The House of Hammer: Volume 1

Disc features:

• The Land Demands Blood (38 mins) - An examination of the work of contemporary Cornish filmmakers, like Bait’s Mark Jenkin, and the fundamental connection between Cornwall’s landscape and British horror films like Hammer Presents title Doctor Blood’s Coffin.
• Masques, Monsters and Madmen (120 mins) - Part 1 of a new, feature-length documentary about AIP, one of Hammer's main competitors in '60s/'70s British horror.
• Deep Cuts (75 mins) - A documentary about the landmark censorship changes in the 1970s when the X-certificate was raised to over 18, leading to a wave of provocative films that pushed the boundaries of what audiences could see on screen.
• Ticket to Happiness (30 mins) - A recently recovered (and long thought lost) 1959 Hammer short, newly restored in 2K.
• Making Monsters (30 mins) - An interview with Oscar-winning Make-Up and Special Effects duo, Dave and Lou Elsey.
• Symphonies of Shudders (40 mins) - An exploration of music in film, focusing on Hammer, its key composers, and the iconic scores that defined its films.
• Off the Leash (43 mins) - A deep dive into Michael Gough’s unforgettable work in British horror, with film historian Jonathan Rigby.
• An archive interview with Roger Corman from 1995 (35 mins)
• Footage from the 2025 London premiere of the newly restored The Curse of Frankenstein (30 mins)
• And more!

The booklet features:

• A 120-page book featuring new articles on the making of Cry of the Banshee
• An exploration of the British horror genre
• AIP and Roger Corman’s ‘Poe Cycle’ of films starring Vincent Price
• A profile of British indie horror filmmakers Caralan Productions
• Hammer's films outside of the horror genre
• An archive interview with Vincent Price.
  

Runtimes are approximate and subject to change