REMEMBERING: Melissa Stribling who was born
today November 7th 1927. Stribling appeared in just the one film with
Peter Cushing...but boy did she pick the right one! She also got to play
in one of Hammer films most iconic scenes in their 1958
'Dracula', where Christopher Lee's Count, in the dead of night, visits
her home and..without a word.. seduces her. The scene is so super
charged with sexual tension, it almost crackles off the screen and as a
result got the scissors treatment from the censors at the time.
In 2013,
in Hammer's restored print the exorcised footage was replaced, giving
us the full picture of what Director Terence Fisher, Stribling and Lee
had originally intended and created.
I am sure many of you will remember the
original release of this gatefold vinyl Hammer films album back in 1974,
40 years ago?..Well it's back, for a limited time, in a limited 500
pressing....in Hammer films 80th year!
Here is their press release
HAMMER PRESENTS DRACULA WITH CHRISTOPHER LEE
Unavailable on vinyl since its release in 1974, Dust Bug Records is
proud to present this special Limited Edition 40th Anniversary 180 g
vinyl pressing of Hammer Presents Dracula with Christopher Lee.
Side one features the horrifying story of vampirism with spine-
chilling sounds, and music composed by James Bernard and narration by
Christopher Lee. Side 2 features The Four Faces Of Evil music suite:
Fear In The Night: She: The Vampire Lovers; and Dr. Jekyll and Sister
Hyde. Music arranged and conducted By Philip Martell.
We've gone back to the original 1/4 inch tapes to bring you the best sound possible.
100% analogue- Dust Bug Records is proud to confirm that this record
has been cut on vintage analogue equipment. A DIGITAL- FREE PROCESS.
The signal path is Studer A80 Mk1 tape recorder > RCA BA 6A
limiter> EMI RS56 Curvebender EQ> Pultec EQP 1A> EMI REDD
series valve disc cutting desk> Neumann VMS 70 cutting lathe with
SX74 stereo cutter head.
Cut at midnight by candlelight for maximum enjoyment.
Blazes and heaven to murgatroyed! What's all
this? Bonfire Night in the UK...that's what! The cats are hiding, the
dogs are howling and the smell of eggy fireworks and sooty smoke will
fill the air for days! Pretty much what it must have felt
and smelt like on quite a few Peter Cushing films back in the day...
Here are FOUR blazing finishes to FOUR Peter Cushing films. I am sure
you'll have no problem naming them. BUT how many more explosive and
flaming endings to PC's films can you think of? Answers later on the FACEBOOK FAN PAGE ... after I
put out the cat...
WELCOME TO THIS YEARS PCASUK HALLOWEEN COMPETITION...on the week of Hammer film 80th Birthday! We
have TWO complete box sets of the exclusive 'Hammer Horror : The Blu Ray
Collection' worth £98.00 ($159.00)...courtesy of our very generous
sponsors SHOCK ENTERTAINMENT up for grabs!
Each box set contains the following Classic Hammer films:
Dracula: Prince Of Darkness Plague Of The Zombies Quatermass And The Pit Rasputin: The Mad Monk The Devil Rides Out The Mummy’s Shroud The Reptile Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell Frankenstein Created Woman The Quatermass Xperiment The Witches
Special Features: Audio Commentaries Behind the scenes footage Never before seen ‘Hammer Glamour’ Documentary Original restoration Comparisons Original Trailers Bonus Films ‘Quatermass II’ and ‘x The Unknown’
The COLLECTOR’S EDITION is presented in hard back book style packaging
and contains ELEVEN Hammer film fully restored BLU RAY releases and 2
bonus ‘World of Hammer’ DVD’s!
NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS IDENTIFY FROM WHICH HAMMER FILMS THESE HAMMER CREDITS WERE TAKEN?