House of Horror: The Complete Hammer Films Story (Creation Cinema Collection)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1840680571 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Tracing the complete history of Hammer films, from its early origins through to its golden era of classic horror movies, House of Horror presents a comprehensive overview of Hammer's importance and influence in world cinema.. Already established as one of the most comprehensive studies of the notorious British film company: Hammer, this new, revised edition ensures that House of Horror remains both visually stimulating and a key source of up-to-date, factually correct information
Five Stars Jonathan Great Book!. "For Hammer completists only" according to Holger Haase. Stay clear of that one!This is an updated (or so they have you believe) edition of a book that was originally published in the 1970s. The first edition didn't even carry an author's name and was more or less the first book length publication about Hammer movies ever. It was effectively just a rehash of two or three sentence summaries of all the films without any real film historical info. It did have a g. "A Great Place for Newer Devotees of Hammer's Horrors" according to Matthew Mclaughlin. This is a wonderful guide through Hammer's world of monsters, and should be of particular use to the newer initiate into the Hammer Cannon, yet still manages to provide enough bits for the seasoned veteran, such as the many photos (a good amount are color) and a chapter on the movie-almost-weres. It is a light read, and doesn't contain much critical commentary other than whether or not the film was succe