Hammer House of Horror Tv Series
Hammer Films is best known for its Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid 1950's right up to its last film, To the Devil a Daughter, in 1976. During its most productive period, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide success. In the early 1980's it made its foray into television, producing the Hammer House of Horror.
The Hammer House of Horror series ran for 13 episodes, with each episode having an approximate running time of fifty minutes. Unlike the original Hammer films, the Hammer House of Horror was set in the present day and merged commonplace situations and characters with a malevolent aspect. Another break with the original Gothic horror films was that all the episodes, except for one, had a downbeat ending, with evil often triumphing.
The series attracted some famous names in its line-up. Notable names include, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors, Brian Cox, Denholm Elliot and Suzanne Danielle.
The series was released in DVD format in 2004 with the following running order.
Hammer House of Horror DVDS
Disc 1: The House that Bled to Death, The Silent Scream, The Two Faces Of Evil
Disc 2: The Mark of Satan, Witching Time, Visitor from the Grave
Disc 3: Rude Awakening, Charlie Boy, Children of the Full Moon
Disc 4: The Thirteenth Reunion, The Carpathian Eagle, Guardian of the Abyss, Growing Pains
After the success of the Hammer House of Horror, another tv series was commissioned called The Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense. It also ran for 13 episodes and was aimed at the U.S. market.
Also see classic Hammer Horror Films
Another classic tv series of the 1980's Tales of the Unexpected Episode Guide