A history of horrors : the rise and fall of the house of Hammer
"This revised and expanded edition of A History of Horrors traces the life and spirit of Hammer Films, the small British independent studio, from its fledgling days in the late 1940s through its successes of the 1950s and 1960s to its decline and eventual liquidation in the late 1970s. With the exclusive participation of the personnel who were key to Hammer's success, Dennis Meikle paints a picture of the rise and fall of a film empire, offering new and revealing insights into the truth behind the legend. Much has been written about Hammer's films, but A History of Horrors is the only book to tell the story of the company itself from the perspective of those who ran it in its heyday and who helped to turn it into a universal byword for terror on the screen. This definitive history also includes cast and credits for the Hammer horrors and a complete filmography of Hammer's feature productions."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, 2009
Rev. ed
Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md., 2009