1951 Down Place

1951 Down Place #059 – Taste the Blood of Dracula

vz9p57 — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 09:00:25 +0000

It’s the end of the first quarter of 2018 and the Down Placers are feeling a little peckish. To slake their hunger, they decided to take in the 1970 classic “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (dir Peter Sasdy). Did the guys like the meal or did they send it back? Listen to find out!

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1951 Down Place #058 – The Lost Continent

BrotherD — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 08:26:43 +0000

No one would blame you if you thought this podcast and these podcasters somehow got . . . um . . . lost on a lost continent, but the truth is much more mundane. You’ll hear about that, and the film The Lost Continent (dir. Michael Carreras, Leslie Norman), in this episode. It’s the triumphant return of 1951 Down Place, and two-thirds of the Down Placers!

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Monster Kid Radio #324 – Scott Morris and 1951 Down Place, plus an ANNOUNCEMENT

BrotherD — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 17:26:38 +0000

Scott Morris is a podcast legend*. He’s been podcasting for over nine years at Disney, Indiana. He was a regular contributor to Derek’s previous podcasting venture. He’s contributed to numerous podcasts over the years. And from 2011 to 2016, he was one of the co-producers of 1951 Down Place, where he, Derek, and Casey Criswell examined a movie from the classic Hammer Films catalog once a month. Scott joins Derek this week to discuss what happened to 1951 Down Place, what the future holds for this podcast, and why it might have something to do with what’s happening with all-things Monster Kid Radio moving forward!

Voicemail: 503-479-5MKR (503-479-5657)
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You Deserve a Great Mummy, So Here’s My Favorite: The Mummy ‘59 by Ryan Harvey – https://www.blackgate.com/2017/06/17/you-deserve-a-great-mummy-so-heres-my-favorite-the-mummy-59/

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* Derek has no idea if Scott’s really all that comfortable with being called a “legend” so often, but quite frankly, he doesn’t care. Scott’s a podcast legend as far as Derek’s concerned!

Monster Bash / Monster Kid Radio / 1951 Down Place Announcement

BrotherD — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 19:44:32 +0000

Here’s a special announcement about Monster Kid Radio and 1951 Down Place, as well as a note about the upcoming Monster Bash!

Listen to this special announcement here! – MKRDPAnnouncement

1951 Down Place – A Quick Check-in

BrotherD — Sat, 13 May 2017 22:34:12 +0000

Derek wants to touch base with the listeners of 1951 Down Place . . . if they’re still listening!

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1951 Down Place #057 – The Horror of Frankenstein

BrotherD — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 23:19:50 +0000

The Down Placers may have suffered a minor reboot of their own as they tackle Hammer’s attempt at rebooting their Frankenstein franchise in 1970’s The Horror of Frankenstein (dir. Jimmy Sangster). Does this new take on the material live up to the Cushing-dripping goodness of the previous films? Listen . . . and find out!

(Thank you for everyone’s patience as this episode made its way through post-production. The “day jobs” of your hosts took up a lot more time than normal these past few months – Casey got a new job, Scott is on a mini-vacation, and Derek is stuck in a pair of pants. We’re working on getting back on track, and you can expect Episode #58 discussing 1954’s The Unholy Four (dir. Terence Fisher) in about a week.)

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Intro by: “Scott”
Plot Synopsis: Derek
Episode Producer: Casey

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1951 Down Place #056 – The Reptile

vz9p57 — Tue, 31 May 2016 23:49:07 +0000

Half woman, half snake and all Hammer on this month’s 1951 Down Place! Casey, Derek and Scott take a look at 1966’s The Reptile staring Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, and directed by John Gilling. Will the Down Placers be charmed by the this film or will they be full of venom after watching. Take a listen to this episode of Down Place that’s sealed with a hiss.

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Intro by: Derek
Plot Synopsis: Casey
Episode Producer: Scott

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1951 Down Place #055 – The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

BrotherD — Mon, 02 May 2016 03:02:08 +0000

Terence Fisher was a busy man for Hammer in the 1960s. A total of ten Hammer films were released bearing the name Terence Fisher, and one of those movies was The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll. Casey, Derek, and Scott take a crack at looking at both sides of this film while keeping their repressed evil sides at bay.

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Intro by: Derek
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Episode Producer: Derek

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RIP Vince Rotolo

1951 Down Place #054 – Prehistoric Women

vz9p57 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:34:35 +0000

We’re not sure, but either Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Monster Kid Radio), or Scott Morris (Disney, Indiana) slipped their foot off the break pedal of the Delorean and they’ve found themselves in the midst of Prehistoric Women. Hammer’s 1967 Prehistoric Women to be exact – staring Martine Beswick, Edina Ronay and Michael Latimer. Will our heroes be able to out race the hot rod rhino? Download and listen to find out!

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Intro by: Scott
Plot Synopsis: Derek
Episode Producer: Casey

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1951 Down Place #053 – Kiss of the Vampire

vz9p57 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:48:01 +0000

Let’s see we have a peck on the cheek, an Eskimo kiss, butterfly kisses, a Spider-Man upside-down kiss and Hammer’s 1963 Kiss of the Vampire. This time around Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Monster Kid Radio), and Scott Morris (Disney, Indiana) pucker up with Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza, Noel Willman and Jennifer Daniel for this return to a Hammer Gothic horror film.

A sketch from the special effects team of the bat rig used at the climax of Kiss of the Vampire.

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Intro by: Derek
Plot Synopsis: Casey
Episode Producer: Scott

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1951 Down Place #052 – The Pirates of Blood River

BrotherD — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 22:39:34 +0000

SPOILERS HO! This month, the Down Placers cruise into uncharted waters . . . sort of . . . in that it’s sort of water . . . nevermind. Casey Criswell (Bloody Good Horror), Derek M. Koch (Monster Kid Radio), and Scott Morris (Disney, Indiana) take a look at the 1962 film The Pirates of Blood River (dir. John Gilling). Strap in, matey!

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Intro by: Casey
Plot Synopsis: Scott
Episode Producer: Derek

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1951 Down Place #051 – The House That Bled to Death

BrotherD — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 09:17:05 +0000

42 Coleman Rd. Beautiful home with colorful history and good plumbing. Friendly neighborhood. Dining room ideal for birthday parties. Safe for pets.

The British television station Channel 4 lists a moment from this television episode in their 100 Scariest Moments show (it came in at #50), and this month, we’ll see how the Down Placers rank “The House That Bled to Death” from the series Hammer House of Horror among Hammer’s movie output. Also, the guys go over some listener feedback, and eventually veer so off-topic that they end up talking about . . . Universal?

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Intro by: Scott
Plot Synopsis: Derek
Episode Producer: Casey and Derek

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1951 Down Place #050 – Phantom Ship

vz9p57 — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:30:57 +0000

Just sit right back
And you’ll hear a tale
A tale of a famous trip,
That started from a New York port,
Aboard a sailing ship.
The mate was a mighty creepy lad,
The Skipper just was wed
A small crew set sail that day,
on a trip full of dread,
a trip full of dread.

The film print started getting rough,
our heroes lunch was tossed.
If not for the acting of our shining star
This hammer film would be lost
This hammer film would be lost.

