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THE DEVIL-SHIP PIRATES [1964]: On Blu-ray Now

June 17, 2021 Dr Lenera 0

UK ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from NETWORK DISTRIBUTING  RUNNING TIME: 86 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera   A pirate ship, fighting in 1588 on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers extensive damage, and Captain Robeles, […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #113: FEAR IN THE NIGHT [1972]: On Doubleplay Now

January 17, 2018 Dr Lenera 0

  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 #99: THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN [1970]: On Doubleplay January 29th

December 14, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

A NOTE FROM THE DOC! Frequent readers of these reviews will know that this review was previously posted a while. However, along with Scars Of Dracula I’m reposting it now with some amendments and additions […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #96: CRESCENDO [1970]

August 24, 2017 Dr Lenera 2

  UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 85 mins/ 83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic     American music student Susan Roberts is in France to do research for her […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #88: THE ANNIVERSARY [1968]

May 31, 2017 Dr Lenera 0

    UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   One-eyed Mrs. Taggart’s husband, a successful building contractor, has been dead for ten years. Joining her for […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #76: DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS [1966] [DOC’S DRACULA WEEK, FILM 5]

December 2, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

  UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 90 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   Transylvania, ten years after Dr. Van Helsing killed Count Dracula. Father Sandor prevents the staking of […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #75: THE NANNY [1965]

November 21, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

    UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 91 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic SPOILERS!   Nanny has been with the Fane family for many years. She cared for Virginia and her […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #74: HYSTERIA [1965]

November 11, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

  UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 85 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   An American, who has been given the name of Chris Smith, wakes up in an English […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #67: THE DEVIL-SHIP PIRATES [1964]

August 23, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

  UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   A pirate ship, fighting in 1588 on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers extensive damage, and Captain […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #65: NIGHTMARE [1964]

August 2, 2016 Dr Lenera 1

  UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 83 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   Young Janet’s mother was committed to an asylum when the child was just 14 after stabbing her husband […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #61: MANIAC [1963]

June 21, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

  UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 86 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   San Jerome in France’s Camargue region. A young woman is snatched from the road by a […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #59: PARANOIAC [1963]

May 1, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

  UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘B’] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 80 min REVIEWED BY:Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic     The wealthy Ashby family has been damaged by the death of Mr. and Mrs. […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #56: THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER [1962]

April 3, 2016 Dr Lenera 1

  UK AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD RUNNING TIME: 87 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   Jonathon Standing is sent to a penal colony by his own father for his adulterous affair […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #52: TASTE OF FEAR [1961]

March 4, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

  AKA SCREAM OF FEAR UK AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 81 min REVIEWED BY:Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   Wheelchair-bound heiress and neurotic Penny Appelby arrives at the Cote D’Azur. She’s come to live […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #51: THE TERROR OF THE TONGS [1961]

February 21, 2016 Dr Lenera 0

  UK AVAILABLE ON REGION ‘1’ DVD RUNNING TIME: 78 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   A sect of the ruthless Red Dragon Tong society controls the area in and around Hong […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #47: THE BRIDES OF DRACULA [1960]

December 6, 2015 Dr Lenera 1

  UK AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY RUNNING TIME: 85 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   Schoolteacher Marianne Danielle, en route to take up a position in Transylvania, is abandoned at a […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #42: THE MUMMY [1959]

October 15, 2015 Dr Lenera 0

UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 86 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   In Egypt in 1895, archaeologists John Banning, his father Stephen and his uncle Joseph Whemple find the […]

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DOC’S JOURNEY INTO HAMMER FILMS #40: THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH [1959]: on Blu-ray 21st September

September 6, 2015 Dr Lenera 0

  UK ON BLU-RAY: 21st September, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 83 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic   Paris 1890. Someone kills and mutilates an old man at night. Meanwhile Georges Bonnet, […]

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