005
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Product Description
Hammer Films one of the most celebrated horror studios in the history of cinema presents 8 classic horror films in one collection. From Dracula to Frankenstein werewolves to phantoms the Hammer Horror Series showcases some of the most terrifying monsters in the history of cinema and features legendary performances by Peter Cushing Oliver Reed and Janette Scott.System Requirements:Running Time 86 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 025192833328 Manufacturer No: 28333
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 A nice set for the price January 2, 2009
For the price of a movie ticket, here is a week's worth of entertainment. This Hammer horror collection features eight very different movies, ranging from the mediocre (Brides of Dracula) to excellent (Paranoiac). Despite the title, Night Creatures is not a horror but a historical adventure/suspense film. Unlike a few other reviewers, I haven't had any problems playing the discs.
 Defective disk December 27, 2008
Like MANY other people, when I tried watching Evil of Frankenstein, the disk froze up repeatedly and was unwatchable. Looked like a good movie too, judging from the first 5 minutes I was able to see.
 A Hammer Gem December 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fete of Death
I had never heard of "Nightmare" till I rented it, and now, having seen it, I don't know why I never came across it. It's an undiscovered gem by Hammer Studios.
Juiced up by director Freddie Francis with eerie, foreboding scenes in a house full of noirish black-and-white looming shadows and imminent menace, "Nightmare" seems more or less predictable at first, like it might be over halfway through, but in reality the best is yet to come. What in the world is going on here? Who is setting up whom? The plot, as adeptly crafted by Hammer stalwart Jimmie Sangster, has more twists and turns in it than does Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills, and keeps you guessing till the very end. Where has this minor, unheard-of classic been all of my life? Why did it never get exposure on TV? Don't miss this one if you relish an intriguing story and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
--Bryan Cassiday, author of "Fete of Death"
A Rather Mixed Bag November 22, 2008
Ok, yes I am a big horror movie fan and I was excited about this set. I have not seen all the movies yet. First, they all LOOK fantastic, whatever they did to restore them - Mazel tov! Beautiful pictures, the lurid "Brides of Dracula" especially. I must admit I fell asleep watching some of these, I guess I've just used to more 'active' camera work or something. They are certainly all earnestly done, but the scripts seem to be rather weak often.
The "Phantom" version is really not very good at all, story is greatly changed from Leroux's original, feels like they're doing all they can to avoid copyright infringement.
"Paranoiac" is upsetting and intense, and a big surprise - really enjoyable.
"Kiss of the Vampire" gets a bit silly at the end, but is an entertaining journey.
"Curse of the Werewolf" gets howling good work from Oliver Reed, mad and intense, but most of the time the film just wanders about being a bit dull.
"Evil of Frankenstein" has put me to sleep three times, and I'm STILL not through it! "Nightmare" and "Night Creatures" have yet to make it to the screen.
All in all, for the $16 I paid for it, a steal, and there is a lot to enjoy here.
But in all fairness, it is hardly a collection of "masterpieces."
BRIDES OF DRACULA November 2, 2008
Hammer Horror Series (Brides of Dracula / Curse of the Werewolf / Phantom of the Opera (1962) / Paranoiac / Kiss of the Vampire / Nightmare / Night Creatures / Evil of Frankenstein)
Terence Fisher directed this film. Peter Cushing gave another marvellous performance as the vampire hunter, Van Helsing. David peel plays, Baron Meinster, whose mother, keeps him chained in the castle, and lures young girls there to satisfy his lust for blood. A young girl, becomes a guest at the castle, when she is stranded, at the local inn. Feeling sorry for the young Baron, the girl frees him. The Baron follows the girl back to her school and while 'courting' her, spreads vampirism, all too liberally, among her school friends. The Baroness becomes a vampire as a result of an attack by her son, and one of the finest moments of horror in the film is, when nervous as a school-girl on her first date, the Baroness removes her veil to show Van Helsing, her hideous vampire-fangs. Van Helsing himself, for a terrifying instant becomes infested with the taint of a vampire after the Baron attacks him. Cushing, superbly conveys the agony of a man suffering not-only the physical, but also, the spiritual pains of the damned, as he burns the vampire's bite, from his flesh, with a white-hot, poker. This IS a scene, which still has, the power, to hold an audience, silent and horror-stricken.
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