The ship was adrift away for shore
near some uncharted isle
With Bela Lugosi
Arthur Margetson too.
Shirley Grey
and Edmund Willard
Dennis Hoey
all directed by Denison Clift
On the Phantom Ship

No Lee! No Reed! No Peter Cushing
Just Bela Lugosi
Like a silent film
It’s primitive as can be.

So join us here this month my friends,
To put a smile upon your face,
From Casey, Derek and Scott
Here on 1951 Down Place!

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #050 here!

Back In the Village: The Prisoner Podcast

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Intro by: Derek
Plot Synopsis: Casey
Episode Producer: Scott

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1951 Down Place #049 – Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

BrotherD — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 20:12:41 +0000

Happy Halloween! This month, the Down Placers get down with Dracula as they take a look at 1968’s Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. Director Freddie Francis said he wanted this film to be “visually interesting and exciting as opposed to just expect the audience to go along and see the same old Dracula.” Did he succeed? Find out when you listen to this episode of 1951 Down Place!

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Intro by: Casey
Plot Synopsis: Scott
Episode Producer: Derek

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1951 Down Place #048 – A Challenge for Robin Hood

vz9p57 — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 00:33:16 +0000

Derek, Casey and Scott
Walkin’ through the forest
Laughin’ back and forth
At what the other’n has to say
Reminiscin’ this ‘n’ that
And havin’ such a good time
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day!

And what are the boys reminiscin’ about this time? It’s Hammer’s 1967 film A Challenge for Robin Hood staring Barrie Ingham, James Hayter, Leon Greene and directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards. Does this film hit the bulls-eye for the Downplacers or does it miss the target altogether?

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Intro by: Scott
Plot Synopsis: Derek
Episode Producer: Casey

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1951 Down Place #047 – Straight on Till Morning

vz9p57 — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 11:38:12 +0000

All this has happened before, and it will all happen again. But this time it happened in London. It happened on a quiet street named Down Place. That corner house over there is the home of the Podcast family. And Peter Clive chose this particular house because there were people here who were ugly to him.

Our story begins with Casey, Derek and Scott watching the 1972 Hammer film Straight On Till Morning directed by Peter Collinson. As our brave podcasters learn about the wicked Peter Clive, will they be deemed too beautiful by the beast and live happily every after or will they meet the same fate at Tinker?

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Straight on Till Morning Trailer

Saint Euphoria – The Online Home of the Films of Christopher R. Mihm

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Intro by: Derek
Plot Synopsis: Casey
Episode Producer: Scott

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1951 Down Place #046 – The Vengeance of She

BrotherD — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 06:48:08 +0000

It’s Listener Pick Month here at 1951 Down Place! The year, most of the listeners REALLY wanted us to discuss 1968’s The Vengeance of She
(dir. Cliff Owen). Casey, Derek, and Scott do their best to stay out of the eternal flame while tackling this one. The gang previously discussed She in 2012 in Episode #10, and if you remember, they weren’t TOO fond of it. Do the Down Placers have the same feelings about The Vengeance of She?

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Intro by: Casey
Plot Synopsis: Scott
Episode Producer: Derek

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1951 Down Place #045 – Rasputin: The Mad Monk

vz9p57 — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:25:10 +0000

Torn from the pages of history – the truth about the man who turned men into killers and women into animals! Well, maybe not directly from the pages of history, but from Hammer comes 1966’s Rasputin: The Mad Monk starring Sir Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Richard Pasco. The film was directed by Don Sharp and written by Anthony Hinds.

Here at 1951 Down Place we chose this film to honor the passing of the great Sir Christopher Lee. Along the way, Casey, Derek and Scott will talk about what Mr. Lee means to them and to the entertainment world as they discuss their first viewing of the Mad Monk’s sermon. Do they think this film is a small sin or is it a sin worth forgiving? Find out in this episode!

Note: The film originally scheduled for June 2015, Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb will be featured on a future episode of 1951 Down Place.

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Rasputin: The Mad Monk Trailer

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Intro by: Scott
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Episode Producer: Casey

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1951 Down Place #044 – Frankenstein Must be Destroyed

vz9p57 — Sun, 31 May 2015 22:04:43 +0000

Driven straight out of Bohemia and into this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, it’s the one, the only Baron Frankenstein. This time for the 1969 Hammer classic,
Frankenstein Must be Destroyed starring Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward and Thorley Walters. In the director’s chair we find Terence Fisher at the helm of this adventure. Do Casey, Derek and Scott beleive that the good doctor should be destroyed? Well, it depends on the cut of the film you are watching!

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Frankenstein Must be Destroyed Trailer

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Intro by: Derek
Plot Synopsis: Casey
Episode Producer: Scott

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1951 Down Place #043 – Die! Die! My Darling!

BrotherD — Sun, 03 May 2015 05:01:01 +0000

Wipe the lipstick off your face and check out the latest episode of 1951 Down Place! This month, the Down Placers take a look at the 1965 film Die! Die! My Darling! (dir. Silvio Narizzano) all while hoping they can avoid Mrs. Trefoile.

(And don’t call me “darling.”)

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Die! Die! My Darling! Trailer

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Intro by: Casey
Plot Synopsis: Scott
Episode Producer: Derek

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1951 Down Place #042 – Vampire Circus

vz9p57 — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:22:08 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen! May I direct your attention to the center ring where the Courageous Casey, the Death Defying Derek and So-So Scott are poised to tame the tiger lady as they take on 1972’s Vampire Circus (directed by Robert Young).

Listen to find out if they survive the encounter!

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Vampire Circus Trailer

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Intro by: Scott
Episode Producer: Casey

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1951 Down Place Special – Caroline Munro and Feedback

vz9p57 — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:34:06 +0000

Well, one of the co-hosts up and joined the circus, putting our plans of Vampire Circus on hold for a month. But never fear, Scott and Derek are still around to bring you a very special episode of 1951 Down Place. First, Scott shares another interview he recorded during the October 2014 Monster Bash – with the beautiful Caroline Munro!

After the interview, Derek joins Scott to cover the feedback that has been piling up here at Down Place Central! They also cover the changes to the upcoming schedule of movies here on the show.

Casey will return next month – if he can drag himself away from the circus.

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Intro by: Scott
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1951 Down Place #041 – Bad Blonde

vz9p57 — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:00:27 +0000

It’s time for the Down Placers to take a gander at another “Hammer Noir”. This time it’s 1953’s Bad Blonde (directed by Reginald Le Borg). Do the gentlemen of Down Place prefer this blonde and how far did one of them go to actually become a “bad blonde”? It’s time to touch up the roots as Casey, Derek and Scott find out if “bad blondes” have even more fun!

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Intro by: Derek
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1951 Down Place Special – Veronica Carlson Interview

vz9p57 — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:18:17 +0000

In October of 2014, Scott attended the Monster Bash convention in Mars, Pennsylvania and got the opportunity to sit down and interview a few famous ladies of Hammer.

The first interview We’d like to share with you is with Veronica Carlson, who has appeared in a few films for Hammer. She first appeared opposite Chrisopher Lee in 1968’s Dracula has Risen from the Grave – a film that we’ll cover later this year on 1951 Down Place. She also appeared with Peter Cushing in 1969’s Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and in 1970’s The Horror of Frankenstein.

