The House Of Hammer

Thanks to watching Never Look Back, Cev's off on a tangent again and this time it sees him looking at the history of the humble English red telephone box and it's surprising place in cultural history.“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

What started out as a little extra segment to stick on the end of the upcoming Hysteria episode escalated quickly. So for your listening pleasure, the lads have downed tools and raised glasses to answer some of the burning questions that they've never been asked before...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

With the rather welcome release of the 1953 film, Blood Orange making it's spectacular physical media debut courtesy of Hammer Films, here's a reminder of when Ben was mad enough to have a look to see if there were any other orange films and then discovering a crate full...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

As something of an accompaniment to our recent episode about the return to Blood Island, Smokey's here with his picks of how the Japanese military have been portrayed on film.“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

Another first for Hammer, The Secret of Blood Island is their first prequel and Smokey can't wait to dig into that subject and lamps. Elsewhere, Philip looks at some real life spicy spying, Cev tries to hold it together while Adam gets a bit lost...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

Ben wraps his head around the troubling trend of alien invaders wanting to wipe us all out rather than just help out with the shopping.“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

With a much in demand rewatch of River Patrol on the way, what better time to revisit the one thing that men would lose their lives over in the movie: Nylons?Ben takes us all back in history to figure out if they were a thing worth dying over...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

A story that's been around the block a few times after many screen adaptations, She became a genuine blockbuster hit for Hammer, but is it as much a hit with the lads?If you don't think the film is one to be obeyed, don't worry, elsewhere Adam brings you a bit of the history of the source novel, Philip looks at hats and Smokey warmly embraces River Patrol...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

With everyone being a bit giddy about Hammer Films releasing a sumptuous 4K remaster of Quatermass 2 that goes into so much detail, we were surprised that nobody thought to investigate the gas masks used in the film so Cev's here to talk about the surprising connection between Blake's 7, potpourri and coconuts...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

1954's Five Days (Paid To Kill) has an interesting plot device where our protagonist can only see one way out of all his troubles: hiring an assassin to wipe them and him out. Smokey's here to look at some real life instances of killers for hire and the pitfalls of employing their services.“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

Let's stick with the proper title, because Die, Die, My Darling isn't great, is it?But, we do get Tallulah Bankhead giving it both barrels, Peter Vaughan being absolutely terrifying and Donald Sutherland being...never mind.This has the makings of something special, does it live up to it's pedigree?“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard WellsThe links you think you’ll need are here & more!https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

After a short archeological dig under the rose bushes, Adam's uncovered this timely knowledge nugget that's probably more like THE Curse Of The Mummy's tomb than the film of the same name...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

As The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb has now being well and truly put to rest, here's a timely reminder of both a previous mummy and co-host stalked these halls...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb. A veritable cornucopia of discoveries that range from the dictionary definition of the word 'Adam' to the existential threat of ageing with so much in-between, but how good is the film at the end of all this?There's only one way to find out...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

The House Of Hammer team often wanders off the beaten track when taking a closer look at the film at hand, but Cev wandered so far off said track that there were fears of him never returning.In Meet Simon Cherry (1949), our heroic Reverend has his car started by a helpful chap called Charlie and his crank handle only to then leave them both behind. This one tiny moment set Cev off on a voyage of discovery...“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev MooreArtwork by Richard Wells All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod