Ralph Bates Archives - MOVIES & MANIA

TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA Reviews of Hammer horror

‘Drink a pint of blood a day’ Taste the Blood of Dracula is a 1970 horror film. After killing his disciple, three English gentlemen unwittingly resurrect Count Dracula, who seeks to …

DR JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE Hammer’s sex change horror – reviews and free online

Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde is a 1971 sci-fi horror film about a scientist who creates a serum that transforms him into a female murderess. It was promoted as Doctor …

FEAR IN THE NIGHT Reviews of Hammer psychological thriller

Fear in the Night is a 1972 British psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster from a screenplay co-written with Michael Syston. The Hammer Film production stars …

I DON’T WANT TO BE BORN aka THE MONSTER Reviews and Network Blu-ray review

The Monster aka I Don’t Want to Be Born is released on Blu-ray in the UK by Network on 11th October 2021. Special Features: Brand-new audio commentary from the Second …

PERSECUTION (1974) Reviews and overview

‘The horror of a twisted mind!’ Persecution is a 1973 (released 1974) British psychological horror film directed by Don Chaffey (One Million Years B.C.; Creatures the World Forgot) from a story and …

“From Hell…” Jack the Ripper on Screen – article

Jack the Ripper. The very name conjures up clichéd images of fog-shrouded streets, grisly murder and chirpy, voluptuous Cockney street girls spilling out of East End dens of inequity to …

Tyburn Films: A short-lived British horror production company

It says a lot about the effectiveness of Tyburn Films’ publicity machine – at least within the horror scene – that in the 1970s, the newly formed British studio was …

THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN Reviews and overview

The Horror of Frankenstein – aka Horror of Frankenstein – is a 1970 British horror film produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster from a screenplay co-written with Jeremy Burnham, it is both a semi-parody …