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1951 Down Place #040 – The Phantom of the Opera

BrotherD — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:52:53 +0000

For Derek’s birthday pick, he selected the 1962 film The Phantom of the Opera (dir. Terence Fisher). It might be hard to believe, but when this film was released, there had only been a few film adaptations of the classic Gaston Leroux novel, so Hammer had a wide open playing field in regards to what they could bring to the table. Was the studio successful? We’ll find out as Casey, Derek, and Scott tackle this film.

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Intro by: Casey
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1951 Down Place #039 – Quatermass and the Pit

vz9p57 — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 22:13:11 +0000

It’s a very special time here at 1951 Down Place central as our intern Scott has celebrated another birthday this month. To honor this event, we’ve allowed Scott to pick the film to cover this month. Things are not quite what they seem as Scott’s choice shook the very foundations of 1951 Down Place.

Listen to this episode to find out if Derek and Casey can survive the shock to their system and triumph or will this film choice wreak its vengeance on the poor unfortunate souls who are forced to talk about it.

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Intro by: Scott
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1951 Down Place #038 – Curse of the Werewolf

vz9p57 — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:26:17 +0000

We saw a werewolf with a Spanish menu in his hand
Walking through the streets of Madrid in the rain
He was looking for a place called Chica Bonita
Going to get a big dish of Pulpo á feira
Werewolves of España!

Well, it’s just one werewolf we saw this month, but what a werewolf! It’s Oliver Reed in Hammer’s 1961 film The Curse of the Werewolf (directed by Terence Fisher). Joining Oliver Reed in the cast is Clifford Evans, Yvonne Romain and 1951 Down Place favorite Michael Ripper.

Listen to find out if Derek, Casey and Scott get their lungs ripped out or enjoy a whiskey at Trader Vic’s while watching? Why whiskey? we don’t believe Oliver Reed would waste his time on piña coladas!

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Intro by: Derek
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1951 Down Place #037 – Man About the House

BrotherD — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 08:07:42 +0000

Come and knock on our door. The Down Placers have been waiting for you . . . so they can tell you about 1974’s Man About the House (dir. John Robins). This Hammer comedy spun out of the British sitcom of the same name, and if the set-up of the movie sounds familiar, you must be a John Ritter fan. Man About the House was the British television show that inspired the American sitcom Three’s Company, and in this episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey, Derek, and Scott talk about the similarities between this film and that TV show, as well as the lack of similarities between this movie and every other Hammer film discussed on 1951 Down Place so far.

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Intro by: Casey
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1951 Down Place #036 – Nightmare

vz9p57 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:18:18 +0000

One, Two . . . Janet is Coming for You!!

Three, Four . . . Your Chest will be Sore!!

Five, Six . . . Henry is up to his Tricks!!

Seven, Eight . . . What Will Be Your Fate??

Nine, Ten . . . Casey, Derek and Scott are Back Again!!

If you can make it past the nightmare of our intro, our 1951 Down Place hosts Casey, Derek and Scott take a look at 1964’s Nightmare. Will our hosts ever be able to sleep again or will they need a nightlight? Find out on this month’s 1951 Down Place.

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Intro by: Scott
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1951 Down Place #035 – Four Sided Triangle

vz9p57 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:49:40 +0000

tri*an*gle (noun): a shape that is made up of three lines and three angles.

It looks like someone at 1951 Down Place has failed basic studies as our mathematically challenged hosts Casey, Derek, and Scott attempt to be acute in their review of 1953’s Four Sided Triangle. Can our hosts do right by this triangle and give equilateral critiques or will they be oblique and differ on the reviews of this trigonometric conundrum?

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Intro by: Derek
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1951 Down Place #034 – Sword of Sherwood Forest

BrotherD — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:39:54 +0000

Ho! Ha ha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust! It might help to imagine that the Down Placers are not wearing tights while listening to them discuss 1960’s Sword of Sherwood Forest (dir. Terence Fisher). Casey, Derek, and Scott can’t ever get enough Peter Cushing, but have they had enough of Robin Hood or Friar Tuck? Sproing!

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Intro by: Casey
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1951 Down Place #033 – Night Creatures

vz9p57 — Sat, 31 May 2014 10:00:52 +0000

Dearly beloved we are gathered here in this house of worship to listen to the inspiring words of the good Reverend Dr. Blyss preach on the virtues of high stakes alcohol smuggling. That’s right, this month on 1951 Down Place we take a look at the 1962 film Night Creatures, staring Peter Cushing, Oliver Reed and Michael Ripper.

This episode also is part of the cross over podcast event with Disney, Indiana where Derek and Casey joined Scott and Tracey to talk about the film Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow. As complete this cross over, Tracey joins the Down Placers to talk about Night Creatures – wait, there’s a girl here? I just hope the boys straightened up…

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Intro by: Scott
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1951 Down Place – Special Crossover Episode – Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

vz9p57 — Sun, 25 May 2014 22:00:32 +0000

In this special crossover episode, Casey and Derek join Scott and his wife Tracey over at the Disney, Indiana podcast to talk about the 1963 live action Disney film Dr Syn: Alias the Scarecrow. Why are the Down Placers talking about this Disney film? Well, it along with Hammer’s Captain Clegg (a.k.a. Night Creatures) were both based upon the Dr. Syn novels of Russell Thorndike. In the upcoming episode 33 of 1951 Down Place, Tracey will join Casey, Derek and Scott to talk about Hammer’s take on the material.

Can the Down Placers survive a trip to Disney, Indiana? Will Casey and Derek long for the heaving, blood soaked, barely-restrained bosoms of a Hammer film after spending a little time in Mickey’s backyard? Tune in to find out!

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1951 Down Place #032 – The Evil of Frankenstein

vz9p57 — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:25:28 +0000

Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here! Derek has returned to the 1951 Down Place crew just in time for another appointment with the good doctor Frankenstein. This time it’s 1964’s Evil of Frankenstein – DA-DA-DAAAA! The film stars Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein and professional wrestler Kiwi Kingston as his creature. What do the Down Placers think of Hammer’s third Frankenstein film? What about this creature’s look? And was Casey and Scott better off without Derek? Listen to this episode to find out!

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Intro by: Derek
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1951 Down Place #031 – Feedback

vz9p57 — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:51:48 +0000

While the cat is away the mice will . . . cover feedback? In this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey and Scott cover the built up backlog of listener feedback while Derek takes care of some family business.

Vote for 1951 Down Place in the 12th Annual Rondo Awards – http://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/?p=32 – in the Best Multimedia Horror category (number 23).

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1951 Down Place #030 – Lust for a Vampire

BrotherD — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 04:36:46 +0000

Casey just turned 40, and for his birthday, he wanted to spend some quality time with Yutte Stensgaard . . . and Mike Raven’s widow’s peak. In this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey is joined by Derek and Scott to talk about the second of the loose trilogy of Karnstein films – Lust for a Vampire (dir. Jimmy Sangster). What do the Down Placers think of this film? Are they in “strange love” with it? Or are they taking away Casey’s birthday?

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1951 Down Place #029 – The Gorgon

BrotherD — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:09:16 +0000

The gang’s back! Terence Fisher, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Bernard Robinson, James Bernard, Casey Criswell, Derek M. Koch, and Scott Morris all return to 1951 Down Place to talk about Fisher’s 1964 film The Gorgon. Barbara Shelley and the legend of Medusa Megara round out a film that has your Down Placers talking about special make-up effects, facial hair, Lee-as-hero . . . a Disney film, an 80s television show, and a 70s film that has NOTHING to do with Hammer at all.

