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THE HAMMER VAMPIRE is an in-depth examination of how a tiny film studio on the banks of the Thames changed a genre forever. Hammer may not have invented the vampire film, but its technicians and actors certainly perfected it. The screen vampire as we know and love it today, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Twilight and True Blood, would not have existed in its present form but for a series of sixteen Gothic horror films produced by Hammer between 1958 and 1974. In this lively analysis of the phenomenon, author Bruce Hallenbeck takes you behind the scenes of the Hammer classics to show how the vampire myth was reinvented for the modern audience, taking the archetype that was established by Bram Stoker s Dracula into a realm that was darker, more graphic and, most importantly, more sexual than had ever been depicted before.. Hammer s greatest contribution to the vampire film may have been in its evolution of the female of the species the seductive vampire woman, who ultimately proved to be far more deadly than the male... Fully illustrated with rare stills in black & white and colour. FOREWORD by Jimmy Sangster
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Bruce G Hallenbeck is a writer, actor, independent filmmaker and regular contributor to Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine. He is also the author of Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronogical History (McFarland & Co). He lives in upstate New York with his wife, four cats, and an African frog.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a diehard fan of Hammer films I initially wondered what else could be written on the subject that I hadn't already read.After all, there are loads of excellent and not so excellent books dedicated to Hammer.
I needn't have worried.Bruce Hallenback has given us a worthy addition to the ever growing Hammer library.His book is filled with fascinating behind the scenes information and it's refreshing to see the films reviewed from a social standpoint.
They may have been set in that other wordly gothic past but they are very much a product of their times.
The Hammer Vampire is set to become the definitive word on the subject and I can't recommend it highly enough. The Hammer Vampire (British Cult Cinema)
I needn't have worried.Bruce Hallenback has given us a worthy addition to the ever growing Hammer library.His book is filled with fascinating behind the scenes information and it's refreshing to see the films reviewed from a social standpoint.
They may have been set in that other wordly gothic past but they are very much a product of their times.
The Hammer Vampire is set to become the definitive word on the subject and I can't recommend it highly enough. The Hammer Vampire (British Cult Cinema)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Nice little book.A great addition to the library of any Hammer horror fan.A good collection of cinema stills illustrate this handy
paperback.Worth the cost if you are a fan
paperback.Worth the cost if you are a fan
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Interesting book. A lot has been written about Hammer but this had some new facts for me.Looking forward to his next book.
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