FINAL CUT ENTERTAINMENT: CAPTAIN CLEGG NIGHT CREATURES BLU REVIEW

#hammerfilms 'CAPTAIN CLEGG' ' 'NIGHT CREATURES' blu ray starring Peter Cushing is due for street release on Monday 23rd Jun 2014. NEXT WEEK we'll be posting a full review of the blu ray and it's extras... PLUS you can WIN yourself some copies too

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW 'DRACULA' COMPETITION: SCRIPT, BLU RAY AND FANZINE PRIZES!

 

Along with 'The Curse of Frankenstein' in 1957, Hammer films 'DRACULA' made Peter Cushing and Christopher international stars. There have been many miles of print dedicated to this the first and maybe the best of Christopher Lee's performances of the Count. Here playing Dracula with a very powerful, almost feral energy, a terrifying portrayal of the undead monster. 'Dracula' also introduced Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, for the first time. Not as the dotty old Dutch professor of Stoker's book, but a 'Vampire Hunter'. Cushing brings a great deal of charm, grace, and incredible engery the role.

Here is the first of a series of 'So You Think You Know..' competitions, we'll be posting over the next few weeks. Peter Cushing's performnaces as Dr Who, Sherlock Holmes, Moff Tarkin and Baron Frankenstein, will all get the treatment!

The prizes featured in this competition will be awarded to TWO lucky winners. ALL question MUST be answered correctly.

THE PRIZES: ALL correct entries will be placed in a hat, ten minutes after the closing time. TWO Lucky winners, drawn out of the hat, will each win: 

ONE printed and bound COPY of the script of Hammer films 'DRACULA'. The script's index page is signed by Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee. Michael Gough has signed the page which contains his line 'It's Horrible'!. As this is a privately printed and bound copy, the signatures are the printed copies from the original privately printed book.

ONE Blu Ray / DVD combo release from 2013 of Hammer films 'DRACULA' .

ONE Vintage copy of Fandom's Film Gallery 'DRACULA' edition book from 1975.

Please send us your competition entries to the following email only: theblackboxclub@gmail.com.

So, let's test YOUR  knowledge... Good Luck!

THE QUESTIONS:

1: At the begining of Hammer films 1958 'DRACULA' the coach bringing Jonathan Harker to Castle Dracula, also contains other passengers, one of whom is a PREIST. NAME the actor who played the PRIEST.

2: When playing Count Dracula in Hammer films 1958 'DRACULA' Christopher Lee wears a ring. How many other Hammer DRACULA  films, did Lee wear this particular ring?

3: Apart from Jonathan Harker, how many people does Count Dracula actually speak to in Hammer films 1958 'DRACULA'?

4: According to Christopher Lee's autobiography, 'Lord of Misrule', how much was Christopher Lee actually paid for his role in 'DRACULA' 1958?

5: For it's U.S release, Hammer films 'DRACULA' was given a title change. What was the title and why was the title changed?

6: Hammer films 'DRACULA' commenced it's principal photography on what date?

7: At which UK London cinema did 'DRACULA' (1958) premier and on what date?

8: In the climax scene of 'DRACULA' (1958), Van Helsing takes a leap from a table top, to pull down the curtains, and destroy Dracula. A stuntman was used for the actual leap and run. TRUE OR FALSE?

9: Peter Cushing signed his contract to play Van Helsing in DRACULA (1958) on 9th October 1957. How much was Peter Cushing contractually paid to play Van Helsing?

10: Peter Cushing used his own personal fur collared coat when he played Van Helsing in  Hammer films 1958 'DRACULA'. TRUE or FALSE?

11: The crossing of the two candle sticks by Van Helsing, when killing Dracula was Peter Cushing's own suggestion. Cushing admits this idea was suggested by a film he had seen many years before. What is the title of that film?