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1951 Down Place #028 – Cash on Demand

BrotherD — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 06:51:26 +0000

André Morell wants 97,000 pounds for Christmas. Does Father Christmas have him on the naughty or nice list? Check in with the Down Placers this month to find out! This month, Casey, Derek, and Scott take a look at the André Morell-Peter Cushing vehicle Cash on Demand (dir. Quentin Lawrence). This suspenseful Hammer film takes place just before Christmas, so we thought it was fitting to talk about it just after the holiday. Happy holidays form all of us here at 1951 Down Place! We’ll see you next year!

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1951 Down Place #027 – The Devil Rides Out

BrotherD — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:59:43 +0000

Saddle up, partners! This month, the Down Placers take a look at the 1968 Hammer film The Devil Rides Out (dir. Terence Fisher). This film was also known as its supposedly-sounding-less-like-a-Western-title The Devil’s Bride when it was released in the US, but whatever the title, you won’t find anyone playing cowboy in this film. Instead, you’ll find Christopher Lee . . . playing the hero (even if he’s not wearing a white cowboy hat)! In addition to talking about the film, Casey, Derek, and Scott also respond to some listener feedback that’s been building up since last month. So mount up, and don’t look the monster in the eyes!

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1951 Down Place #026 – Scream of Fear

BrotherD — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:39:27 +0000

The management and staff of 1951 Down Place have been pledged to an oath of secrecy concerning the electrifying climax of this podcast. For maximum excitement, we earnestly recommend that you listen to this episode from the very start! The Down Placers – Casey, Derek and Scott – are back in the latest episode of 1951 Down Place with a look at 1961’s Taste of Fear, or how us yanks know it, Scream of Fear, directed by Seth Holt and written by Hammer’s go-to screenwriter Jimmy Sangster. The film stars Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd, and Christopher Lee. Lee himself has been quoted as saying, “Taste of Fear was the best film that I was in that Hammer ever made.” Do the Down Placers agree? Well, let’s just say someone’s Top Five list might be changing when all is said and done!

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1951 Down Place #025 – The Stranglers of Bombay

BrotherD — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 21:25:54 +0000

Do you feel it? That constricting feeling in your throat? Is it a fall cold coming on? Nope. It’s just the Down Placers Casey, Derek, and Scott back in the latest episode of 1951 Down Place! This time around, they’re watching 1959’s Stranglers of Bombay (dir. Terence Fisher). Did the boys find this film easy to swallow or did they have a hard time breathing? Just listen to this episode to find out, and don’t get too choked up yourself!

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An analysis of Ray Harryhausen’s work in One Million Years B.C.

BrotherD — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:11:28 +0000

As mentioned in the Stranglers of Bombay episode, this is a spreadsheet detailing the Ray Harryhausen effects shots in One Million Years B.C. researched and contributed by listener Evan Kendal. This is some solid work! Thanks, Evan!

OneMillionAnalysis

Episode #024 – One Million Years B.C.

BrotherD — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:42:59 +0000

You don’t get the Teen Angels this month. Instead, you get the Down Placers as Casey, Derek, and Scott tackle what was once billed as Hammer Films’ 100th production – One Million Years B.C. (dir. Don Chaffey). Don’t worry, folks – none of the boys wore a fur bikini while talking about this caveman epic.

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Episode #023 – The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

BrotherD — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:27:38 +0000

The Down Placers are Kung Fu fighting! Their podcast is fast as lightning! Ahem . . . in this month’s episode of 1951 Down Place, Casey, Derek, and Scott take a look at the Hammer-Shaw Studios co-production The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (dir. Roy Ward Baker, Chang Cheh). And listen carefully – this movie makes a HUGE impact on one of the Down Placers and the very podcast itself!

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Episode #022 – The Men of Sherwood Forest

BrotherD — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:41:40 +0000

All three Down Placers are back . . . and wearing tights . . . for this month’s episode of the podcast. Before tackling the stories of Frankenstein or Dracula, Hammer Films explored another legendary character, and The Men of Sherwood Forest (dir. Val Guest) was their first go at bringing Robin Hood to the screen.

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Episode #021 – The Mummy

BrotherD — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:24:42 +0000

This month, the Down Placers explore their mummy issues by looking at the first of Hammer Films’ mummy films, 1959’s The Mummy (dir. Terence Fisher). This Cushing-Lee-Ripper team-up tells us what happens when man starts digging where he shouldn’t be digging . . . even if Universal sanctioned the remake to begin with.

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Episode #020 – The Revenge of Frankenstein

BrotherD — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:41:00 +0000

Baron Frankenstein is back . . . and so is Casey as the Down Placers dive into 1958’s The Revenge of Frankenstein. Casey isn’t the only Down Place regular rejoining Scott and Derek in this month’s episode; director Terence Fisher, Hammer regular Michael Ripper, cinematographer Jack Asher, make-up artist Phil Leakey, and the indomitable Peter Cushing all return for this month’s film. The movie has received mixed reviews over the years, but it sits solidly in Derek’s Top Five list. How will it fare against Casey and Scott?

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Episode #019 – Quatermass II

BrotherD — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:23:31 +0000

Hungry? How about some of that so-called “synthetic food” being whipped up at Winnerden Flats? Tell you what – you go on ahead and get something to eat while the Down Placers settle into a discussion of 1957’s Quatermass II (dir. Val Guest). The film, also known as Enemy from Space, features the return of Quatermass played by Brian Donlevy. Tapping into a number of unspoken fears of the time, the film still works today . . . and has the Down Placers fearful of one of their own.

SPOILER ALERT! We spoil this movie . . . you’ve been warned.

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Hallenbeck, Bruce G., and John McCarty. “Nigel Kneale’s Quatermass Phenomenon.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. Dec 1982: 19-31.
Hearn, Marcus. Hammer Glamour. London: Titan Books, 2009. Print.
Hearn, Marcus, and Alan Barnes. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films. Revised. London: Titan Books, 2007.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009.
Pirie, David. A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema. New York, NY: I. B. Tauris, 2008.
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Quatermass 2. Dir. Val Guest. Perf. Brian Donlevy, John Longden. Starz / Anchor Bay, 2000. DVD.
Quatermass 2 (DVD Commentary). Dir. Val Guest. Perf. Brian Donlevy, John Longden. Starz / Anchor Bay, 2000. DVD.

(Some production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

Episode #018 – Ten Seconds to Hell

BrotherD — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:41:10 +0000

Thanks to Casey’s birthday month pick, the Down Placers only have . . . Ten Seconds to Hell (dir. Robert Aldrich). This 1959 Hammer film stars Jack Palance, believe it or not, and is a stark departure from what one might expect from the studio responsible for films like Horror of Dracula or The Quatermass X-Periment. Is Ten Seconds to Hell a bomb, or can the Down Placers defuse the film?

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Works Cited

TCM.com. 2013. 28 Feb 2013.
Hearn, Marcus, and Alan Barnes. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films. Revised. London: Titan Books, 2007.
“Jack Palance – IMDB.” The Internet Movie Database.
Johnson, Tom, and Deborah Del Vecchio. Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. Reprint. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
“Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) – IMDB.” The Internet Movie Database.

