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- catalog abstract "The story begins in the late 1940s when the little-known British film studio was struggling to survive. That all changed in 1957 with the overwhelming success of The Curse of Frankenstein and continued through the 1960s and well into the 1970s. During those years, Hammer Film Productions produced more than sixty films that transported cinema-goers from a world facing the threat of nuclear war and the demise of the planet to a dark, Gothic fantasyland peopled with vampires and virgins, madmen and mummies. While film critics might not always have responded favorably, audiences loved them. A History of Horrors traces the history of the House of Hammer in rich and highly readable detail, providing a unique perspective on the creative spirit that built the studio into one of the most successful British film companies of its time and on the changing world that brought about the studio's downfall. With the aid of many of Hammer's key players - including actors Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, and Christopher Lee; producers Anthony Hinds and Kenneth Hyman; and studio head Michael Carreras - Denis Meikle paints a compelling picture of a bygone era in filmmaking.".
- catalog contributor b9998298.
- catalog contributor b9998299.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "A History of Horrors traces the history of the House of Hammer in rich and highly readable detail, providing a unique perspective on the creative spirit that built the studio into one of the most successful British film companies of its time and on the changing world that brought about the studio's downfall. With the aid of many of Hammer's key players - including actors Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed, and Christopher Lee; producers Anthony Hinds and Kenneth Hyman; and studio head Michael Carreras - Denis Meikle paints a compelling picture of a bygone era in filmmaking.".
- catalog description "Filmography: p. [383]-400.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-402) and index.".
- catalog description "The rebirth of Frankenstein, 1947-1957 -- New blood for old, 1957-1959 -- Diminishing returns, 1960-1962 -- The house of horror, 1963-1969 -- Last rites, 1970-1979 -- After the fall -- The spirit of Hammer / Michael Carreras.".
- catalog description "The story begins in the late 1940s when the little-known British film studio was struggling to survive. That all changed in 1957 with the overwhelming success of The Curse of Frankenstein and continued through the 1960s and well into the 1970s. During those years, Hammer Film Productions produced more than sixty films that transported cinema-goers from a world facing the threat of nuclear war and the demise of the planet to a dark, Gothic fantasyland peopled with vampires and virgins, madmen and mummies. While film critics might not always have responded favorably, audiences loved them.".
- catalog extent "xv, 420 p., [36] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "History of horrors.".
- catalog identifier "0810829592 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "History of horrors.".
- catalog isPartOf "Filmmakers series ; 51".
- catalog isPartOf "Filmmakers series ; no. 51.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press,".
- catalog relation "History of horrors.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "384/.8/0941 20".
- catalog subject "Hammer Film Productions.".
- catalog subject "Horror films Great Britain History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PN1999.H3 M45 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "The rebirth of Frankenstein, 1947-1957 -- New blood for old, 1957-1959 -- Diminishing returns, 1960-1962 -- The house of horror, 1963-1969 -- Last rites, 1970-1979 -- After the fall -- The spirit of Hammer / Michael Carreras.".
- catalog title "A history of horrors : the rise and fall of the house of Hammer / Denis Meikle ; with Christopher T. Koetting, research associate.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".