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ISBN: 1803365145

ISBN13: 9781803365145

The Hammer Story

Name: Excellent Overview
Item: The Hammer Story
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By Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes

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Book Overview

The revised and updated only authorised history of Hammer Films, the company, its leading figures, and a film-by-film analysis of the studio's entire output up to 2023's Doctor Jekyll.
Now with new imagery throughout and continuing the story as Hammer came back from the dead in 2007 and began producing new horror films for a modern audience.

Nearly seventy years ago, Hammer Films released their very first horror movie, The Quatermass Xperiment. The now-legendary British company went on to make such classics as The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula (and their many sequels), making international stars out of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, changing the face of horror cinema, and inspiring a generation of Hollywood filmmakers, including the likes of George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton. Featuring a design refresh, this new version of The Hammer Story will include 32 additional pages and continue the story of Hammer Films as they came back from the dead in 2007 and began producing new horror films for a modern audience.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1803365145

ISBN13:9781803365145

Release Date:September 2025

Publisher:Titan Books (UK)

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

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Rated 5 stars
Excellent Overview

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 18, 2009

I am not normally a fan of "coffee table" books. But, in this case, I am happy to make an exception. In this large volume, the editors essentially try to tell the story of Hammer Studios, the movie production company that went from obscurity to legend in the genre of horror and suspense. It is, as other reviews quite correctly point out, not complete, so it cannot be called a full history. But, I still give it five stars...

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Rated 4 stars
Stylish Yet Incomplete Survey of Hammer

By Thriftbooks.com User, July 21, 2008

First off, Titan Books should be commended for producing a very attractive, informative volume with lots of great photos concerning the history of Hammer Studios. The key films are discussed in depth, usually with two pages devoted to behind-the-scenes info regarding all your favorites. My one quibble would be with what the book isn't -- this is not a comprehensive survey of Hammer's entire output. The b & w thrillers are...

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Rated 5 stars
Long, Live Hammer Films

By Thriftbooks.com User, June 27, 2008

This book has everything you would want to know about Hammer Studios, great artwork, wonderful summaries and much more.

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Rated 5 stars
Greatness on every page

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 13, 2007

I am a Hammer Film fan who actually watched all the horror and sci-fi movies they put out originally...This book is a must have for Hammer Fans..I have most of their catalog of older movies too..this book talks at length about then and has some great photos i had never seen.Buy It Now!

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Rated 4 stars
The first Color Horror classics

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 3, 2007

It's hard to believe that 50 years ago the small English film studio Hammer began the reincarnation of classic horror. It's even more odd that the studio which transformed horror and paved the way for more modern films rarely gets credit for saving and transforming the genre. Ask most horror fans today what Hammer studios was and you'll likely get a blank stare if they even look up from the 18th incarnation of SAW or another...

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