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WIN TWILIGHT TIME BLU RAY : SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN : EVERY DAY NEXT WEEK!

October 19, 2015, 12:23 pm
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Kind of a horror movie, kind of an espionage film, and in some sense a piece of science fiction, Scream and Scream Again (1970) features turns by three icons of the horror genre: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing.  All are involved in a wild “plot” connecting Great Britain to some unnamed totalitarian state where torture, murder, and out-of-control “experiments” are the order of the day. Directed by Gordon Hessler from a screenplay by Christopher Wicking, with cinematography by the worthy John Coquillon.


Starring: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Judy Huxtable, Alfred Marks, Michael Gothard.Directed By: Gordon Hessler.Written By: Christopher Wicking. Score By: David Whitaker.


Video: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1 / Color
Audio: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA
Subtitles: English SDH
Theatrical Release: 1970
Runtime: 94 Minutes


Rating: R (USA) X (UK) (Some Violence and Brief Nudity)
Region Code: Region Free (A/B/C)
Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians David Del Valle and Tim Sullivan / Gentleman Gothic: Gordon Hessler at AIP / An Interview with Uta Levka / Still Gallery / Radio Spot / Original Theatrical Trailer.


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THE RETURN OF THE LATE NIGHT DOUBLE BILLS : HAMMER CUSHING FEST WITH THE HORROR CHANNEL

October 21, 2015, 5:44 am
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This November, The Horror Channel is reviving its Hammer Horror double-bills with a series of eight unmissable classic films that will be screened on Saturday nights throughout the month.FIVE of the titles are Peter Cushing Hammer Film Classics!!! Look down the thread below for times and dates of screenings and our reviews for each of the films coming up!


Sat 7 Nov @ 9pm – THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) *Network Premiere In Oliver Reed’s first film role, he excels as Leon Corledo, a young man raised in the home of Don Alfredo Corledo (Clifford Evans), his kind and loving adopted father. When he leaves to find work, Leon discovers that he has increasingly violent urges each full moon. Although these tendencies are calmed by Leon’s love for the beautiful Christina (Catherine Feller), he ultimately cannot contain his curse, given to his raped mother, and transforms into a werewolf, terrorising the Spanish countryside. Directed by Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher. OUR REVIEW and GALLERY:HERE 


Sat 7 Nov @ 10.50pm – THE GORGON (1964) *Network Premiere A mysterious monster is turning people to stone in a German village in 1910. When his girlfriend is killed, Bruno (Jeremy Longhurst) becomes the prime suspect. His ensuing suicide seems to confirm his guilt, but professor Carl Maister (Christopher Lee) isn’t so sure. He thinks one of the villagers is possessed by the spirit of Megaera, sister to Medusa. Among the possible culprits are Dr. Namaroff (Peter Cushing), gorgeous nurse Carla (Barbara Shelley) and a mental patient. Our review and Gallery: HERE  


Sat 14 Nov @ 9pm – THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) *Network Premiere The second in the Hammer Frankenstein series and considered Terence Fisher’s best, General practitioner (Peter Cushing), now residing in the village of Carlsbruck is none other than our old friend, Victor Frankenstein. No one seems unduly concerned when the patients in a charity clinic begin losing their arms and legs during Dr. Stein’s emergency operations — no one except his young rival, Dr. Kleve (Kerwin Mathews). Full of clever (if gory) touches, Revenge of Frankenstein is among the best of Hammer Studio’s late-1950s films. Our review and Gallery : HERE 


Sat 14 Nov @ 10.50pm – THE TWO FACES OF DOCTOR JEKYLL (1960) *Network Premiere Originally released in the UK as ‘House of Fright’, this is the film version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in which Hyde is the handsome, clean-shaven one. Playboy Paul Massie plays Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. wants to exact revenge on Paul Allen (Christopher Lee), who has been siphoning off Jekyll’s savings to finance his own gambling and womanising. In contrast to Stevenson’s story, director Terence Fisher ensures that Jekyll/Hyde does not die–though the strain of being Hyde permanently scarred Jekyll’s psyche. Our Review and Gallery : HERE 


