Episode #006 – The Vampire Lovers

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02/29/12 • -1 min

1951 Down Place

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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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.

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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.

Previous Episode

Episode #005 – Captain Kronos-Vampire Hunter

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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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.

Next Episode

1951 Down Place: Episode #007 – Paranoiac

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.