PRE-ORDER: The House of Hammer: Volume 1 Blu-Ray Limited Edition (Hammer UK) [REGION FREE]
PRE-ORDER: The House of Hammer: Volume 1 Blu-Ray Limited Edition (Hammer UK) [REGION FREE]
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SUMMARY
The House of Hammer celebrates Britain’s rich horror heritage, pairing that exploration with carefully curated content to complement the ongoing restorations and collector’s editions across the Hammer and Hammer Presents ranges.
Blending print, video and visuals, each edition will deliver a multi-format experience presented in limited-edition packaging. Every instalment will include a curated selection of rare and newly created material - from documentaries and short films, to exclusives and a look behind-the-curtain into the filmmaking process - all accompanied by a 120-page book featuring filmmaker profiles, making-of stories, and more...
Volume 1 of The House of Hammer series includes:
- 2x Blu-rays
- 120-page book
Still want to know more? Here’s everything you need to know about The House of Hammer.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Disc features:
- The Land Demands Blood (38 mins) - An examination of the work of contemporary Cornish filmmakers, like Bait’s Mark Jenkin, and the fundamental connection between Cornwall’s landscape and British horror films like Hammer Presents title Doctor Blood’s Coffin.
- Masques, Monsters and Madmen (120 mins) - Part 1 of a new, feature-length documentary about AIP, one of Hammer's main competitors in '60s/'70s British horror.
- Deep Cuts (75 mins) - A documentary about the landmark censorship changes in the 1970s when the X-certificate was raised to over 18, leading to a wave of provocative films that pushed the boundaries of what audiences could see on screen.
- Ticket to Happiness (30 mins) - A recently recovered (and long thought lost) 1959 Hammer short, newly restored in 2K.
- Making Monsters (30 mins) - An interview with Oscar-winning Make-Up and Special Effects duo, Dave and Lou Elsey.
- Symphonies of Shudders (40 mins) - An exploration of music in film, focusing on Hammer, its key composers, and the iconic scores that defined its films.
- Off the Leash (43 mins) - A deep dive into Michael Gough’s unforgettable work in British horror, with film historian Jonathan Rigby.
- An archive interview with Roger Corman from 1995 (35 mins)
- Footage from the 2025 London premiere of the newly restored The Curse of Frankenstein (30 mins)
- And more!
The booklet features:
- A 120-page book featuring new articles on the making of Cry of the Banshee
- An exploration of the British horror genre
- AIP and Roger Corman’s ‘Poe Cycle’ of films starring Vincent Price
- A profile of British indie horror filmmakers Caralan Productions
- Hammer's films outside of the horror genre
- An archive interview with Vincent Price.
Runtimes are approximate and subject to change