TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maxford,Howard
TI  - Hammer, house of horror: behind the screams 
SN  - 9780713477689 (pbk.) :
U1  - 791.430941 20
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London
PB  - Batsford
KW  - Hammer Film Productions
KW  - Motion picture industry
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - Horror films
KW  - Production and direction
KW  - Performing Arts
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Films, cinema
KW  - thema
KW  - Reference works
KW  - Social & cultural history
N1  - Includes index
N2  - This is a chronological film by film history of the Hammer Films studio, from its beginnings in the 1930s to the renowned horror cycle of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. It also includes coverage of many rare and obscure early productions; In its heyday during the Fifties, Sixties and early Seventies, Hammer Films produced a legacy of horror films such as "Dracula", "The Curse of Frankenstein" and "The Quatermass Experiment", featuring stars who included Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Bette Davis, Ursula Andress, Raquel Welch, Stephanie Beacham and Julie Ege. This book provides a chronological, film-by-film history of the studio, from its obscure beginnings in the 1930s to its decline and virtual disappearance five decades later. It includes coverage of the pre-horror, science-fiction films of the 1950s, and post-horror comedy of the 1980s, with complete credits for all Hammer films
ER  -