Sat 21 Nov @ 9pm – THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964) *Network Premiere Directed by Freddy Francis, this is the third in the Hammer Frankenstein series, which sees Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) return destitute to his home village to recommence his experimental research into the reanimation of dead tissue. He stumbles upon his old monster suspended in ice and although he revives the creature, Frankenstein must seek the help of hypnotist Zoltan (Peter Woodthorpe) to repair its mind. Zoltan then assumes control of the monster, using him to wreak havoc. Our review and GalleryHERE 

 
Sat 21 Nov @ 10.45pm – THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960) *Network Premiere Director Terence Fisher followed the excellent Horror of Dracula with this richly-coloured sequel. Though imprisoned in the family estate by his mother, Baron Meinster (David Peel) is released from his silver chains by an unsuspecting French teacher (Yvonne Monlaur), through which he gains access to a number of young women at a girls’ school. Fortunately, master vampire killer Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) is on the case. This is one of the first Hammer films to delve into the more sexual aspects of vampirism, with implicit suggestions of sadomasochism and homosexuality. Our Review and Gallery : HERE 


Sat 28 Nov @ 9pm – NIGHT CREATURES / CAPATIN CLEGG (1962) *Network Premiere Set in the 18th-century, this engaging costume melodrama of skulduggery stars Captain Collier (Patrick Allen), who is sent, with his crew, to investigate some coastal smuggling. However, when mysterious swamp phantoms appear, Captain Collier suspects that the odd village vicar (Peter Cushing) might be hiding something, and what better way to do that than by creating fortuitous ghosts to scare them away… Our Review and Gallery HERE


Sat 28 Nov @ 10.55pm – BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1971) This was the swan song for director Seth Holt who died shortly before filming was completed. An expedition led by Professor Fuchs (Andrew Keir) finds the cursed tomb of an evil Egyptian princess and discovers her perfectly preserved, severed hand, which sports a dazzling ruby ring. Several years later, Fuchs gives the ring to his young daughter (Valerie Leon), whereupon she slowly begins to take on the malevolent traits of its original wearer. Our Review and Gallery : HERE


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TURN TO TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN HAMMER FILM MOVIE FEST!

October 23, 2015, 6:17 pm
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Hammer Horror on TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES US during OCTOBER 2015: Tomorrow THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN Saturday 24th October 4am et. 1am pt. 

FRIDAY 30th October 2015 'Hammer Horror All Through The Wee Small Hours' beginning with THE MUMMY, DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS, followed by FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN , DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE, FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED and Crescendo. Wrapping up with DRACULA AD 1972! A great way to spend your Halloween, if on your own or with friends...bowls of snacks, on the sofa and a cushion to hide behind! A TV HALLOWEEN TREAT!

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WIN AND WIN AGAIN! QUICKY COMPETITION SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN BLU RAYS!

October 24, 2015, 5:20 am
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Here's ANOTHER chance to win yourself a copy of TWILIGHT TIMES LIMITED EDITION BLU RAY of SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN!

It's another of our QUICKY COMPETITIONS where you can WIN AND WIN AGAIN, But you have JUST FIVE HOURS, starting from NOW  gmt to send it your answer!

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DETAILS: Kind of a horror movie, kind of an espionage film, and in some sense a piece of science fiction, Scream and Scream Again (1970) features turns by three icons of the horror genre: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing.  All are involved in a wild “plot” connecting Great Britain to some unnamed totalitarian state where torture, murder, and out-of-control “experiments” are the order of the day. Directed by Gordon Hessler from a screenplay by Christopher Wicking, with cinematography by the worthy John Coquillon.



Starring: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Judy Huxtable, Alfred Marks, Michael Gothard. Directed By: Gordon Hessler. Written By: Christopher Wicking. Score By: David Whitaker. Language: English.Video: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1 / Color. Audio: English 1.0 DTS-HD MA.  Subtitles: English SDH. Theatrical Release: 1970. Runtime: 94 Minutes. Rating: R (Some Violence and Brief Nudity) Region Code: Region Free (A/B/C)

Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians David Del Valle and Tim Sullivan / Gentleman Gothic: Gordon Hessler at AIP / An Interview with Uta Levka / Still Gallery / Radio Spot / Original Theatrical Trailer



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LIMITED EDITION DR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS STEEL BOOK COMPETITION : ARRIVES HERE MONDAY

October 24, 2015, 2:42 pm
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The TRAIN arrives HERE on MONDAY! A REAL FUN competition with SUPERB PRIZES!

