For fans of Hammer Film Production's Dracula franchise, Classic Monsters of the Movies, courtesy of writers/researchers Nige Burton, Jamie Jones and John Logan, have a tasty treat for you: The Hammer Dracula Films (1958-1973).
The 84-page, special edition goes pretty much right down the parasitic line, covering (Horror of) Dracula, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Scars of Dracula, Dracula A.D. 1972 and The Satanic Rites of Dracula (aka Dracula and his Vampire Bride), with alas, Brides of Dracula and The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (aka The 7 Brothers Meet Dracula) excluded, though that is likely due to Christopher Lee's absence in them.
Nevertheless, this Hammer Dracula homage is one of Classic Monsters' best, covering the creative likes of James and Michael Carreras, Terence Fisher, Freddy Francis, Jimmy Sangster, Anthony Hinds (aka John Elder), James Bernard, the aforementioned Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Janina Faye, John Van Eyssen, Valerie Gaunt, Francis Matthews, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Kerr, Thorley Walters, Patrick Troughton, Veronica Carlson, Barry Andrews, Linda Hayden, Ralph Bates, Michael Ripper, Jenny Hanley, Michael Gwynne, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame, Caroline Munro and a smorgasbord more.
All of this comes with punctilious attention to plot constructions, background information and comparisons to Bram Stoker's immortal novel.
The stills and promotional additives (a number being rare) stand as a great treat to behold, particularly printed on Classic Monsters' laudable, high-stock paper.
Classic Monsters of the Movies: The Hammer Dracula Films is an encyclopedic triumph that will work as a handy, companion piece for whenever one revisits the Lee entries of this historic series.
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