Any fans of Hammer Films? (British movie company)

[Hawaii Hiker]

I love watching those Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee vampire & Frankenstein movies from the 60's & 70's....I think the best vampire film they did was "Horror of Dracula" from 1958, the best Frankenstein one was "Frankenstein Created Woman" from 1967....

And though its not a horror film, another great Hammer film was the 1961 movie "Cash on Demand", where Andre Morel devises an ingenious way to rob a bank that is run by a Scrooge like President played by Peter Cushing...

[Aristus]

1. I grew up watching old Hammer horror films on a local independent TV station.

Late at night, they would broadcast the films with little or no commercial interruption. I would sit up for hours, until 1 or 2 in the morning, watching the 'Dracula' films and other Hammer titles.

At the time, I didn't know about the 'day-for-night' filming technique, so I wondered why they always filmed the night scenes right at twilight.

[Miles Archer]

2. Hell yes

For my money, they only made one serious mis-step, and that was "Dracula A.D. 1972."

But any time Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing shared the screen, it was a guarantee of killer entertainment. I especially enjoyed the Frankenstein movies, as it was blindingly apparent that Peter Cushing..."Dr. Frankenstein"...was being presented as the REAL monster. Favorite Dracula film has to be "Dracula Prince of Darkness."

[friendly_iconoclast]

3. Quatermass And The Pit AKA Five Million Years To Earth

Subway workers uncover an ancient buried spaceship in London. Bad shit happens.

Stephen King ripped off the plot for "The Tommyknockers"