WIN SIGNED COLLECTABLE RARE CHRISTOPHER LEE FRAMED PORTRAIT : OUR LAST WARNER BROTHERS DRACULA AD COMPETITION

AND SO... HERE WE GO: The last of our competitions celebrating Warner Brothers release of two fantastic remastered blu rays Hammer films, 'Dracula AD 1972' and 'The Satanic Rites Of Dracula' both starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee 😁 It's a rare and collectable prize and a competition that's little more fun maybe. The first of the five questions will arrive here today, with four more to follow, one a day, until the FINAL QUESTION on Saturday 24th November at midnight GMT. If you have any questions about the competition, the prize or what to have for dinner this evening, please don;t hesistate hesitate to email us HERE!

ABOVE is our FIRST QUESTION of FIVE, that will be posted here over the next FIVE DAYS, the final question, question FIVE on Saturday 24th when the competition closes at midnight GMT. Answer this question, keep your answer SAFE, because come Saturday, you'll be asked to send ALL five of your answers by EMAIL to us here at PCASUK! PLEASE do not post your answer to us today OR message them in the website message box. Question TWO will be posted here on the website TOMORROW 🙂 The prize, as you probably know by now, is a rare and collectable colour autographed frame photograph of Christopher Lee from 'Dracula AD 1972'. It's in mint condition, one of two that I personally own. The framed photograph was donated by Hammer Art back in 2011. It was signed in 2012, along with another exact version of what was being signed. Today is the day, I am giving one away as a prize😮😀 The frame with the photograph is 20 x 14.5″ in size, printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper 315gsm and was one of ONLY TEN in a limited edition. You can also if you wish, chat and enter the competition at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE Meanwhile, have fun with this and GOOD LUCK Everyone! 😊 - Marcus

NEWS! WARNER BROTHERS RELEASED 'HORROR OF DRACULA' ON REMASTERED AND TWEAKED BLU RAY!

SOME REALLY GREAT NEWS for US 'Horror of Dracula' fans! The US gets a blu ray release at last, courtesy of Warner Brothers 🙂

HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) NEW 2018 1080p PRESENTATION SOURCED FROM THE HAMMER/BFI RESTORATION Run Time 82:00 Subtitles English SDH Sound Quality DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English Aspect Ratio ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.66:1, 16 X 9 WIDESCREEN Product Color COLOR Disc Configuration BD 25 includes Original UK Theatrical Trailer (HD)

CHRISTOPHER LEE AND PETER CUSHING, Britain’s premier masters of the macabre, bring the Horror of Dracula to vivid, full-color death in this retelling of Bram Stoker’s spellbinding vampire tale. Dracula (Lee), a centuries-old Transylvanian nobleman damned to an eternal half-life, regularly finds new victims. He also finds Dr. Van Helsing (Cushing), a scientist who becomes the Count’s implacable foe in a deadly game of bat-and-mouse. This is the UK version titled “DRACULA”, and featuring footage previously restored by the British Film Institute and Hammer Films. Warner Archive’s new release restores the original color palette of the film, using dye-transfer Technicolor prints as reference, and has been meticulously cleaned of film-related damage for a superior presentation.

LIMITED EDITION TWILIGHT TIME BLU RAY COMPETITION : FIVE COPIES OF HAMMER SHERWOOD FOREST TO BE WON NEXT WEEK!

AS TWO PCASUK competitions close and make for some very happy Cushing fans . . . we launch another great competition VERY SOON . . . and courtesy of Twilight Time we launch another great region free blu ray competition NEXT WEEK! Peter Cushing made for such a great Sheriff of Nottingham. You think?

HAMMER FILMS 'SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST' (1960) is a big-screen adaptation of the popular television series, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-59); it stars the same dashing actor, Richard Greene, as the aristo man of the people, and is directed by Terence Fisher, a Hammer favorite who also helmed many of the series episodes. As in so many adaptations of the classic tale, we have the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham (a superb Peter Cushing), the lovely Maid Marian (a plush Sarah Branch), and a handful of terrific cross-the-pond actors: Niall MacGinnis, Richard Pasco, Jack Gwillim, Nigel Green, and even – in a tiny role – Oliver Reed.

'SWORD OF SHERWOOD FOREST' Starring: Richard Greene, Peter Cushing, Niall MacGinnis, Richard Pasco, Jack Gwillim, Sarah Branch, Oliver Reed Video: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1 / Color Audio: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA Subtitles: English SDH Theatrical Release: 1960 Runtime: 80 Minutes Rating: NR (Not Rated) Region Code: Region Free (A/B/C) Special Features: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Original Theatrical Trailer

THIS LIMITED EDITION CAN PURCHASED NOW : HERE!