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October 26, 2015, 1:29 pm
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The TRAIN has now arrived at the platform. Board with care. Take your seat... but if a strange looking man with a Gladstone bag, sits next to you and shows you a pack of cards... whatever you do, DON'T TAP them! GOOD LUCK!

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LIMITED EDITION COPIES OF TWILIGHT TIME SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN BLU RAY IN QUICKY COMPETITION!

October 27, 2015, 9:36 am
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It's time for another Win and Win Again...with Scream and Scream Again! TWO copies are up for grabs in this quicky competition, but the comp is only open for FIVE HOURS!! It's 4pm gmt NOW.. you have until 9pm gmt to count those severed HANDS! GOOD LUCK!

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED! HERE ARE THE WINNERS! CONGRATULATIONS TO PENNY AND DEAN!

 


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HALLOWEEN! TIS THE SEASON TO BE SCARY!

October 29, 2015, 11:01 am
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Here's a little reminder for you, in case you've forgotten! It's our last HALLOWEEN on facebook and the net this year... and we have one more competition to go, which we will be a quicky one on Halloween night... plus we'll be announcing the WINNERS of the Dr Terror's House of Horrors Steel Book Competition. So, do pop in. While you can!

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PRIZE WINNERS CATCH UP : THE WINNERS OF OUR HALLOWEEN BLU RAY COMPETITIONS

November 1, 2015, 1:50 pm
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HERE'S A CATCH UP IF YOU MISSED THE POSTS OF THE RESULTS OF OUR FIVE HALLOWEEN COMPETITIONS! IF YOU WERE A WINNER, CONGRATULATIONS..IF NOT, THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART AND YOUR SUPPORT. MANY, MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, WARNER BROTHERSEUREKATWILIGHT TIME AND SCREEN BOUND ENTERTAINMENT THERE'S ANOTHER PCAS COMPETITION COMING UP SHORTLY!


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WIN HAMMER FILMS THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH BLU RAY DVD FROM EUREKA NOW!

November 2, 2015, 8:16 am
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DRACULA VAN HELSING LEE VINCENT PRICE AND CUSHING: A GAGGLE OF GREAT GIFS FROM PETER CUSHING APPRECIATION SOCIETY

November 2, 2015, 7:20 pm
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DR TERRORS HOUSE OF HORRORS STEEL BOOK CLIP AVAILABLE FROM SCREEN BOUND NOW!

November 5, 2015, 5:58 am
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In our COMPETITION last week, TWO of you were very lucky to win a pair of these terrific Dr Terror's House of Horrors LIMITED EDITION STEEL BOOK Blu Ray Releases from Screenbound Pictures! The release is available NOW for PRE ORDER and ON SALE from 9TH NOVEMBER! http://www.odeonent.co.uk/ 

This release has been scanned at 4k by Pinewood Post Production and has newly commissioned Steel Book art by the renowned Graham Humphreys, this collector's version is limited to 4,000 individually numbered Steel Books.You can see a clip from the release in all its crystal clear glory HERE : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF-MeG0SXFw&feature=youtu.be
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REMEMBER REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER..... GUSTAV DOES!

November 5, 2015, 11:24 am
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TONIGHT in the UK, being November 5th we celebrate ‪#‎guyfawkes‬ . A quaint olde custom, which marks the thwarted 'Gun Powder Plot, of one Fawkes and his merry band of conspirators and their failed plan to blow up the ‪#‎houseofparliament‬ in London, along with the government of the time. Fawkes was captured and with his friends, there was a 'right old carve up'!! Tonight across the land, as we light roaring bonfires, let off fireworks and raise a glass of warm mulled wine, to Fawkes... please take care. Remember the 'Firework Code', put your pets safe inside your home and have a great time...as I am sure there is someone else who would have loved to have been with you tonight!


"Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy FawkesGuy Fawkes, guy, t'was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.
By God's mercy he was catch'd
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.
And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!"
A 'charming' olde ode to Guy Fawkes....