COMPETITION CLOSES SUNDAY 15TH JUNE 2014 8PM GMT
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

THE SIX FACES OF FRANKENSTEIN: BRAINS AND EYEBALLS

 

 

'Peter Cushing is immaculate in the role, and he clearly relishes the chance to play a bit of comedy here and there - just look at the scene wherein he confronts the sniveling, sex-crazed Burgomaster (David Huddelston, later to be frozen to death by The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and rants and raves about all the elegant furnishing and clothing the latter has pilfered from his estate. If Sangster saw the character as a villain in Curse, and a frustrated hero in Revenge, Evil presents him as a symbol of progress'. Troy Howarth

Read the whole feature HERE 

Peter Cushing is immaculate in the role, and he clearly relishes the chance to play a bit of comedy here and there - just look at the scene wherein he confronts the sniveling, sex-crazed Burgomaster (David Huddelston, later to be frozen to death by The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and rants and raves about all the elegant furnishing and clothing the latter has pilfered from his estate. If Sangster saw the character as a villain in Curse, and a frustrated hero in Revenge, Evil presents him as a symbol of progress. - See more at: http://petercushingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/hammer-film-productions-evil-of.html#sthash.DxCN8cmr.dpuf

Peter Cushing is immaculate in the role, and he clearly relishes the chance to play a bit of comedy here and there - just look at the scene wherein he confronts the sniveling, sex-crazed Burgomaster (David Huddelston, later to be frozen to death by The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and rants and raves about all the elegant furnishing and clothing the latter has pilfered from his estate. If Sangster saw the character as a villain in Curse, and a frustrated hero in Revenge, Evil presents him as a symbol of progress. - See more at: http://petercushingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/hammer-film-productions-evil-of.html#sthash.DxCN8cmr.dpuf

Peter Cushing is immaculate in the role, and he clearly relishes the chance to play a bit of comedy here and there - just look at the scene wherein he confronts the sniveling, sex-crazed Burgomaster (David Huddelston, later to be frozen to death by The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and rants and raves about all the elegant furnishing and clothing the latter has pilfered from his estate. If Sangster saw the character as a villain in Curse, and a frustrated hero in Revenge, Evil presents him as a symbol of progress. - See more at: http://petercushingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/hammer-film-productions-evil-of.html#sthash.DxCN8cmr.dpuf

Peter Cushing is immaculate in the role, and he clearly relishes the chance to play a bit of comedy here and there - just look at the scene wherein he confronts the sniveling, sex-crazed Burgomaster (David Huddelston, later to be frozen to death by The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and rants and raves about all the elegant furnishing and clothing the latter has pilfered from his estate. If Sangster saw the character as a villain in Curse, and a frustrated hero in Revenge, Evil presents him as a symbol of progress. - See more at: http://petercushingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/hammer-film-productions-evil-of.html#sthash.DxCN8cmr.dpuf

#ONTHESETSATURDAY: FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN #HAMMERFILMS

Large scans of Peter Cushing, Thorley Walters and director Terence Fisher, during the making of #hammerfilms 'Frankenstein Created Woman' at Bray Studios in 1967

SCREAM FACTORY TO RELEASE AMICUS DOUBLE BILL BLU RAY: VAULT OF HORROR UNCUT AND TALES FROM THE CRYPT

NEWS: SCREAM FACTORY TO RELEASE AMICUS DOUBLE BILL BLU RAY: Scream Factory, the horror-thriller offshoot of independent film distributor Shout Factory, has revealed that it plans to release on Blu-ray Freddie Francis' Tales From the Crypt (1972), Roy Ward Baker's Vault of Horror (UNCUT) (1973), and Freddie Francis' The Doctor and the Devils (1985). These releases are expected to arrive on the U.S. market later this year.

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW DRACULA? PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY COMPETITION

Don't miss out on our competition THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY 7TH AND SUNDAY 8TH JUNE 2014. Test YOUR knowledge and win a GRAND prize!

DRACULA: 

Peter Cushing (Dr Van Helsing), Christopher Lee (Count Dracula), Michael Gough (Arthur Holmwood), John Van Eyssen (Jonathan Harker), Melissa Stribling (Mina Holmwood), Carol Marsh (Lucy Holmwood), Valerie Gaunt (Vampire Woman)

PRODUCTION:

Director – Terence Fisher, Screenplay – Jimmy Sangster, Based on the Novel by Bram Stoker, Producer – Anthony Hinds, Photography – Jack Asher, Music – James Bernard, Special Effects – Syd Pearson, Makeup – Phil Leaky, Art Direction – Bernard Robinson. Production Company – Hammer films 1958.

