Probably second only to Universal in presenting a classic horror film output of great quantity Hammer films brought style color and buxom women to the horror genre in their films during their classic era. Sporting such stalwarts as Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee for many of their films, they remain a staple of classic horror to this day. The posters from their films were sometimes just as stylish and are well-worth taking a look at. Here is a gallery of their wares.
Starting of with:
SPACEWAYS(1953)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/spaceways-movie-poster-1953-1020496227.jpg)
THE FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE(1954)
(http://www.fourcolorcomics.com/sc/2077320?height=-1)
THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT(1955) aka The Creeping Unknown
(http://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ce51ce689da5d525fb8b39ef7a3e19f4-e1430042221826.jpg)
X-The Unknown(1956)
(http://projectdeadpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/x-the-unknown-1956.jpg)
CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN(1957)
(http://www.pulpcurry.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/The-Curse-of-Frankenstein-1957-poster.jpg)
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN(1957)
(http://vintage45.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/the-abominable-snowman-1957.jpg)
QUATERMASS II(1957) aka Enemy From Space
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3175/2689340271_4e14babdf5_z.jpg?zz=1)
HORROR OF DRACULA(1958)
(http://images1.fanpop.com/images/photos/2500000/The-Horror-Of-Dracula-christopher-lee-2524063-1024-768.jpg)
THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN(1958)
(http://trailersfromhell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/THE-REVENGE-OF-FRANKENSTEIN-landscape.jpg)
HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES(1959)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0RKkRqoFSoE/UZ6dZ_QygxI/AAAAAAAAHE4/HhzmDZJ-7Dc/s1600/hound_of_the_baskervilles.jpeg)
THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH(1959)
(https://monstermoviekid.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/mwccd-poster.jpg)
THE MUMMY(1959)
(http://www.britposters.com/wishimages/mummy.JPG)
THE STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY(1959)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pSV-E01VMKY/S_Fa4B7HzmI/AAAAAAAAAt0/eilZg3X1Tco/s1600/stranglersposter.jpg)
NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER(1960)
(http://www.oldrarefilms.com/ekmps/shops/stewartsoftware/images/never-take-sweets-from-a-stranger-1960-dvd-gwen-watford-patrick-allen-445-p.jpg)
TWO FACES OF DR.JEKYLL(1960)
(https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/shulibrary/files/2014/03/two-faces-of-dr-jekyll-27483_1.jpg)
BRIDES OF DRACULA(1960)
(http://www.classic-monsters.com/wp-content/gallery/the-brides-of-dracula-hammer-1960/Brides-of-Dracula-The-06.jpg)
TERROR OF THE TONGS(1960)
(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/6c/a3/70/6ca3705e1b7e3de6c795dfd821cc4af5.jpg)
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF(1961)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YdGI3V36Rqk/U2wEVXEK-AI/AAAAAAAAAwA/1_IN22KWbwg/s1600/the-curse-of-the-werewolf.jpg)
SHADOW OF THE CAT(1961)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/the-shadow-of-the-cat-movie-poster-1961-1020545546.jpg)
TASTE OF FEAR(1961)aka Scream Of Fear
(http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/Scream-of-Fear-Poster.jpg)
THE DAMNED(1961) aka These Are the Damned
(http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/These-Are-the-Damned-Poster.jpg)
CAPTAIN CLEGG(1962)aka Night Creatures
(https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/tumblr_m4g40a5ohq1qf83cro1_500.jpg)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA(1962)
(http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uploads/post-379750-0-47713500-1396305277.jpg)
THE OLD DARK HOUSE(1963)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/THE-OLD-DARK-HOUSE-1963.jpg)
PARANOIAC(1963)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WkKZJVG5wTk/TRHN-qcnkAI/AAAAAAAC1io/Abwgi3id5SU/s1600/paranoiac.jpg)
MANIAC(1963)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/maniac-movie-poster-1963-1020484793.jpg)
KISS OF THE VAMPIRE(1963)
(https://thetelltalemind.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/kiss_of_vampire_poster_06.jpg)
EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN(1964)
(https://mindreels.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/evil_of_frankenstein_poster_03.jpg)
NIGHTMARE(1964)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/horror/NIGHTMARE-1964.jpg)
THE GORGON(1964)
(http://thetelltalemind.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/gorgon_poster_02.jpg)
CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB(1964)
(http://www.giantjapaneserobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/curse_of_mummys_tomb.jpg)
THE NANNY(1965)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OmvqyToOKSw/TiGxTvrGBBI/AAAAAAAAPtc/ODyXdHBm69s/s1600/thenanny1965postermpdbs.jpg)
SHE(1965)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7425/10861845826_388e7043c3_b.jpg)
HYSTERIA(1965)
(http://setentacien.com/images/posters/1965/hysteria/525x/13774-hysteria.jpg)
FANATIC(1965)aka Die Die My Darling!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RRTt2aPAKU/T3eJyvKOHPI/AAAAAAAAHFs/FbvICDesU54/s1600/Die-Die-My-Darling-Poster-2.jpg)
DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS(1966)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8gma-kz1NXg/TxxDpW9n6XI/AAAAAAABEFk/mKqOsnDBDe8/s1600/dracula_prince_of_darkness_xlg.jpg)
PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES(1966)
(https://frightenbrighton.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/plague_of_zombies_poster-very-cool.jpg)
RASPUTIN THE MAD MONK(1966)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/RASPUTIN-THE-MAD-MONK.jpg)
THE REPTILE(1966)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0UmIZixSB54/VVfkcY-ZHuI/AAAAAAAAdwc/wMG9mDzVTLk/s1600/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzreptile_poster_02.jpg)
ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.(1966)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pHyNIcEkADM/UbiWG3B80mI/AAAAAAAAB7o/Kh3vy8CZDn8/s1600/1mill.jpg)