 
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IF ONLY . . . .

November 6, 2015, 7:32 pm
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Here's a 'MOCK UP' of what that blu ray could look like, one day... and hopefully SOON!


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REMEMBERING MELISSA STRIBLING

November 7, 2015, 7:03 am
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REMEMBERING: Melissa Stribling who was born today November 7th 1927. Stribling appeared in just the one film with Peter Cushing...but boy did she pick the right one! She also got to play in one of Hammer films most iconic scenes in their 1958 'Dracula', where Christopher Lee's Count, in the dead of night, visits her home and..without a word.. seduces her. The scene is so super charged with sexual tension, it almost crackles off the screen and as a result got the scissors treatment from the censors at the time. In 2013, in Hammer's restored print the exorcised footage was replaced, giving us the full picture of what Director Terence Fisher, Stribling and Lee had originally intended and created.


I've read in several reviews of 'Dracula' both from the time of the films' release in 58 and in more recent times, that Stribling was a curious choice for the role of Mina Holmwood, that compared to the likes of Valerie Gaunt and other Hammer actresses, even though she was only in early 30's when she appeared in Dracula, many thought her slightly ordinary and plain. I totally disagree...but if that was the case, I can't help thinking that, director Fisher's choice in Stribling was intentional. That subtext in the story of Arthur Holmwood's wife being frustrated and bored, suddenly being charmed and seduced by the exotic and erotic Count, Stribling was...the perfect choice.


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AUCTION: PETER CUSHING COAT GOES UP FOR AUCTION

November 9, 2015, 1:39 pm
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Just in case you missed our post about this last week... Here's a little something that may make that special Cushing themed Christmas gift for yourself extra special this year! How would you like to own Peter Cushing's Personal Burberry Coat? It's up for auction now on EBAY...and there is just six days to go. The coat has been kindly donated to the Pilgrim Hospices by Bernard Broughton and Peter Cushing's estate. All the proceeds from this sale go to a very deserving cause. that Peter supported too. This is a special exception where I am very happy to supply the ebay link. PLEASE give your support. LINK: HERE


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REMEMBERING ACTRESS JULIE EGE TODAY : SEVEN GOLDEN VAMPIRES AND JAMES BOND

November 12, 2015, 3:56 pm
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Today we Remember Julie Ege, a model and actress, she starred in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1968) also in the Creatures The World Forgot (1971) for Hammer….she co-starred with Peter Cushing in Hammer's Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires (1974).

 


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DEFINITIVE DOCUMENTARY ON AMICUS FILMS RELEASED TODAY WIN YOUR COPY HERE TOMORROW

November 14, 2015, 4:56 am
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NEWS: The DEFINITIVE documentary on Amicus film productions is released on dvd today! Over a 146 minutes in duration and containing a treasure trove of fabulous RARE material, hundreds of rare and never seen before photographs and interviews.... PLUS the inclusion of the never released Peter Cushing Appreciation Society interview with producer Milton Subotsky from 1982, AMICUS VAULT OF HORRORS is a must for any fan of British horror movies. The documentary includes every film produced by Amicus and is narrated by Roy Hudd and produced by Donald Fearney. TOMORROW we will be launching an EXCLUSIVE competition with FOUR copies of this REGION FREE DVD to be won, plus we'll be giving you details of where you can purchase.


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VERONICA CARLSON : WOMEN IN GOTHIC : THE HAMMER FRANKENSTEIN SERIES : PART FIVE

October 14, 2015, 8:42 am
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After his somewhat more mellow mood in both The Evil of Frankenstein and Frankenstein Created Woman, the Baron's personality darkened considerably in Fisher's Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969). Perhaps frustrated by his continued failed experiments, Frankenstein has never been more ruthless than in this film. Another fine cast was assembled, including Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, George Pravda and Simon Ward, but who would be the mistresses of Frankenstein in this episode?



First and foremost was Veronica Carlson, who had just been bitten by Christopher Lee in Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968) and was being touted as 'Hammer's new star discovery.' Aged twenty-four at the time, Carlson had been 'discovered' by Sir James Carreras after a revealing photo shoot for the Sun newspaper.


