THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TIGHT BOOTS AND THE TARKIN TEN TOES!

UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH WE CAN REVEAL TODAY!

 

LUST GOES BUST AND INTO DUST : CHRISTOPHER LEE AND STRIBLING IN RARE PRESS PROMO PHOTOGRAPH

#THROWBACKTHURSDAY! THE BRIDE THAT GOT AWAY! Christopher Lee and Melissa Stribling at the premier of Hammer films, 'DRACULA' / 'Horror of Dracula'... Stribling played Mina Holmwood, who falls heart and head over heels for Lee's blood sucking Count.... he almost gets her too! Peter Cushing's heroic vampire slayer, Van Helsing, dramatically pulls the rug AND castle curtains on them! Poor Lee's Dracula goes from LUST to...DUST!

THIS SHOT and pose is probably one of the most iconic images from Hamer's early films... it certainly is very impressive in the additional ADDED and restored shots included in the Hammer DRACULA blu ray from Lionsgate. Love the film, love the blu ray

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER CUSHING AND HERE'S ANOTHER MILESTONE TOO!

TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY... Peter Wilton Cushing was born today, May 26th 1913.... Please join us in celebrating, leaving your comments and sharing our posts, to mark this very special day and help us to . . . keep the memory alive!

PETER CUSHING ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY!

WE ARE SO LUCKY that Peter Cushing has left us such a large and varied body of work, from his appearances on TV, his writing and of course his film work. And if that wasn't enough, the spirit of the man still echos in everything we do here. When alive, Peter Cushing was so loved and respected. His acts of kindness are still remembered by many who met, worked and knew him. They continue to comment, write and share their stories here at our internet platforms. And editing our content here, is a real joy, when it's always received in the spirit of a man who made so many people happy, and left such an impression on everyone he met.

THE CGI TARKIN that appeared in 'ROGUE ONE : A Star Wars Story' created so much interest in Peter's performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in 'Star Wars: A New Hope' and his many other roles on the small and big screen. Over the weeks, huge amount of column inches written about those Tarkin scenes, which helped push Peter Cushing back into the public arena...not that he ever went away! The fact that the name PETER CUSHING, was trending for several days at the beginning of the year, did his career and our society, no harm at all! But the fact remains, with or without high profile exposure,on a day to day basis, it's no hardship, promoting and remembering a gentleman, who is still so dearly loved..who always gets a positive reaction. The fact that his name always gets a smile when mentioned is part of legacy. So, lets blow out the candles, raise a glass, celebrate and remember the smiles AND the frights!..... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETER CUSHING

ANOTHER MILESTONE TODAY! What perfect timing, but you've done it again! On the anniversary of Peter Cushing Birthday, we have hit over THIRTY THOUSAND FOLLOWERS to our Peter Cushing Appreciation Society UK Facebook Fan Page! 

FOR SOME THIS may sound like a corny sentiment, but it's TRUE... this new total is all down to YOU! And the collective YOU is everyone who clicks on our page DAILY, to  our friends out there who send us photographs, cuttings, heads up on screenings, television schedules, conventions, signing events, and dvd and Blu Ray releases. I have to include the guys at Warner Brothers, Twilight Time, Blue Underground and Final Cut, for their continued support and sponsorship of our prize competitions. To Mr Donald Fearney for copies of his terrific Amicus Films Vault of Horror documentary too! I have to thank Nick Digilio and his team at WGN Radio for supporting us and inviting me onto the show. Every interview is a blast, and meeting such a mega Peter Cushing fan provides a lot of fun on the air! Thank you, Nick!  So many to thank who help to make your Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Page, the success that it is.

AND FINALLY, NONE OF THIS would be possible either without the help of my indispensable man behind the scenes, Jamie Somerville..who works very hard in keeping things on track, before and after my relocating to the USA a few weeks ago! His attention to detail is second to none, his eye for a good post, is invaluable. Without Jamie, the PCAS accounts, would simply not be here! So, MANY thanks Jamie. So, here is to the next MILESTONE and to all the fun we'll have on the way! -Many, many thanks again, Marcus Brooks

There is no Lee Fan Club at the moment, but I would reccomend you seek out christopherleefan's sites. https://www.youtube.com/user/ChristopherLeeFan

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THE VAN HELSING MYSTERIES : THE TV SHOW THAT NEVER WAS!

