HCF Reviews
ISLAND OF TERROR [1966]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY REGION A, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME: 89 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera On the remote Petrie’s Island off the east coast of Ireland, farmer Ian Bellows goes missing and […]
Actors: Peter Cushing
HCF Reviews
HORROR EXPRESS [1972]: On Blu-ray 11th February
Spain AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 11th February, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 84 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1906, renowned anthropologist Alexander Saxton finds the frozen remains of a creature half […]
Action
DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #123: SHATTER [1974]
AKA THEY CALL HIM MR SHATTER UK/Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON DVD [Italy Region 2/USA Region 1] RUNNING TIME: 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Shatter is a hitman contracted to […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #122: THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES [1974]
AKA THE SEVEN BROTHERS MEET DRACULA UK/ Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 110 mins [Hong Kong version], 89 mins, 72 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Transylvania 1804: a […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #121: THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA [1973]
AKA COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VAMPIRE BRIDE UK AVAILABLE ON DVD [only public domain releases] RUNNING TIME: 88 mins/ 81 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A Secret Service agent escapes […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #120: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL [1974]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic When Simon Helder, a young doctor and an admirer of the work of Baron Victor Frankenstein, […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #116: DRACULA A.D.1972 [1972]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In 1872, Count Dracula and Lawrence Van Helsing do battle and kill each other, but one of Dracula’s […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #113: FEAR IN THE NIGHT [1972]: On Doubleplay Now
UK AVAILABLE ON DOUBLEPLAY BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from STUDIO CANAL RUNNING TIME: 94 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Young caregiver Peggy, who’s just been discharged as a psychiatric patient […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #108: TWINS OF EVIL [1971]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 87 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Maria and Frieda, recently orphaned identical twin teenage girls, move from Venice to Karnstein in Central […]
Cult TV
HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR (1980) Review
We’re all familiar with the output of Hammer in the form of the countless horror movies they pumped out during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, of which our writer Dr Lenera has been working his […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #97: THE VAMPIRE LOVERS [1970]
UK AVAILBLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 91 mins/ 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 1794, Austria. Following the death of his sister, Baron Joaqcum von Hartog vows to destroy the […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #93: FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED [1969]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 101 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Baron Victor Frankenstein obtains a brain for his next experiment, but he’s surprised by a thief when he returns […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #83: FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN [1967]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 92 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic As a boy, Hans Werner witnesses his father’s hanging for murder. Years later, he’s working as […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #72: SHE [1965]
UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 106 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Professor Holly, his valet Job and young Leo Vincey have just received honourable discharges from the British Army […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #68: THE GORGON [1964]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 83 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic In the town of Vandorf in 1910, Sascha Cass flees her boyfriend Bruno Heitz after […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #66: THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN [1964]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The experiments of Baron Frankenstein and his assistant Hans at a watermill are disrupted by a […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #57: CAPTAIN CLEGG [1962]
AKA NIGHT CREATURES UK ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 82 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 1776: a ‘mullato’ [somewhat derogatory term for a person with both ‘black’ and […]
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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #55: CASH ON DEMAND [1961]
UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 88 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic The staff of a city bank arrive early morning to open up. The manager Mr. Fordyce, […]