The statuesque blonde actress had been born in Yorkshire as Veronica Mary Glazer and had spent part of her childhood in Germany, where her father was stationed with the British Army. She later attended Thetford Girls' School  and High Wycome College of Technology and Design, where she studied art and acted in several theatrical productions.


Prior to being spotted by Carreras, Carlson had appeared in the Morecombe and Wise comedy The Magnificent Two (1967) and a movie ironically titled Hammerhead (1968). An episode of The Saint' with Roger Moore in 68 also 'Crossplot' a film, again with Roger Moore also produced in 1969.



As Anna, the keeper of a boarding house where Frankenstein decides to hide out and perform his experiments, Carlson has never been better. One of the best scenes in the film - indeed, in any Frankenstein film - features Anna having to haul a body out of a makeshift grave in a flower garden after a water main has burst. Under Fisher's masterful direction, the scene is as tense as anything in a Hitchcock film, and Anna ends up completely drenched, but successful in transferring the corpse to another hiding place so the police can't find it. It's an extraordinary scene and Carlson is exceptional in it.


The most controversial element of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is the inclusion of the infamous rape scene, in which the Baron, overcome by lust, attacks Anna in her bedroom. Included as an afterthought three days before the end of production and apparently demanded by James Carreras by way of Warner Bros, the scene was ultimately cut in the US - by Warner Bros, who had ordered it in the first place!


In her foreword to my book The Hammer Frankenstein, Carlson recalled the incident thusly: 'We were setting the scenes for the morning shoot on Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed when James Carreras made a sudden, dramatic, noisy appearance. High above his head he was brandishing sheets of paper. He snapped angrily, 'I've just been told there's not enough sex in this picture - so here's the new scene that's just been written!' He thrust the papers at Terry, who said simply, 'But we've set the scene of the film - the mood - we've nearly finished shooting!' To no avail. Terry looked through the sheets of paper whilst James Carreras made as sudden and loud a departure as his entrance had been.


'Terry glanced round at us all, looking straight at Peter and myself, then threw the papers into the air and abruptly walked away, leaving the offending scene fluttering, then settling in disarray upon the floor.


'We resolved to shoot that scene, as fans of Hammer know. But I've always felt that it undermined the essence of just what defined "Frankenstein." He was by definition the essence of a truly asexual man, driven single-mindedly in his torment to form an animate creature - especially Man.'



With all due respect to Veronica, whom I've been fortunate enough to call a friend for over 25 years, there was certainly nothing asexual about Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein. He may have ignored his beautiful fiancee, but he had impregnated his maid. The rape scene in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is not really out of character. Hammer's Baron had been a murderer (and something of a lecher) from the very first film. Now he was a rapist as well. It really wasn't that much of a leap.


The Baron has never been more of a misogynist than he is in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. From the time he first meets her, he treats Anna like chattel. When her boyfriend Karl (Ward) pleads to Frankenstein, 'You don't need Anna,' the Baron sniffs, 'I need her to make coffee!' 



In that context, the rape scene can be seen to make sense as the logical outcome of a master/slave relationship. During the history of the series, Frankenstein has had only one 'normal' relationship with a woman - the one with Justine. But with the maid murdered by his Creature - and by proxy, by Frankenstein himself - the Baron's sex drive has been suppressed in favour of his experiments, making him not only increasingly deranged, but more dangerous and unpredictable as well.


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REMEMBERING BURGESS MEREDITH BORN THIS DAY

November 16, 2015, 9:55 am
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Today we remember Burgess Meredith, born on this day, a versatile actor whose career has coved multiple genres. Notable roles include The Penguin on TV Series Batman, servile appearances on The Twilight Zone, notable films include Rocky (1976), The Sentinal (1976)…. He co-starred with Peter Cushing in Amicus's Torture Garden (1967)


Peter Cushing as a guest on the UK Thames television programme 'Looks Familiar', broadcast 25th January 1979. Pictured here with presenter Dennis Norden are journalist, film and tv critic Dilys Powell and actor Burgess Meredith, who starred alongside Cushing in Amicus Films 'Torture Garden' in 1967. This was Peter Cushing's second appearance on the series, he first was with guests, Ernie Wise and Evelyn Laye broadcast on 23rd October 1975.


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