Hammer Lives Again
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Many of you may have heard the news already. But the illustrious 'Hammer Film Productions' are back!
The company that brought us such films as 'The Brides of Dracula', 'The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb', 'One Million Years B.C.' and the fantastic but dated TV series - 'Hammer House of Horror' are back in business after a lengthy hiatus.
Hammer Film Productions were founded in 1934, the company was best known for their Gothic 'Hammer Horror' films produced from the late 1950s until the 1970s. Hammer films were cheap, however they used quality actors and stylish sets to deliver films that looked far bigger than their budgets. During their glory years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and massive financial success.
In 2007 (after being passed around various owners) Hammer Film Productions was sold to the Dutch consortium Cyrte Investments. Hammer have gone back into production - initially with 'Beyond The Rave' - a 'webisode' based vampire film, and the studio have now begun production of their first 'proper' movie of the 21st Century - 'The Wake Wood'.
What lies in store for Hammer? Can we look forward to another Golden Age of British Horror films? Only time will tell. But if the new Hammer films don't quite cut the mustard, we can at least look forward to Hammer's back catalogue being given a new lease of life!
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