Remembering The Hammer House Of Horror Television series

I have always loved the old Hammer Horror Films & especially The Hammer Television series from 1980.
I once did a lot of research into the television series & also did some interviews with certain stars from the show as I had planned write a book based on the filming & locations, unfortunatley I got back into music & it got forgotten.
Here are some photos of how various locations looked back in 2000/01, this I hope shows how Hammer got the best out of their base & locations, by using them time & time again, by just adding a lick of paint to change the scene!, the room used for the Hospital in Two Faces Of Evil & also used as Denholm Elliott's bedroom in Rude Awakening had to have the floor removed due to it becoming un- safe. I hope you enjoy this little slide show I made early last year ...

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Peter Cox
• The Silent Scream
• Children Of the Full Moon
• Gardian Of The Abyss
• Charlie Boy
• The House that Bled to Death
• The Two Faces Of Evil
• Witching Time

[schdwardten]

I was 10 at the time and loved them...were they shown at 9:15pm? That rings a bell somewhere in the back of my mind! I just wish I still had the imagination I had then - I just can't take them seriously when I watch them now... but I keep planning to go on a trip around the various locations that were featured in the episodes. There is a good website: 'hammerhouseofhorrortvseries.c­o.uk' where you can get all kinds of useless but fascinating info about the programme.

[Hoogliette]

Thanks for this wonderful trip down memory lane. I hope you don't mind if I post this on the facebook group "Hammer House of Horror" as I am the admin for this page. Best wishes and happy new year.

[1488bill]

Great series....Hammer rocks at everything !

[silvereagle2061]

Amazed to see the old house held up through all these years.

[tigerbay70]

brilliant, good to see the locations then and now,

[andyanitaskye]

I also used to watch these at a young age....and would search the Tv Times hoping Hammer House would be on at their crazy late night time slot :-)

[joeimprobable]

I used to watch this when I was ten and it scared the bejesus out of me! I've just rewatched them and although they don't scare me anymore the are well written and acted.

[Davewise1965]

I was nearly 15 when the television series started in 1980. Absolutely brilliant series, and the follow up was great too, Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense.

[sibionic]

Fantastic to hear the full theme - but I can't help feeling this montage sort of takes away, well, the horror.

[musicmanoo]

that was excellent that!! ive always been a big fan of hammer house and i also have the dvd box set thanx for posting rob let me know if you do anymore!! cheers