Hammer House of Horror
| Hammer House of Horror | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Roy Skeggs |
| Starring | various |
| Theme music composer | Roger Webb |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hammer Films/ITC Entertainment |
| Running time | 51 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 13 September – 6 December 1980 |
Hammer House of Horror is a British television series made in 1980. An anthology series created by Hammer Films in association with Cinema Arts International and ITC Entertainment, it consists of thirteen 51-minute episodes, originally broadcast on ITV.
Each self-contained episode features a different kind of horror. These vary from witches, werewolves and ghosts to devil-worship and voodoo, but also include non-supernatural horror themes such as cannibalism, confinement and serial killers. In 2003 Channel 4 placed Hammer House of Horror at #50 in its "100 Scariest Moments" show. The clip shown was the children's party scene in "The House That Bled to Death".[1]
Episodes were directed by Alan Gibson, Peter Sasdy and Tom Clegg, among others, and the Story Editor was Anthony Read.
List of episodes
DVD release
The series was released on DVD in the UK (region 2) in October 2002 by ITV Studios. It was released as a four-disc set featuring all thirteen episodes, and includes stills galleries and cast biographies as extras.
A re-mastered version was released in the US (region 1) on 11 September 2012 by Synapse Films. It was released as a five-disc set and features an animated stills gallery, episode introductions from film historian Shane M. Dallman, and featurettes including "Grave Recollections: A Visit With Kathryn Leigh Scott" and "Hammer Housekeeping: A Visit With Mia Nadasi".[2]
The series was shot on 35mm film; the negatives cannot currently be located by ITV, thus preventing the series being re-mastered and released on Blu-ray in high definition.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Channel 4 - 100 Scariest Moments, #50
- ^ Lambert, David (July 9, 2012). "Hammer House of Horror - Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott in 'The Complete Series: Collector's Edition'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
