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Dread Central has discovered, that perhaps the “world’s most haunted” house in the world, the Winchester House of Mystery in San Jose, CA is letting its spooky story be put to film. Hammer, a subsidiary of Exclusive Media, a company that produced THE WOMAN IN BLACK and IDES OF MARCH, is the studio set to… [Continue Reading]
Hammer, Alliance Films, and Cross Creek Pictures are joining forces on the next WOMAN IN BLACK installment, currently titled THE WOMAN IN BLACK: ANGELS OF DEATH. Director James Watkins’ humble fright flick that has gone on to become the most successful British horror film of the last 20 years. and put the legendary studio back… [Continue Reading]
Scour your basements! Crawl through your attics! HAMMER FILMS has put out the call for assistance in locating some excised footage they would love to include in their upcoming DVD releases of numerous classic titles. They are in the midst of a restoration project that spans the globe in helping hands, and now they need… [Continue Reading]
Hammer has launched a fun game app on their Facebook page that takes fans a little deeper into the world of THE WOMAN IN BLACK. Hammer teases, “Discover what can be found in Arthur Kipps’ pocket watch and be entered into a draw to win the timepiece used by Daniel Radcliffe in the film!” Head… [Continue Reading]
Hammer has just added the fantastic hand painted WOMAN IN BLACK poster from Graham Humphreys to their catalog of prints you can purchase. You have several size options, and their site even has a nifty tool that shows how the poster would look on the wall next to a coffin. Handy! Take a look over HERE… [Continue Reading]
Hammer Films announced this morning that THE WOMAN IN BLACK opened in the United Kingdom over the weekend in the number one slot, grossing an estimated £3.1million with a per screen average of £7500. The film’s three day gross makes it the highest opening ever for a Hammer film in the UK. Commenting on the success… [Continue Reading]
While we are in a very Hammer mood, let’s take a look back at 1957′s influential THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, directed by Val Guest. Released in the States as THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN OF THE HIMALAYAS, the picture is perhaps cinema’s first clear cut presentation of bigfoot/sasquatch/yeti lore, and while it is currently out of print, Hammer… [Continue Reading]
Hammer announced yesterday that the follow-up to their hit THE WOMAN IN BLACK will be THE QUIET ONES, written and directed by John (QUARANTINE 2) Pogue, and produced by James Gay-Rees. The film starts shooting in May in South Africa. Synopsis (courtesy Hammer): “Inspired by true events, THE QUIET ONES tells the story of an unorthodox… [Continue Reading]
THE HAMMER VAULT by Marcus Hearn Titan Books Review by Elvis Kunesh If you’re looking for a great book to go with your blood-stained coffee table, have we got the recommendation for you. From publisher Titan Books we bring you THE HAMMER VAULT – an immense tome bursting with illustrious artifacts and elaborate stories behind… [Continue Reading]
On the eve of WOMAN IN BLACK’s appearance in U.S. theaters, Hammer has provided a thorough update on the restoration process happening with a number of their catalog titles, an exciting project we first reported several weeks ago. I spoke with Hammer CEO Simon Oakes this morning and got the scoop on all thing past,… [Continue Reading]
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