(Some production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

Episode #017 – The Brides of Dracula

BrotherD — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:33:45 +0000

What if you made a Dracula film and the Prince of Darkness is a no-show? Well, that’s the scenario this month for Casey, Derek, and Scott as they get together to talk about The Brides of Dracula from 1960. The film is directed by Terence Fisher and is the sequel to 1958’s Horror of Dracula. Can the good Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) save the day or will Baron Meinster (David Peel) continue to make moves on the ladies in Transylvania? Who are we kidding – of course Van Helsing will win. It’s Peter Cushing after all!

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1000 Misspent Hours and Counting. 2013. 30 Jan 2013.
“The Brides of Dracula (1960) – IMDB.” The Internet Movie Database.
The Brides of Dracula. Dir. Terence Fisher. Perf. Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur, David Peel. Universal Studios, 2005. DVD.
Coniam, Matthew. “Miles Malleson: The Cherubic King of the Hammer Films Two Minute Cameo.” The Black Box Club. 24 Nov. 2011.
Greaves, Tim, and Bruce G. Hallenbeck. “Hammer Films Top 10 Sexiest Scenes.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. 1 Sep 2000: 64-66.
Hearn, Marcus, and Alan Barnes. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films. Revised. London: Titan Books, 2007.
Hutchings, Peter. Terence Fisher. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press, 2001.
Jones, Russ. “Terence Fisher.” Horror Biz Magazine. Spring-Summer 2001: 5-10.
Martinez, Oscar A., and Bob Sheridan. “The Evolution of “The Brides of Dracula”. Little Shoppe of Horrors. Jul 1981: 18-24. Print.
Pirie, David. A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema. New York, NY: I. B. Tauris, 2008.
Pykett, Derek. Michael Ripper Unmasked. Baltimore: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 1999.
Sangster, Jimmy. Do You Want It Good or Tuesday? From Hammer Films to Hollywood! A Life in the Movies: An Autobiography. Baltimore, MD: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 1997.

Episode #016 – The Plague of the Zombies

BrotherD — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:40:47 +0000

Derek taps into his painfully-obvious-fandom of zombie movies and, for his birthday month, brings The Plague of the Zombies (dir. John Gilling) to the birthday party happening at 1951 Down Place this month. These zombies aren’t interested in eating your flesh, but they are on the look out for tin.

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Works Cited

1000 Misspent Hours and Counting. 2012. 30 Dec 2012.
Allen, Aaron. “The Plague of the Zombies (REVIEW).” The Zed Word – Zombie Blog. Dec 28 2009. Web. 30 Dec. 2012. .
Johnson, Tom, and Deborah Del Vecchio. Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. Reprint. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012. Print.
Kinsey, Wayne. Hammer Films: The Unsung Heroes: The Team Behind the Legend. Sheffield, England: Tomahawk Press, 2010. Print.
Kinsey, Wayne. Hammer Films – A Life In Pictures: The Visual Story of Hammer Films. Sheffield: Tomahawk Press, 2009. Print.
Kinsey, Wayne, and Gordon Thomson. Hammer Films – On Location. Suffolk: Peveril Publishing, 2012. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
Pirie, David. A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema. New York, NY: I. B. Tauris, 2008. Print.
The Plague of the Zombies. Dir. John Gilling. Perf. André Morell, Diane Clare, Brook Williams, Jacqueline Pearce, John Carson. Starz/Anchor Bay, 1999. DVD.
The Plague of the Zombies. Dir. John Gilling. Perf. André Morell, Diane Clare, Brook Williams, Jacqueline Pearce, John Carson. Studiocanal, 2012. Blu-ray.
Pykett, Derek. Michael Ripper Unmasked. Baltimore: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 1999. Print.
Raising the Dead: The Making of The Plague of the Zombies. Dir. Marcus Hearn. Studiocanal, 2012. Blu-ray.
Sachs, Bruce, and Russell Wall. Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton. Sheffield: Tomahawk Press, 1999. Print.

Episode #015 – X: The Unknown

BrotherD — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:30:34 +0000

Scott picked his own present for his birthday month, so it wasn’t “unknown” to him even though the movie he chose is X: The Unknown (dir. Leslie Norman). Casey and Derek join the birthday boy to talk about this 1956 science fiction thriller. Professor Bernard Quatermass wasn’t available when Scotland faced a radioactive threat, so Dr. Adam Royston (who’s got moves like Dean Jagger) steps up to save Scotland and guide the Down Placers on a ride that ends in . . . mud?

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The Blob. Dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr. Perf. Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Stephen Chase. Criterion, 2000. DVD.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G. British Cult Cinema: Hammer Fantasy & Sci-Fi. Bristol: Hemlock Books, 2011. Print.
Hearn, Marcus, and Alan Barnes. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films. Revised. London: Titan Books, 2007.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
Sangster, Jimmy. Do You Want It Good or Tuesday? From Hammer Films to Hollywood! A Life in the Movies: An Autobiography. Baltimore, MD: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 1997. Print.
X: The Unknown. Dir. Leslie Norman. Perf. Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley, Jameson Clark. Starz/Anchor Bay, 2000. DVD.
X: The Unknown (DVD Commentary). Dir. Leslie Norman. Perf. Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley, Jameson Clark. Simply Home Entertainment, 2003. DVD.

Episode #014 – Frankenstein Created Woman

BrotherD — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:09:44 +0000

Happy Halloween, everyone! This year, the Down Placers spend one of their favorite holidays with their favorite doctor when they discuss 1967’s Frankenstein Created Woman (dir. Terence Fisher). Casey lists this movie among his Top Five Hammer Films, and in this episode we’ll learn if Scott or Derek enjoy the movie as much as he does, but at this point there shouldn’t be any question as to whether or not ANY of the Down Placers enjoy the work of Peter Cushing.

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Works Cited

“Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) – IMDB.” The Internet Movie Database.
Frankenstein Created Woman. Dir. Terence Fisher. Perf. Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, Robert Morris, Duncan Lamont. Starz/Anchor Bay, 2000. DVD.
Larson, Randall D. Music From the House of Hammer: Music in the Hammer Horror Films 1950-1980. Lanam, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
Neame, Christopher. Rungs on a Ladder: Hammer Films Seen Through a Soft Gauze. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003. Print.
Pirie, David. A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema. New York, NY: I. B. Tauris, 2008. Print.

Episode #013 – Hell is a City

BrotherD — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:10:02 +0000

Kicking off Year Two of 1951 Down Place, the Down Placers go to . . . Manchester when they turn their gaze toward 1959’s Hell is a City (dir. Val Guest). This is the first time the gang takes a look at a “Hammer Noir.” How will it fare against these fans of Hammer’s sci-fi and horror offerings? Will Scott find a way to bring up James Bond again? What decidedly-non-British pop culture reference will Derek make that blows Scott’s mind? And Casey? We’ve been podcasting with him for a year, and we still don’t know about him.

