Episode 258 - Hammer Horror Month - The Abominable Snowman
Jon Cross and Jim Wallace start a month long dive into Hammer Horror films with the 1957 film The Abominable Snowman. Discussion of England, nostalgia and Peter Cushing abounds!
Demons of the Mind
Our Hammer loving Bloke Down The Pub is waxing rhapsodic about Hammer’s ever present woods and Michael Horden from 1972's Demons of the Mind.
Twins of Evil
The Bloke Down The Pub, lover of all things Hammer, is finally tackling cleavage and the preponderance of "twins" of another kind in the third part of Hammer's Karnstein trilogy, 1971's Twins of Evil starring Peter Cushing.
The Lost Continent
Our Hammer loving Bloke Down The Pub is discovering a happy accident amongst the bad madness in 1968's The Lost Continent
Quatermass II AKA Enemy From Space
The Hammer Horror loving Bloke Down The Pub begins to realise just why Britain might have needed America while watching 1957's Quatermass II AKA Enemy From Space, Hammer's sequel to The Quatermass Xperiment
Dracula A.D. 1972
The Bloke Down The Pub, lover of all things Hammer, debates the guilt in "guilty pleasure" sequel of Hammer's long-running Dracula franchise, 1972's Dracula A.D. 1972.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Bloke Down The Pub is wishing that his beloved Hammer had made a whole slew of Sherlock Holmes movies after watching 1959's The Hound of the Baskervilles starring Peter Cushing, Andre Morell and Christopher Lee.
The Mummy’s Shroud
The Bloke Down The Pub, lover of all things Hammer, likes the well drawn characters in what turns out to be his favourite of the Hammer Mummy movies, 1967's The Mummy's Shroud.
One Million Years B.C.
Our Hammer loving Bloke Down The Pub is shouting "where are the bleedin' dinosaurs!?" and "do something Raquel! Save us!" during 1966's One Million Years B.C.
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell
The Bloke Down The Pub, lover of all things Hammer, talks about the studio stitching all the bits together and finally getting it right with 1974's Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell starring none other than, the exceptional, Peter Cushing.
Fear in the Night
It doesn't happen often but our Hammer Film loving 'Bloke Down The Pub' struggles to find the point or much entertainment value in 1972's Fear In the Night.
Taste the Blood of Dracula
The Hammer Horror loving 'Bloke Down The Pub' is back! and wishing that they could've got Peter Cushing to do one day's work on 1970's Taste The Blood of Dracula.
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Hammer fan, our very own 'Bloke down the pub', is wishing there were further adventures of Captain Kronos after being introduced to this very new style of vampire hunter in 1974's Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter!
The Quatermass Xperiment
Our plucky 'bloke down the pub' is discussing the post WWII British psyche when faced with the sprawling American monster and just what Hammer's 1955 horror/thriller, The Quatermass Xperiment says about the future.
Rasputin the Mad Monk
What happens when you cover Christopher Lee in mad hair appliances and let his hands, eyes and voice go crazy? Our Hammer Horror loving 'bloke down the pub' finds out when he reviews 1966's Rasputin the Mad Monk.
Countess Dracula
Our Hammer Horror loving 'The bloke down the pub' is putting himself in the position of producer and pointing out the couple of things that could improve 1971's Countess Dracula starring Ingrid Pitt
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Our Hammer Horror loving 'The bloke down the pub' is examining what the appeal of Frankenstein is and why he probably won't really be destroyed in 1969's Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed.