THE LEGACY OF HAMMER FILMS IS undeniable. The legendary studio was a dark force of nature throughout the 20th century, opening its doors with 1939’s The Public Life Of Henry The Ninth – a comedy, sadly now lost to the mists of time – but really finding its identity in the mid-’50s when it pivoted to horror.
For the next couple of decades it became face of British fright flicks, releasing one classic after another: , , and so many more., its place in history was already assured.
