#DRACULA AND #VANHELSING #CUSHING AND #LEE GET THE SIDESHOW PREMIUM FORMAT TREATMENT

 

 

#sideshowfigures has unveiled two stunning new additions to their Horror #Collectables line, drawing inspiration from #Hammerhorrorfilms #Dracula (1958).

THE STALWART and fearless Doctor #VanHelsing (as portrayed by #PeterCushing) faces an otherworldly foe, in the form of #CountDracula (as portrayed by #SirChristopherLee) in a timeless battle of good versus evil that became an instant classic within the horror genre.

 

THE DRACULA PREMIUM Format Figure measures 22.25” tall, and stands on top of a stone-effect base bedecked with Gothic gargoyles. Sculpted with an incredibly detailed likeness of actor Sir Christopher Lee as the iconic and otherworldly Count, this statue’s portrait features his piercing bloodshot eyes, shining fangs, a bloody mouth, and his signature slicked-back hairstyle.

 

 

THE DRACULA #Premium Format #Figure is a mixed media horror collectible with a fully tailored fabric costume, consisting of a rich black suit jacket, pants, and a white collared dress shirt and neck tie. His suave ensemble is finished with a black cloak with a striking red inner lining. The charming but nefarious Count also has sculpted dress shoes and a detailed replica of his signet ring on his left hand.

 

THE #VanHelsing PREMIUM Format Figure measures 21.5” tall, and stands atop a gargoyle bedecked base. Sculpted with stunning likeness of actor Peter Cushing in one of his most iconic roles, this statue captures his character’s determined and fearless expression as he summons his resolve and prepares to confront his nemesis, the fiendish #CountDracula.

 

THE VAN HELSING Premium Format Figure is a mixed media horror collectible with an exquisitely tailored fabric costume, consisting of a black suit jacket and suit pants along with a red vest, a white collared dress shirt, and a neck tie. An elegant faux fur-trimmed coat completes the costume, while his leather-like gloves and black dress shoes are sculpted with extreme realism to complement the fabric elements. Armed with a crucifix in one hand and a hammer and stake in the other, Van Helsing has all the tools with which to face the dreaded vampire!

 

 

BOTH THE DRACULA Premium Format Figure and the Van Helsing #PremiumFormatFigure are accepting #RSVPs today HERE! 

 

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DAVE PROWSE REMEMBERED TODAY ON HIS BIRTHDAY

TODAY we mark and celebrate the birthday of actor, DAVE PROWSE born today July 1st in 1935. What Prowse passing did for many, who knew him for his role as #DarthVader in the Star Wars movies, was raise awareness to a long and impressive career both on screen and off it! 

 

PROWSE worked with #PeterCushing in not only Cushing's last #Hammer #Frankenstein film 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell' but also, of course when Prowse first played Vader in ' #StarWars: A New Hope' with Cushing as #GrandMoffTarkin, made them both a very interesting interesting partnership and a part of 'Star Wars' cinema history, like Prowse, that will never be forgotten . . 

 

Remembered today, David Charles Prowse MBE, English #bodybuilder, weightlifter and character actor in British film and television. . . 

 

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TOWA FILM VINTAGE 65 YEAR OLD HAMMER PAMPHLET POSTER FINDS A NEW HOME

 

KER-CHING! Sold last week! An original Japanese FRAMED pamphlet-poster from the FIRST release of 'The Curse of Frankenstein' in 1957, starring #PeterCushing and #ChristopherLee. The pamphlet-poster has been framed along with the press-sheet with the original design guidelines for the film`s promotional material in Japan. It's an original, and is 65 years old! Sold for £253 UK pounds: $350 United States Dollars.....

 

#TARKIN A very impressive portrait of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin from #StarWarsANewHope by the artist, Alexev Kot. Below an interesting magazine piece from January 2017, and some theories on how the 'TARKIN CGI' might change not only FX but also some ethics within the industry, and maybe not fot the better. FOUR years on now, have those predictions and fears really happened?  This painting is also one of today's latest posts at Facebook PCASUK Fan Page. Why not drop in and tell us what you think? - Marcus

 

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ALICE KRIGE AND MICHAEL RIPPER CELEBRATED AND PAINTING ICONS CUSHING AND PRICE

PAINTING ICONS! Two portraits fresh off the brush of Peter and #VincentPrice from artist Butch Curry. Butch has a IMGUR page where he has shared these today, CLICK HERE! He says, 'Peter Cushing, work in progress. Just started today! Because someone asked about it, this one and Vincent are in oil paint. I've gotten pretty quick with it through lots of practice! Because some other folks have asked, sadly no, I don't have a shop to sell prints or anything like that. Sorry!' So any interest, I suggest, dropping a line to his account 😊 I think the PC one, even though still a work in progress, is a cracker! Remember, if you have art work, or have spotted one that you think, should be shared, send it along 😉 - Marcus

 

'I've seen the likes tonight that mortal eyes shouldn't look at!'... say that line of dialogue and any #Hammerfilm fan worth his or her salt, quick as a flash will reply, '#MichaelRipper, as the poacher in 'The Mummy!'.. And it is Michael Ripper who we remember today on the day his passing 28th June 2000.

 

MICHAEL RIPPER appeared in many productions for Hammer, seven with #PeterCushing, nine with Christopher Lee. Inn keepers, coachmen, police officers, Ripper an accomplished stage and film actor it could be argued is as much part of the Hammer family as Cushing, Lee, Fisher and Francis. #ChristopherLee once announced to a packed convention in #Baltimore, with Ripper standing at his side.. 'This man IS Hammer!' And for many of us, he always will be . . 

 

 

THERE IS A FULL and image stocked TRIBUTE  today, over at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE. Please go along and check out the thread and maybe add your thoughts on Michael Ripper too?  

 

TODAY we are wishing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the lovely ALICE KRIGE! Her first feature film role was in Chariots of Fire (1981) as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon. Some of her best known roles are the dual role of Eva Galli/Alma Mobley in 'Ghost Story' (1981), Mary Brady in Stephen King's 'Sleepwalkers' (1992) and the Borg Queen in the 'Star Trek' franchise, beginning with the film 'Star Trek: First Contact'.

 

ALICE WENT ON to then reprise the role in the Star Trek Voyager finale 'Endgame'. We note her today, for her co-starring role with Peter Cushing in 'A Tale of Two Cities' (1980) as Lucie Manette.....Happy Birthday, Alice Krige!

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