WINNERS NAMES RELEASED IN PCASUK 'SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA' REMASTERED WARNER BROTHERS COMPETITION

IT'S WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS to our FIVE WINNERS, each bagging a copy of Warner Brothers stunning Remastered blu ray of The Satanic Rites of Dracula. Having seen this film sooo many times on dodgy dvd's and VHS recordings, on this blu ray, it becomes an almost completely different film...one reason is no doubt, because I can SEE everything sooo clearly! And the soundtrack score, is magic! 

AGAIN MANY THANKS, to everyone at Warner Bros who were so generous and helpful...and to everyone, the many, many who entered! I really do wish you could ALL win 🙂 BUT more competitions to come NEXT week, so it's never too late 😉 Just a reminder that Warner's blu ray is now OUT and PROWLING ... and waiting for you to purchase it and SHOCK you at home, with it's amazing remastered quality 🙂 Wanna order or purchase: JUST CLICK HERE!

AS PROMISED ON at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE today, above is a RARE HI RES press office CONTACT  SHEET from 'The Satanic Rites of Dracula' featuring both Peter Cushing as Van Helsing and the rather worrying Professor Julian Keeley, played by the excellent Freddie Jones!  A thank you, to everyone who entered the competition over the past two weeks, who may also be collectors. This one is unwatermarked, will download and print off  quite large and  in super quality! ENJOY!

ARE YOU A WINNER IN OUR WARNER BROTHERS DRACULA AD BLU RAY COMPETITON??

MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS of our Warner Brothers Dracula AD 1972 Remastered Blu Ray Competition! It was another VERY popular competition. MANY thanks to everyone who took part and to our generous competiton sponsors Warner Brothers 🙂 The FIVE winners of our Warner Brothers remastered blu ray of The Satanic Rites of Dracula, will be posted HERE on TUESDAY 20th November. TOMORROW we launch the last of our THREE Peter Cushing Dracula competitons! DO join us 🙂 - Marcus

EVERY LITTLE HELPS! A SURPRISE AND A LITTLE EXTRA FOR YOUNG PETER CUSHING FAN AT TESCO'S!

FOR COLLECTORS of Peter Cushing material and any other full time movie fans, there is a preoccupation, that seems to kick in, anytime we are in town, out shopping or visiting a high street or mall. Personally, my first trip is into any book shop. I change spectecles and scan the shelves looking for something interesting. I can usually find something, but it's rarely as rewarding as where I venture off to next. The CHARITY shop! I have lost count of the many messages and stories I have received at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE from the many of you who have bagged a bargian finding hardback releases of the very popular Alan Frank 'Horror Movies' books from the 1970's and 80's. For some of us, these book were purchased when we were teenagers, read and read until the glue spine broke, pages fell out, and the book get lost and parted company, when we left home for Uni or to start our own families. Finding any of these books, after a sometime 30 or more years separation, is like meeting an old friend!

SO MANY CHARITIES now, have moved into our high streets in the UK. Every one of these stores seems to be packed and selling clothing, second hand shoes, small furniture and what my Mum used to call, 'Bric-a-brac'! All for a reasonable price, but it isn't any of those tidd bits, which brings me in. I am after BOOKS. If I can find any book that has a film angle, I'll pick it up, and if it isn't something I want to keep after reading, I'll take it back, for the store to resell. There have been a few days, that have resulted in a real find, but nothing as good a find, as JAKE CRACKNELL made a few months ago . . 

JAKE LIVES on the Isle of Wight. And on this day, Jake was shopping on his own, in his local 'Tesco Extra; supermarket. 'I was just doing some shopping by myself. Went to the check out, filled my bags and just as I was leaving the store, I noticed they had a charity book shelf. I could see they had quite a few books and they were all being sold for a donation. So, I put my bags down and had a look. As usual with these type of things, there were lots of romantic novels, which don't interest me. I am a huge Peter Cushing and Star Wars fan, so anything on that, would make me very happy.' says Jake. It was while he scanned the spins of the books and paperbacks, he spotted a spine that was dark blue, and unbelievably, he could see the name, CUSHING in gold lettering! ' I couldn't believe it, it was a hardback of Peter Cushing's Biography Volume One!' says Jake. 'I quickly picked it up, checked the dust cover for any damage. It was just like new! I couldn't beleive my luck! So, making my contribution in the charity box, I popped it in my bag and made off for home.' 

