Hammer horror writer Jimmy Sangster dies at 83.

Hammock Rider · August 23, 2011, 05:41:42 PM

Hey guys,
I'm not sure where this belongs but I thought Good Movies was appropriate for the guy who wrote The Curse of Frankenstein and The Horror of Dracula, among others.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/movies/jimmy-sangster-writer-for-british-horror-films-dies-at-83.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

akiratubo · August 23, 2011, 10:47:46 PM

Hmm ... is Christopher Lee the last of the old time Hammer people left, now?

RCMerchant · August 24, 2011, 05:07:41 AM

Quote from: akiratubo on August 23, 2011, 10:47:46 PM
Hmm ... is Christopher Lee the last of the old time Hammer people left, now?

Hammer horror Queen BARBRA SHELLEY is still with us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW2nHng0LL8

The Burgomaster · August 24, 2011, 04:08:31 PM

I love the Cushing/Lee Hammer flicks. They don't make 'em like that anymore. RIP, Mr. Sangster.

Psycho Circus · August 24, 2011, 04:10:23 PM

RIP

Criswell · August 24, 2011, 09:15:36 PM

He sure Wrote some of the best horror films ever RIP.

Neville · August 27, 2011, 10:46:12 AM

RIP. I love his work on the earlier Frankenstein films. Turning the Doctor into the real monster and the creatures into his victims was a touch of genius.

JaseSF · August 27, 2011, 05:30:29 PM

He was a fantastic writer. Most of the films he worked on were terrific. R.I.P.

akiratubo · August 27, 2011, 10:06:05 PM

Quote from: Neville on August 27, 2011, 10:46:12 AM
RIP. I love his work on the earlier Frankenstein films. Turning the Doctor into the real monster and the creatures into his victims was a touch of genius.

Sangster's scripts for the first two Frankenstein films were excellent, especially the amazing gut-punch he delivered to the audience at the end of Revenge of Frankenstein.

He should also be given much praise for his work on X: The Unknown. Who the hell else ever thought of using radioactive mud as a monster?