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Eccentric Cinema – http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/

Works Cited

Carreras, Michael. Afterword. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. By Denis Meikle. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009.
“Hell is a City (1960) – IMDb.” The Internet Movie Database. 28 Aug 2010. Web. 23 Sept 2012.
Hell is a City. Dir. Val Guest. Perf. Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasence, Maxine Audley, Billie Whitelaw. Starz/Anchor Bay, 2002. DVD.
Hell is a City (DVD Commentary). Dir. Val Guest. Perf. Stanley Baker, John Crawford, Donald Pleasence, Maxine Audley, Billie Whitelaw. Starz/Anchor Bay, 2002. DVD.
Maxford, Howard. Hammer, House of Horror: Behind the Screams. New York City, NY: The Overlook Press, 1996. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.

Episode #012 – Twins of Evil

BrotherD — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:38:23 +0000

The Down Placers are seeing double when they spend some time with Hammer’s Twins of Evil (dir. John Hough). While discussing the film, Casey, Derek and Scott fall under the spell of Dennis Price, marvel at the Collinson twins and have conflicting emotions about both simultaneously enjoying and being terrified by Peter Cushing. And if you listen real close, you might hear someone change their Top Five list.

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Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine – http://www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com/

Moon Zero Two Inception – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nR2sAi267g

Works Cited

Fine, Harry. Interview with Richard Klemensen. Little Shoppe of Horrors. May 1984: 37-42. Print.
The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil. Dir. Daniel Griffith. Synapse Films, 2012. Blu-ray.
Gates, Tudor. Interview with Bruce G. Hallenbeck. Little Shoppe of Horrors. May 1984: 42-45. Print.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G. British Cult Cinema: The Hammer Vampire. Bristol: Hemlock Books, 2010. Print.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G. “Pray For Me, Weil! The Karnstein Trilogy.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. May 1984: 28-37. Print.
Hearn, Marcus. Hammer Glamour. London: Titan Books, 2009. Print.
The Horror of Hammer. Image Entertainment, 2001. DVD.
Kinsey, Wayne. Hammer Films: The Unsung Heroes: The Team Behind the Legend. Sheffield, England: Tomahawk Press, 2010. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
Taste the Blood of Dracula. Dir. Peter Sasdy. Perf. Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Peter Sallis. Warner Home Video, 2007. DVD.
Twins of Evil. Dir. John Hough. Perf. Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, David Warbeck, Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson. Synapse Films, 2012. Blu-ray.
Twins of Evil. Dir. John Hough. Perf. Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, David Warbeck, Madeleine Collinson, Mary Collinson. Synapse Films, 2012. DVD.
Vertlieb, Steven. “Why the 1970s Bite.” Midnight Marquee Studio Series: HAMMER. Ed. Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla. Baltimore: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 2011. Print.

Episode #011 – Dracula: Prince of Darkness

BrotherD — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:52:57 +0000

Per listener request, Casey, Derek and Scott sit down to talk about 1966’s Dracula: Prince of Darkness (dir. Terence Fisher) . . . and they say more in this podcast than actor Christopher Lee says throughout the entire movie (but that’s not saying much!).

Thanks to all the listeners that voted in the Listener Pick poll! We had a lot of fun with this, and are looking to do it again next year!

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Works Cited

Brosnan, John. The Horror People. New York City, NY: The New American Library, 1976. Print.
Dorst, Gary D. “Dracula in Retrospect…or Pardon Me While I Count My Draculas.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. April 1978: 111-118. Print.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness. Dir. Terence Fisher. Perf. Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer. Starz/Anchor Bay, 1998. DVD.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness. Dir. Terence Fisher. Perf. Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer. Studiocanal, 2012. DVD.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (DVD Commentary). Dir. Terence Fisher. Perf. Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer. Studiocanal, 2012. DVD.
Frank, Alan G. The Movie Treasury: Horror Movies: Tales of Terror in the Cinema. Cathay, 1974. Print.
Friday the 13th. Dir. Sean S. Cunningham. Perf. Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, Kevin Bacon. Paramount, 2009. DVD.
Hearn, Marcus. Hammer Glamour. London: Titan Books, 2009. Print.
Hearn, Marcus, and Alan Barnes. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films. Revised. London: Titan Books, 2007.
Huckvale, David. Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2008. Print.
Klemensen, Richard. “Hammer: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. April 1978: 23-110. Print.
Pirie, David. A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema. New York, NY: I. B. Tauris, 2008. Print.

Episode #010 – She

BrotherD — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 07:12:53 +0000

She who must be obeyed has commanded the Down Placers to tackle the 1965-film She (dir. Robert Day), and who are they to argue with She? Based on the classic adventure novel She by H. Rider Haggard, Hammer Films’ version of the story pits Down Place favorite Peter Cushing and company against the dubbed Ursula Andress and her minions (including Christopher Lee in a magnificent skullcap). After discussing the film, Casey, Derek and Scott unveil the rest of the 1951 Down Place schedule throughout the backhalf of 2012.

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Works Cited

Davies, Glen, comp. Last Bus to Bray: The Unfilmed Hammer – Volume One: The Glory Years 1950-1970. Des Mooines, IA: Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine, 2010. Print.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G. British Cult Cinema: Hammer Fantasy & Sci-Fi. Bristol: Hemlock Books, 2011. Print.
Hearn, Marcus. Hammer Glamour. London: Titan Books, 2009. Print.
Johnson, Tom, and Deborah Del Vecchio. Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. Reprint. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012. Print.
Kinsey, Wayne. Hammer Films: The Unsung Heroes: The Team Behind the Legend. Sheffield, England: Tomahawk Press, 2010. Print.
Larson, Randall D. Music From the House of Hammer: Music in the Hammer Horror Films 1950-1980. Lanam, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996. Print.
“Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net – She (1965).” rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net – the home of dvd & blu-ray comparisons. 11 Nov 2010. Web. 29 Jun 2012.
She. Dir. Robert Day. Perf. Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, John Richardson . MGM, 2009. DVD.
“She (1965) – IMDb.” The Internet Movie Database. 28 Aug 2010. Web. 29 Jun 2012.
She Exhibitor’s Campaign Book from MGM. 1965.

Episode #009 – The Old Dark House

BrotherD — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:53:26 +0000

James Whale took a crack at adapting the 1927 J. B. Priestley novel Benighted for Universal in 1932. In 1963, Hammer Films and William Castle made their own attempt at adapting the novel. In 2012, the Down Placers take their turn at discussing the film that would become Hammer’s The Old Dark House. What is Tom Poston doing in a Hammer film? Does William Castle find a way to bring his own style to a film studio that, by 1963, had completely established its own identity for film viewers around the world? And what movie won the listener poll and will be covered in the July episode of 1951 Down Place?

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Works Cited

Hearn, Marcus. Hammer Glamour. London: Titan Books, 2009. Print.
Hearn, Marcus, and Alan Barnes. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films. Revised. London: Titan Books, 2007.
The Horror of Hammer. Image Entertainment, 2001. DVD.
Johnson, Tom, and Deborah Del Vecchio. Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. Reprint. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012. Print.
Maxford, Howard. Hammer, House of Horror: Behind the Screams. New York City, NY: The Overlook Press, 1996. Print.
Morley, Margaret. Larger Than Life: The Biography of Robert Morley. London: Robson Books, 1979. Print.
The Old Dark House. Dir. William Castle. Perf. Tom Poston, Robert Morley and Janette Scott. Sony Pictures, 2009. DVD.