IT'S ALMOST GONE VIRAL! It's a REAL treat! The television series, that never was. And that's a REAL shame. Edited for fun by Ed Glaser, this short trailer tribute, has gone almost viral! What a great tv series this would have made. All it needs is the familiar voice over and graphic that says, 'A Quinn Martin Production'! Great job, Ed. Thank you.

HOW THIS CAME ABOUT, Glaser says this: 'My wife and I have been watching Hammer horror movies all month. We got to “Dracula A.D. 1972,” the first of their two “Dracula in modern day” films, and both of us realized that despite all the groovy youth generation stuff, the film was _all about_ Peter Cushing, in his immaculate wardrobe, solving the mystery of Dracula’s resurrection. Eventually he teams up with a police inspector and both my wife and I thought “this is practically a pilot for a ’70s occult cop show! It’s ‘The Van Helsing Mysteries!'” And the incredible ’70s soundtrack just reinforces it.

The sequel, “The Satanic Rites of Dracula,” follows the same characters, which gave it even more of a TV series feel. So, just to amuse my wife, I cut a silly fake intro to “The Van Helsing Mysteries” using footage and music from “1972.” All it needed was the NBC Mystery Movie font (Folio Bold Extended) in “awful ’70s yellow” and voila! Honestly I never expected more than a few people would find it amusing. Incidentally, somewhere among the Facebook comments was a compliment from the director of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. I about had a heart attack.

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VERONICA CARLSON : QUICKY COMPETITION

Here's a PCAS QUICKY COMPETITION for you! Who is the actress on the RIGHT and what is the name of this film?? There's a FREE DVD in it for the first one to guess it!

Send your answer to me by EMAIL TO THEBLACKBOXCLUB@GMAIL.COM. I'll leave this open for a few hours, until someone gets it...

We'll be CELEBRATING our 60th ANNIVERSARY here and DAILY at our Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Facebook Fan Page 

#MAKEMYDAY : PETER CUSHING'S VAN HELSING GETS REAL MEAN #DOYOUFEELLUCKYVAMP?

With apologies to Dirty Harry and Clint Eastwood! Peter Cushing's Van Helsing gets mean! #makemyday #vanhelsing #petercushing #doyoufeeluckyvamp

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'THE LEGEND OF HAMMER VAMPIRES' WINNER CHUCK SAYS THANK YOU IN STYLE!

It's always very nice when I get a thank you from competition winners, when they receive their prizes... Chuck Backus was one of the five lucky winners who won himself a copy of Donald Fearney's 'The Legend of Hammer vampires' dvd. I'd like to say a very big thank you to Chuck for taking the time and effort to do this quite superb message.... Peter and Terence Fisher would have been proud, Chuck!  Check it out by clicking on this link: HERE

Details on how to purchase a copy of Donald Fearney's 'The Legend of Hammer Vampires' HERE 

PETER CUSHING : EARLY PHOTOGRAPH AS KING RAT IN 'DICK WHITTINGTON '1937

Peter Cushing as KING RAT in 'DICK WHITTINGTON' at The Grand Theatre Southampton, UK in 1937. During the year at The Grand, he also appeared in 'Lean Harvest' 'Winter Sunshine' and 'Lady Precious Stream' by play write S.I Harding.

PETER CUSHING 'JIM'LL FIX IT AND 'THE HELEN CUSHING ROSE' PHOTOGRAPHS AND WHOLE VIDEO CLIP

PETER CUSHING 'JIM'LL FIX IT AND 'THE HELEN CUSHING ROSE' from The Black Box Club on Vimeo.

PETER CUSHING: GRIMSDYKE RETURNS!

Almost at the end of our series of post here and on the Facebook Uk Peter Cushing Appreciation Society featuring Peter Cushing's role in Amicus Film Productions 'TALES FROM THE CRYPT'. Here's a large photograph of Grimsdyke returning form the grave...