Wednesday, 15 May 2013

HAMMER FILMS: TWINS OF EVIL LIMITED RUN VINYL SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS


NEWS: RELEASE DATE JUNE 20TH Death Waltz are extremely proud to announce their first collaboration with the legendary Hammer Films.
TWINS OF EVIL MUSIC COMPOSED BY HARRY ROBINSON
CONDUCTED BY PHILIP MARTELL

Original Album Compiled and Produced by Gary Wilson. Audio restoration and Digital Mastering by Peter J. Reynolds

Restoration and Mastering Assistant: Steven Cook. Re-mastered for vinyl by Optimum mastering Bristol.

Published by Universal / Dick James Music


Split transparent red and solid white vinyl strictly limited to 400 copies worldwide.

Exclusively remastered for vinyl by Optimum Mastering Bristol.

Exclusive cover art by Eelus.

Exclusive sleevenotes by Marcus Hearn & Eelus.

Packaged with a 12 x 12 lithograph print and giant 22 x 22 poster of the cover art. http://www.deathwaltzrecordingcompany.com/shop/twins-of-evil/

Monday, 13 May 2013

PETER CUSHING CENTENARY T SHIRTS NOW READY FOR ORDER!


At the UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page, we listened to your requests for a PCASUK Peter Cushing T-Shirt. And here's what we've come up with. Click on the link below, then click on the shirts to place your order. These are fabulous. We hope you like them too. More PCASUK t-shirts to come.

"Great British Horror is proud to announce a new partnership with The UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society. PCASUK, formed in 1956, is the first and longest-running Peter Cushing club, and can be found online at petercushing.org.uk.
 
To celebrate this partnership, we are pleased to offer two new official PCASUK shirts, designed to commemorate Peter Cushing's centenary in 2013. To order, please visit http://greatbritishhorror.com/shirts/PCASUK/ 



PETER CUSHING AND DAWN ADDAMS: ON SET HAMMER 'VAMPIRE LOVERS'

CAST:
Ingrid Pitt (Carmilla Karnstein/Marcilla), Madeleine Smith (Emma Morton), Harvey Hall (Renton), Kate O’Mara (Mademoiselle Perrodot), Peter Cushing (General Spielsdorf), Pippa Steele (Laura Spielsdorf), George Cole (Roger Morton), Jon Finch (Carl Ebhardt), Douglas Wilmer (Baron Joachim von Hartog), Ferdy Mayne (Doctor)

PRODUCTION:
Director – Roy Ward Baker, Screenplay – Harry Fox, Tudor Gates & Michael Style, Based on the Short Story Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Producers – Harry Fine & Michael Style, Photography – Moray Grant, Music – Harry Robinson, Music Supervisor – Philip Martell, Makeup – Tom Smith, Art Direction – Scott MacGregor. Production Company – Hammer/AIP.

QUICK SYNOPSIS:
A countess and her daughter Marcilla attend a ball held by General Spielsdorf. When the countess is called away by the death of a friend, the General chivalrously agrees to allow Marcilla to stay. Soon after, the General’s daughter Laura starts waking at night, claiming a big cat is in her room. She grows weak and dies in a matter of days from vampire bites at her neck. Marcilla vanishes and is next encountered by wealthy Britisher Roger Morton with a crashed carriage in the woods, now calling herself Carmilla. Carmilla quickly moves in on and seduces Morton’s innocent teenage daughter Emma and her language tutor.

Sunday, 12 May 2013

A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND THEIR MOM'S IN THE US: PETER CUSHING'S MOTHER PHOTOGRAPH


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all our Friends and Mom's in the US. Here's a vintage snap of Peter Cushing's Mother, Nellie Maria (King) Cushing on her wedding day July 3rd 1907.

PETER CUSHING CENTENARY CELEBRATION MAY 26TH 2013 : PETER CUSHING@100


Lost to look foward to in our Peter Cushing Centenary Celebration starting May 26th 2013 here and at our UK Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan page too. Please feel free to repost these images to your blog or pages.

Saturday, 11 May 2013

STAR WARS: PETER CUSHING SMOKING TARKIN : THE DISAPEARING CIGARETTE REAPPEARS!


Do you remember the Star Wars behind scenes photograph that we posted for the first time a few months ago, featuring Peter, Mark Hamill and Dave Prowse? The one that looked as if '..someone, somewhere in the cut and paste shop had deliberately painted out the cigarette that Peter was holding in his gloved left hand? Well, we managed to find an original of the photograph...and guess what?

DEBORAH KERR AND PETER CUSHING: THE END OF THE AFFAIR PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH.


Peter Cushing as Henry Miles and Deborah Kerr as Sarah Miles in Edward Dmytryk's 'The End of the Affair' (1954) Peter played Henry as a man ' ...with a mind as neatly creased as his trousers!' Had it not been for Peter's performance in the BBC's '1984' he may have remained playing 'repressed individuals' like Miles for a very long time...
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