Episode #001 – Top Five Hammer Films & Horror of Dracula

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1951 Down Place

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

Download 1951 Down Place: Episode #001 here!

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Next Episode

Episode #002 – The Curse of Frankenstein

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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(Some production music provided by Kevin MacLeod.)

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