1951 Down Place: Episode #008 – The Quatermass Xperiment

BrotherD — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:20:04 +0000

The Quatermass Xperiment (dir. Val Guest) delivers classic and intelligent science fiction with that Hammer touch, and this episode of 1951 Down Place delivers a discussion of the film that ranks Number 3 on Scott’s Top Five Hammer Films list. Near the end of the discussion, Scott asks his enthusiastic co-hosts of The Quatermass Xperiment managed to find its way onto their own Top Five Lists – you’ll have to listen to hear their answers. Listener feedback rounds out the show, and the Down Placers express their enthusiasm for next month’s film.

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Works Cited

Hallenbeck, Bruce G. British Cult Cinema: Hammer Fantasy & Sci-Fi. Bristol: Hemlock Books, 2011. Print.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G., and John McCarty. “Nigel Kneale’s Quatermass Phenomenon.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. 1982: Print.
The Horror of Hammer. Image Entertainment, 2001. DVD.
Huckvale, David. Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2008. Print.
Johnson, Tom, and Deborah Del Vecchio. Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. Reprint. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012. Print.
Larson, Randall D. Music from the House of Hammer: Music in the Hammer Horror Films 1950-1980. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
MrDisgusting. “Three Hammer Horror Films Getting Remade, Errr Modern Retelling.” Bloody Disgusting. 8 Mar 2010. Web. 29 Apr 2012. .
The Quatermass Xperiment. Dr. Val Guest. Perf. Brian Donlevy and Jack Warner. DD Home Entertainment, 2003. DVD.
The Quatermass Xperiment. Dr. Val Guest. Perf. Brian Donlevy and Jack Warner. MGM, 2011. DVD.
Rotolo, Vince and Nic Brown. “BMC45 – Hammer Film Series Part 2.” B-Movie Cast. 1 Feb 2009. Web. 29 Apr 2012. .
Svehla, Gary J., and Svehla Susan. Memories of Hammer: The Fanex Interviews. Baltimore, MD: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 2002. Print.
Wall, Russell, Dir. Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Phil Leakey. Tomahawk Films: 2004, DVD.

1951 Down Place: Episode #007 – Paranoiac

BrotherD — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:48:36 +0000

The Down Placers considered taking a trip to Ollie’s Last Pub in Malta to discuss Oliver Reed, but since at least two of them don’t have passports, they settled for discussing Oliver Reed’s performance in 1963’s Paranoiac (dir. Freddie Francis). And while Peter Cushing isn’t in this month’s featured film, the guys just can’t seem to stop talking about the man! Can you guess how long it takes for Cushing to come up, and who’s the first one to mention him?

We really need to review more Peter Cushing films apparently . . .

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Works Cited

Brosnan, John. The Horror People. New York City, NY: The New American Library, 1976. Print.
“Chiller.” The World of Hammer. Channel 4 Television Corporation. 7 Oct. 1994. Television.
Hearn, Marcus. Hammer Glamour. London: Titan Books, 2009. Print.
Hearn, Marcus, and Alan Barnes. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films. Revised. London: Titan Books, 2007.
Johnson, Tom, and Deborah Del Vecchio. Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. Reprint. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2012. Print.
Paranoiac. Dir. Freddie Francis. Perf. Oliver Reed, Janette Scott, and Sheila Burrell. Ais, 2010. Blu-ray.
Paranoiac. Dir. Freddie Francis. Perf. Oliver Reed, Janette Scott, and Sheila Burrell. Universal Studios, 2005. DVD.
Pirie, David. A New Heritage of Horror: The English Gothic Cinema. New York, NY: I. B. Tauris, 2008. Print.

Episode #006 – The Vampire Lovers

BrotherD — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:27:23 +0000

After last month’s discussion of Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (insert the Captain Kronos opening theme stinger here!), the Down Placers continue their look at 1970s Hammer Vampire films by taking a good hard look at Ingrid Pitt in the first installment of the Karnstein Trilogy, The Vampire Lovers (dir. Roy Ward Baker). This film is one of Casey’s Top Five Hammer films. Derek has seen bits and pieces of the film over the years. Scott is watching it for the first time. They may have differing opinions about the film, but they all agree on one thing – Peter Cushing is amazing.

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The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards – http://www.rondoaward.com
Dr. Gangrene’s Tales from the Lab on 1951 Down Place – http://drgangrene.blogspot.com/2012/02/1951-down-place.html
Dr. Gangrene’s Web Lab – http://www.drgangrene.com/
Hello! This is the Doomed Show – http://hellodoomedshow.podomatic.com/
Bloody Pit of Rod (Home of The Naschycast) – http://pitofrod.blogspot.com/
The B-Movie Cast – http://bmoviecast.com
1951 Down place in The Northern Echo – http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgadgets/burtonsbytes/9519943.Podcasts__put_something_interesting_on_your_iPod/
MOZ Presents: The Munchies 016 – Sword of Sherwood Forest – http://tinyurl.com/sherwoodsword
Plan D: The Thursday Thirteen – 13 Sequels – http://www.derekmkoch.com/2011/01/thursday-thirteen-13-sequels.html

Works Cited

Brosnan, John. The Horror People. New York City, NY: The New American Library, 1976. Print.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G. “The Making of The Vampire Lovers.” Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine. Aug 2004: 26-34. Print.
Hammer Horror – A Fan’s Guide. Dir. Rorie Sherwood. Duke Video, 2008. DVD.
Larson, Randall D. Music From the House of Hammer: Music in the Hammer Horror Films 1950-1980. Lanam, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996. Print.
Legends of Hammer – Vampires. Prod. Don Fearney. FGS Productions. 2008. DVD.
Masters, Tim. “Actress Recalls Glamour of Hammer.” BBC News. 30 Oct 2009. Web. 28 Feb 2012.
The Vampire Lovers (DVD Commentary). Dir. Roy Ward Baker. Perf. Ingrid Pitt, George Cole, Peter Cushing. MGM, 2003. DVD.
The Vampire Lovers. Dir. Roy Ward Baker. Perf. Ingrid Pitt, George Cole, Peter Cushing. MGM, 2003. DVD.

1951 Down Place Declared “Required Listening for British Horror Fans”!

vz9p57 — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:12:25 +0000

Last week, word drifted through to us that one Mr. Nigel Burton had written an article on podcasts for The Northern Echo, a newspaper in England. In the article, he spoke of two podcasts that he enjoyed, the The B Movie Cast and our own 1951 Down Place! The article was full of high praise and as you can imagine, made our day!

The 1951 Down Place podcast is perhaps even more hardcore. Even the title – Down Place was the name of the house on the banks of the Thames that became Bray Studios – would be a mystery to casual subscribers. Recorded on a monthly-basis each show examines on a single Hammer Film in great detail. It’s not as amusing as the B-Moviecast, but 1951 Down Place is high professional – easily the equal of a commercial station – and required listening for British horror fans.

We three Americans, talking about British Horror Films, being declared required listening for British Horror Fans…by a British man himself? That’s high praise indeed! Nigel, if you ever come across this blog post? Thanks a bunch, your kind words made Derek, Casey and Scott all feel pretty spectacular.

As a final note, we found at last night this story went out in their print edition as well! Scans are below!

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Episode #005 – Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter

BrotherD — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:54:34 +0000

This is the only podcast alive feared by the walking dead. This is 1951 Down Place. This month, the Down Placers spend some quality vampire-hunting time with Hammer’s good captain when they discuss Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (dir. Brian Clemens). It’s a film that lives in the middle of both Casey’s and Derek’s Top Five lists. Will it find a home in Scott’s Top Five list as well? You’ll have to listen to find out. You’ll also have to listen to find out why Casey and Derek are now a little scared of Scott.