SLAVE GIRLS(1966) aka Prehistoric Women
(http://www.midnightonly.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/slave-girls-poster1.jpg)
THE WITCHES(1966)
(http://blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1966_Devils-Own_01.jpg)
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN(1967)
(http://monstermoviekid.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/frankenstein-created-woman-landscape.jpg)
THE MUMMY'S SHROUD(1967)
(http://www.midnightonly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Mummys-Shroud-poster.jpg)
THE VENGEANCE OF SHE(1967)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/posters-v/vengeance_of_she_poster_01.jpg)
QUATERMASS AND THE PIT(1967) aka Five Million Years To Earth
(http://images1.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Quatermass-and-The-Pit-hammer-horror-films-830962_671_501.jpg)
THE ANNIVERSARY(1968)
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/5d/8b/7f/5d8b7f1a2ecc41d485018cda0c880b51.jpg)
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE(1968)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rQnejzuM1-I/T7QefeJGm_I/AAAAAAAAAjo/yZT5trGmtho/s1600/dracula-has-risen-from-the-grave.jpg)
THE LOST CONTINENT(1968)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gZEKCBxNWlY/TRcq0veMoII/AAAAAAAACXQ/_yIi9Mk1NaU/s1600/lost%2Bcontinent.jpg)
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT(1968) aka The Devil's Bride
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y894br6nkMM/UWsIFU7cFPI/AAAAAAAADZg/wrsftxm_8yM/s1600/The+Devil+Rides+Out+Poster.jpg)
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED(1969)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/FRANKENSTEIN-MUST-BE-DESTROYED-landscape.jpg)
MOON ZERO TWO(1969)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dCG8wmR1s1Y/TzBP0z28qtI/AAAAAAAAA88/7hksCMQx0do/s1600/moon+zero+two+poster+2.jpg)
TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA(1969)
(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/fa/27/e1/fa27e1b57eebd31075dae2a4590dd7f5.jpg)
CRESCENDO(1969)
(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/00/35/4d/00354dc597797cb02779d2f4b5d502ae.jpg)
WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH(1970)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8496665413_0cf62ea6c7_z.jpg)
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS(1970)
(https://badmoviemarathon.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/the-vampire-lovers.jpg)
COUNTESS DRACULA(1970)
(http://momo-rex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/entry-image_430-2.jpg)
HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN(1970)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o3y7HpOHug8/THRB8LwlETI/AAAAAAAACUQ/jEuiyhNjrks/s1600/horror+of+frankenstein.jpg)
SCARS OF DRACULA(1970)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/scars-of-dracula-movie-poster-1970-1020463812.jpg)
CREATURES THE WORLD FORGOT(1971)
(http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--2bQQPuqx--/18dy94z45k0o2jpg.jpg)
LUST FOR A VAMPIRE(1971)
(http://eu.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/88/MPW-44107)
BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB(1971)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3HyPzXrY_0g/T0IBCKMVwiI/AAAAAAAAD0s/E7zvEGb-tpQ/s1600/bloodfromthemummystomb8.jpg)
DR.JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE(1971)
(http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Dr-Jekyll-and-Sister-Hyde-Poster.jpg)
HANDS OF THE RIPPER(1971)
(https://lastroadreviews.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/20130713-020750.jpg)
TWINS OF EVIL(1971)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/twins-of-evil-movie-poster-1972-1020232611.jpg)
FEAR IN THE NIGHT(1972)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/FEAR-IN-THE-NIGHT.jpg)
Straight On Til Morning(1972)
(http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/109/MPW-54948)
VAMPIRE CIRCUS(1972)
(http://goregirl.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/vampire-circus17.jpg)
DRACULA AD 1972(1972)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2QU7bG_khCo/VOOfdb43GqI/AAAAAAAACi0/NyQHn50pP6E/s1600/dracula1.jpg)
DEMONS OF THE MIND(1972)
(http://www.winkworth.us/history/poly/demons_mind1.gif)
CAPTAIN KRONOS-VAMPIRE HUNTER(1973)
(http://basementrejects.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/captain-kronos-vampire-hunter-1974-movie-poster-hammer-horror-review.jpg)
FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL(1973)
(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/59/3b/88/593b8817fc605fe97ce5aebb6e2e2d45.jpg)
THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA(1973)
(https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/srod-01.jpg)
LEGEND OF THE SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES(1974)
(http://anythinghorror.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/legend-7-vampires.jpg)
TO THE DEVIL..A DAUGHTER(1976)
(http://goremaster.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/to_the_devil_a_daughter.jpg)
Having seen many of these films for which there are representative posters, all I can say is that many of the posters do not do justice to the "goodness" represented by these films.
Quote from: BoyScoutKevin on October 09, 2016, 02:34:14 PM
Having seen many of these films for which there are representative posters, all I can say is that many of the posters do not do justice to the "goodness" represented by these films.
I'd say that this is certainly a fair assessment. :smile:
Here's a VERY early Hammer film-the MYSTERY OF THE MARIE CELESTE (1935) aka the PHANTOM SHIP
Yes-before Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing-there was Bela Lugosi in a Hammer film!
(https://i.imgur.com/fs4uYUW.jpg) (https://lunapic.com)
Quote from: RCMerchant on November 13, 2017, 06:39:04 PM
Here's a VERY early Hammer film-the MYSTERY OF THE MARIE CELESTE (1935) aka the PHANTOM SHIP
Yes-before Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing-there was Bela Lugosi in a Hammer film!
(https://i.imgur.com/fs4uYUW.jpg) (https://lunapic.com)
This is a very underrated film for those who havent seen it before. Of course, Lugosi's presence certainly helps..