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Here at Hammer we love a good horror show, so it’s no surprise we’re all excited about The Horror Show, an ambitious programme of screenings, experiences and exhibitions that begins later this year at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The scope of this celebration is epic, and fans of Hammer can look forward to the first US screening of the newly restored 4K version of Dracula (1958) plus some unique, very special treats…
July 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of a Hammer classic that has largely slipped under the radar. It’s a film packed with thrills, comedy and even touches of horror, and critics were largely positive when it premiered three-quarters of a century ago. Opening in a post-war Britain where rationing remained in force, King George VI was still on the throne and Hoagy Carmichael sat at the top of the charts with My Resistance Is Low, a song which could have been tailor-made for Hammer’s bright new summer release: A Case for P.C. 49 (1951).
We're delighted to confirm that the next film to be restored and released as part of the ongoing Limited Collector's Edition range is The Abominable Snowman (1957). A stone cold classic (quite literally!) It stars Peter Cushing, was directed by Val Guest and written by the man behind Quatermass – the great Nigel Kneale.
It’s controversial, creepy and cool, and hagsploitation has once again been thrust into the spotlight with the restoration and release of Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971). So to celebrate the film becoming part of the Hammer Presents range we’re wiping away the make-up and staring into the face of one of cinema’s most contentious categories and asking, whatever happened to hagsploitation?