THAT WAS THREE MONTHS AGO. Just two days ago, Jake sent us a message. 'I was in Tesco's a few months ago, and was lucky to find a copy of Peter Cushing's autobiography in a charity book pile! I was very happy to find it and now have my own copy. A few days ago, I thought I would start to give it a read' Then Jake's message got very interesting. 'The book had been clumsily stacked with the others in the charity pile at the supermarket, and the dust cover flap had slipped and was folded in and over, holding the first few pages of the book. It was only when I opened it, and rearranged the pages and put the dust cover leaf back in place, I noticed something written on the title page in ink!! 'STEPHEN : 86 : Peter Cushing'. I am REALLY SHOCKED! Please could you tell me if this IS Peter Cushing's autograph? Many Thanks, Jake.'

JAKE HAD MADE the rare find of bagging a SIGNED Peter Cushing Autobiography, in a charity box pile! I KNOW Tesco's strap line slogan is 'EVERY LITTLE HELPS' and they provide what they say is a LITTLE XTRA' but this purchase was certainly, special with MORE than a little extra! I have often had messages from many of you who have found copies of BOTH autobiographies in charity stores, for a POUND or LESS! But, this is the first time, I have heard of a SIGNED one being found. I wrote back to Jake and told him, he was a lucky chap! It was indeed, Peter's signature. Well done! Jake is one of many younger followers to this society, who are just as interested in Peter's work and films as we are. What an amazing bit of luck to have found not just a copy of Peter's book, but a signed copy. For those of you, who this weekend have cruised your weekly trip into the charity shops and their book piles, have faith. It MIGHT just happen again!

THROWBACKTHURSDAY: TO VINTAGE HAMMER FRANKENSTEIN AND MUMMY ON SET

#ThrowbackThursday: A rare peep onto the set of Hammer films, 'Frankenstein Created Woman' at Bray studios, with Peter Cushing and Peter Madden all set for the camera to roll. Those you who know the film, will also know this scene is one of Cushing's Hammer Frankenstein vocal repore highlights, where his dialogue in the dock, shows how the Baron could, if needed, reduce authority figures into a bumbling half-wits. We would see it again,to jaw drop and marvelous effect in Cushimg and Hammer's next Frankenstein film, 'Must Be Destroyed', where his sharp tongue would 'slap the pomp and stupid' out of a party of toffs and top hatters 😉 Peter Madden would also appear, sadly briefly, in the last Hammer Cushing Frankenstein film, 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell' in 1974.

#THROWBACKTHURSDAY: January 11th 1971. An on set, off camera rare photograph of Peter Cushing as Professor Julian Fuchs and Valerie Leon as daughter Margaret Fuchs , during Peter Cushing's one day of shooting on the Hammer films, 'Blood From The Mummy's Tomb'. Sadly, it was a set and role to which Cushing would never return, Helen Cushing, Peter's wife was taken ill on this day and died shortly after, on January 14th 1971. Actor Andrew Keir would step into the role, just three days later. Cushing would return to work and Hammer films two months later, with the role of Gustav Weil in 'TWINS OF EVIL'.

FULL FEATURE AND STILLS GALLERY FROM 'TWINS OF EVIL' : The Collinson PUT THE BITE into HAMMER : CLICK HERE!

GLENDA OR LINDA? WHO IS THAT? PLUS WHO GAVE THAT GIFT AND WHAT IS IT?

THIS WEEK'S CUSHING TUESDAY TOUGHY! What IS that? Who gave it it to Cushing as GIFT and WHEN??? WE know the answer, do you? Please feel free to pop over to the PCASUK Facebook Fan Page, join in the fun on this one and post your ANSWER! I'll be posting the answer here on FRIDAY as usual, here and at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE

HERE IS the answer to last weeks, Cushing Tuesday Toughy 🙂 It was good to see some of you dug up the answer from our website, in a feature I wrote a few years ago, where we not only identitfied GLENDA ALLEN but also Maureen Flanagan, the 'other' dancer, seen in the party secen in Hammer films, 'Dracula AD 1972, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing . . . The link to those features are HERE AND HERE! 😉 Thanks to everyone who took part 😉 -Marcus

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE ABOVE FEATURE HERE!

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE FEATURE HERE!

REMEMBERING: Anthony Nelson Keys, Born today November 13th 1911, sadly no longer with us. Worked as producer on many Hammer films and some of Peter Cushing's best work for the company. He started work at Hammer back in 1947, wrapping in 1969, with Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, for which he also received a writer credit. A much loved character on and off the set, with ready smile and a joke. See how many photographs you can find without Nelson Keys laughing or kidding with the photographer..!

 

ABOVE: A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY on the set of Hammer Film Productions 'Quatermass and the Pitt' (1967) with Peter posing with Hammer producer Anthony Nelson - Keys on his right, Nigel Kneale to his left and the film's director Roy Ward Baker. 

KEYS FOURTH FROM THE RIGHT with producers, cast and excutives of Hammer films, during the making of 'DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS' part of a two part series called 'The Hammer Dracula Flicks, The Moments We LOVE Best' CLICK HERE!