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Monsters From Hell – A Tribute to Hammer Films – http://www.monstersfromhell.co.uk/
Hammer classics slated for Blu-ray – http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/blogs/01/19/2012/hammer-classics-slated-for-blu-ray-restoration-lost-material-dredged-up

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Works Cited

Adams, Guy. Kronos. London: Arrow Books, 2011. Print.
“Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter.” Comic strip. The House of Hammer. Dec 1976: 34-38. Print.
“Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter.” Comic strip. The House of Hammer. Oct 1976: 35-39. Print.
“Captain Kronos.” Comic strip. The House of Hammer. Jan 1977: 34-38. Print.
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter(DVD Commentary). Dir. Brian Clemens. Perf. Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro. Paramount, 2003. DVD.
Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter. Dir. Brian Clemens. Perf. Horst Janson, John Carson, Shane Briant, Caroline Munro. Paramount, 2003. DVD.
Fischer, Dennis. “Hammer’s Hunt For a New Vein of Vampire Film: Three Semi-Classics from the 1970s.” Midnight Marquee Studio Series: HAMMER. Ed. Gary J. Svehla and Susan Svehla. Baltimore: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., 2011. Print.
Fulkerson, Bill, and Chris Bricklemyer. “Episode #199 Captain Kronos Motorama Hunter.” Outside the Cinema. 21 Nov. 2011. Palavar.com – A Podcast Social Network. 21 Nov. 2011. http://m.podshow.com/media/22899/episodes/303809/otcindustries-303809-11-21-2011.mp3.
Hallenbeck, Bruce. “The Making of Captain Kronos.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. Sep 2006: 55-63. Print.
Hammer Horror – A Fan’s Guide. Dir. Rorie Sherwood. Duke Video, 2008. DVD.
Hearn, Marcus. The Hammer Vault. London: Titan Books, 2011. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
Munro, Caroline. “The Ladies of Hammer – VI.” Interview by Bruce G. Hallenbeck. Little Shoppe of Horrors. Sept. 2006. Print.
Parkhouse, Steve. “Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter.” Comic strip. Hammer’s House of Horror. May 1978: 6-10, 25-30. Print.
Taylor, Al, and Barbara Krasnoff. “The Chronicles of Kronos.” Fangoria Magazine. Aug 1980: 30-32, 65. Print.

Episode #004 – The Abominable Snowman

BrotherD — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:07:30 +0000

There are no bouncing bumbles here! Instead, the Down Placers take on the most dreaded beast of the Himalayas – The Abominable Snowman (dir. Val Guest). The winter holidays are winding down, but we’ll keep the chill going by taking a look at one of Hammer’s wintery-est films starring Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker . . . and maybe a yeti or two.

(The show starts with a special note from Derek explaining a mistake he makes . . . more than once . . . over and over and over again . . . through the course of the show.)

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DisneyPark. “Inside Expedition Everest®.” DisneyPark’s Channel. YouTube, 10 June 2008. Web. 12 Dec. 2011.
Guest, Val. So You Want to Be In Pictures. Richmond, England: Reynolds & Hearn, Ltd., 2001. Print.
Huckvale, David. Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2008. Print.
Meikle, Denis. A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009. Print.
The Abominable Snowman. Dir. Val Guest. Perf. Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing. Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2008. DVD.
The Abominable Snowman (DVD commentary). Dir. Val Guest. Perf. Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing. Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2008. DVD.

Episode #003 – The Hound of the Baskervilles

BrotherD — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:16:19 +0000

Can you guess what movie the Down Placers discuss in Episode #003 of 1951 Down Place? Why, it’s elementary – it’s 1959′s The Hound of the Baskervilles (dir. Terence Fisher). Casey, Derek and Scott discuss the film, their own (sometimes limited) exposure to the stories of Sherlock Holmes and how this film impacts their own view of Hammer’s horror films. Additionally, the guys go over the monthly Feedback and they discuss how you can decide the film for a future episode.

(In the introduction to this month’s show, Scott mentions Casey’s Gothic Glamour segment in this episode. Due to time, this month’s segment has been pushed back to Episode #004.)

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Asher, Jack. Little Shoppe of Horrors. Interview by Dick Klemensen. Magazine, Mar 1986. 92-97. Print.
Dalton, Tony. “Terence Fisher – Emotional Fairy Tales for Adults.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. Sep 2007: 52-63. Print.
Fischer, Dennis. “Hammer’s Hound of Horror: A Look at The Hound of the Baskervilles.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. Mar 1986: 80-83. Print.
Hutchings, Peter. Terence Fisher. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press, 2001. Print.
Kinsey, Wayne. “A-Z of Hammer Actors Part 6.” The House That Hammer Built. Jul 2008: 303-346. Print.
The Horror of Hammer (DVD commentary). Prod. David Kalat. Image Entertainment, 2001. DVD
The Hound of the Baskervilles. Dir. Terence Fisher. Perf. Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi, David Oxley. MGM (Video & DVD), 2002. DVD.

Episode #002 – The Curse of Frankenstein

BrotherD — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:28:47 +0000

Welcome back to 1951 Down Place, your home for Hammer Film discussion! This month, your co-hosts Casey, Derek and Scott look at the first gothic horror film to bare the Hammer Films name – The Curse of Frankenstein. Also, Casey introduces his new regular segment Gothic Glamour, and we review some feedback.

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Doc Rotten’s Halls of Horror: Michael Ripper – http://horrornews.net/19202/doc-rottens-halls-of-horror-michael-ripper-an-introduction/
Doc Rotten’s Halls of Horror: Ingrid Pitt – http://horrornews.net/22522/doc-rottens-halls-of-horror-remembering-ingrid-pitt-1937-2010/

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Gangrene, Dr. “The Curse of Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein.” Scary Monsters Magazine. Oct. 2011: 86-88. Print.
Hallenbeck, Bruce G. “The Making of The Curse of Frankenstein, or Pass the Marmalade . . . ” Little Shoppe of Horrors. Sep. 2008: 34-53. Print.
Hammer Horror: A Fan’s Guide. Dir. Sherwood, Rorie. Phoenix Film and Television Productions: 2008, DVD.
Hutchings, Peter. Terence Fisher. Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester University Press, 2001. Print.
Midnight Madness: The History of Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films. Dir. Jeff Herberger. Midnight Marquee Productions, 2011. DVD.
Nutman, Philip. “The Curse of Frankenstein: The Lost Subotsky Script.” Little Shoppe of Horrors. Sep. 2008: 83-86. Print.
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Episode #001 – Top Five Hammer Films & Horror of Dracula

BrotherD — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:40:08 +0000

Welcome to 1951 Down Place, your home for Hammer Film discussion! Your co-hosts Casey, Derek and Scott kick off the first episode of the podcast by talking about their own Hammer Films fandom background and reveal their personal Top Five Hammer Films. Then they take an in-depth look at one of the building blocks of classic Hammer horror – Horror of Dracula.

(Next month, 1951 Down Place will be taking a look at Hammer’s first gothic horror film – The Curse of Frankenstein.)

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