 

MONSTER MONDAY : VAMPIRES AND SILLICATES

#monstermonday They may have looked like great blobs of great porridge with a wandering vacuum cleaner pipe and nozzle, but the SILLICATES from #ISLANDOFTERROR (1966) had the kind of sucking power to leave you boneless! Coming soon on blu ray from #odeonentertainment!

#monstermonday David Peel as Baron Meinster on the attack in #hammerfilms 'The Brides of Dracula' in 1961. Even though Dracula didn't actually appear in this film, Peel's Vampire Baron gave Cushing's Van Helsing a good run for money. A superb cast with Yvonne Monlaur, Martita Hunt, Freda Jackson. See them all in  the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bNmNniIDsk

THE WORLD'S MOST SCARCE FILM MAGAZINE! ORDER MONSTER MAG NUMBER TWO HERE!

 

Believe it or not, the long-lost 1973 second issue of MONSTER MAG is finally available in English, 41 years late!

Deemed unsuitable for an all-age market, the entire print run to the English language MM #2 was destroyed by HM Customs & Excise back in 1973, leaving an annoying gap for collectors who have snapped up the German and French editions for as much as £1000 each, just to fill their gaps!

Now, finally, series creator Roger Noel Cook and relaunch editor Dez Skinn have come together to produce an authentic limited edition full-size reproduction of this absurdly rare item.

Identical to the real destroyed thing except for the Quality company symbol replacing the original Warner Bros symbol on the cover and a reference to the digital remastering in the editorial block (to avoid any naughty passing off) it is now finally available.

Stocks are limited, so order now to avoid disappointment.

NOTE THAT YOU MAY BE PRE-ORDERING AS COPIES WILL BE MAILED OUT WEEK COMMENCING JUNE 9, 2014.

Payment can be made by post by cheque or postal order.
Send orders, payable to Quality, to:

QUALITY – MONSTER MAG #2
345 DITCHLING ROAD
BRIGHTON BN1 6JJ
ENGLAND

UK: £9.95 each + £1.25 postage (add 25p for each additional copy). Ebay/Paypal users can order it now from: tiny.cc/MM-2.
Or check our website: http://dezskinn.com/quality-shop-1/

DEZ SKINN'S MONSTER MAG IS BACK!

Long before video nasties, multiple TV channels. DVDs, downloads and the like, MONSTER MAG ruled! The original horror films poster mag, it was launched in 1973 by prolific Dr Who scriptwriter Roger Noel Cook and ran for 14 issues. Following a short absence it was revived by Dez Skinn in 1976 for a further three issues before morphing into The House of Hammer.

Outside of its high profile for gore making it highly collectable, with back issues regularly selling for £20/$30, it has a far greater claim to fame... By accident, its second issue has become the world's most scarce film magazine.

While French and German editions can sometimes be found on eBay - where they sell for as high as $1250 - there are no copies in existence of the English language number 2, having all been destroyed by HM Customs on arrival from its Italian printer, deemed unsuitable for an all-age market (a For Adults Only band was added to covers from issue 3 and stickered for a rereleased issue 1).

Another frustration for collectors is that in vol 2 #3 (issue 17) editor Dez Skinn promised that the next issue would be a "Double X" Special. But it never happened. Instead the legendary House of Hammer was launched.

With Roger Cook and Dez Skinn both working together again, there's some long-overdue tidying up they're promising to prioritise...

A FRIGHTENINGLY GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL : THANK YOU

Teetotal Peter Cushing Jokes for the Camera: Well, that's it for another year. Thank you to everyone who took part, for your photographs, your comments and likes! I see we had a rush of NEW FOLLOWERS several times during the day. To you, A VERY WARM WELCOME... and to EVERYONE...Thank You in honour of Peter Cushing, you made it a very special day!