Den 1. oktober kan gyserglade fans af filmene fra Hammer Studios se frem til, at forlaget Titan Books udgiver en revideret og udvidet udgave af “The Hammer Story”, der er skrevet af Marcus Hearn og Alan Barnes med forord af salig Christopher Lee.

Forlaget skriver følgende om bogen:

Established in 1934, Hammer Films is one of the most renowned and prolific independent production companies in the world.
Hammer’s productions encompass almost every genre, but it remains best known for the groundbreaking reinvention of cinematic horror that was a phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1950s. The unique formula that became known as Hammer Horror was perfected in such classics as The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958) and The Mummy (1959). Over the next 20 years numerous sequels and similarly acclaimed films such as The Devil Rides Out (1968) made Hammer one of the most recognisable filmmaking brands in the world.

The Hammer Story is the only authorised history of the company and was compiled with unlimited access to its archive. The book is lavishly illustrated with rare promotional material and previously unpublished photographs.

Now with an additional 32 pages continuing the story of Hammer as it came back from the dead in 2007 and began producing new horror films for a modern

Info om bogen:

Titel: The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films
Forfatter: Marcus Hearn og Alan Barnes
Sprog: Engelsk
Sideantal: 224
ISBN: 9781803365145
Format: 29 x 24 cm
Udkommer: 1. oktober 2024
1. udgave, 1. oplag
Indbinding: Indbundet
Forlag: Titan Books