The House Of Hammer

This week's Bites takes a Quick Look at the life of Anthony Forwood, who rightfully earns his Hammer Hero status after his work on Meet Simon Cherry, The Man In Black, The Black Widow, The Gambler And The Lady, Mantrap and Five Days (Paid To Kill).Hear why he walked away from his onscreen career at an early stage of his life in favour of something far more rewarding... “The House Of Hammer Theme”...

History! Fights! Oliver Reed! Cleavage! Throw in some wonderful films and a curry and you have the perfect date night...maybe. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells The links you think you’ll need are here & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

Hammer has had a ridiculously long list of the finest talents the world has to offer (and Michael Medwin), and one that could literally tower above most of them is Paul Robeson. Here's Adam taking a look at one of early Hollywood's most beloved icons. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need &...

As a tribute to a friend of The House Of Hammer, here's a chance to listen to a conversation between the respected Egyptologist & Cultural Historian, John J. Johnston and Cev. It was much longer and far reaching than could be used in the intended episode about the Mummy itself and covered some of the pet obsessions the both of them often chatted about. Jan 23rd 1965 - Aug 29th 2025 Vale! John.

It's Philip's turn to take you for a swingin' trip around the house and this, the third Jimmy Sangster/ Freddie Francis collaboration. As such, there's gaslighting, murder, Jazz, Maurice Denham and toucans all getting their beaks around the door here... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need...

Thanks to watching Never Look Back, Cev's off on a tangent again and this time it sees him looking at the history of the humble English red telephone box and it's surprising place in cultural history. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

What started out as a little extra segment to stick on the end of the upcoming Hysteria episode escalated quickly. So for your listening pleasure, the lads have downed tools and raised glasses to answer some of the burning questions that they've never been asked before... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links yo...

With the rather welcome release of the 1953 film, Blood Orange making it's spectacular physical media debut courtesy of Hammer Films, here's a reminder of when Ben was mad enough to have a look to see if there were any other orange films and then discovering a crate full... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links...

As something of an accompaniment to our recent episode about the return to Blood Island, Smokey's here with his picks of how the Japanese military have been portrayed on film. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

Another first for Hammer, The Secret of Blood Island is their first prequel and Smokey can't wait to dig into that subject and lamps. Elsewhere, Philip looks at some real life spicy spying, Cev tries to hold it together while Adam gets a bit lost... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need &am...

Ben wraps his head around the troubling trend of alien invaders wanting to wipe us all out rather than just help out with the shopping. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

With a much in demand rewatch of River Patrol on the way, what better time to revisit the one thing that men would lose their lives over in the movie: Nylons? Ben takes us all back in history to figure out if they were a thing worth dying over... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need &...

A story that's been around the block a few times after many screen adaptations, She became a genuine blockbuster hit for Hammer, but is it as much a hit with the lads? If you don't think the film is one to be obeyed, don't worry, elsewhere Adam brings you a bit of the history of the source novel, Philip looks at hats and Smokey warmly embraces River Patrol... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incide...

With everyone being a bit giddy about Hammer Films releasing a sumptuous 4K remaster of Quatermass 2 that goes into so much detail, we were surprised that nobody thought to investigate the gas masks used in the film so Cev's here to talk about the surprising connection between Blake's 7, potpourri and coconuts... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore...

1954's Five Days (Paid To Kill) has an interesting plot device where our protagonist can only see one way out of all his troubles: hiring an assassin to wipe them and him out. Smokey's here to look at some real life instances of killers for hire and the pitfalls of employing their services. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Well...

Let's stick with the proper title, because Die, Die, My Darling isn't great, is it? But, we do get Tallulah Bankhead giving it both barrels, Peter Vaughan being absolutely terrifying and Donald Sutherland being...never mind. This has the makings of something special, does it live up to it's pedigree? “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Ri...

After a short archeological dig under the rose bushes, Adam's uncovered this timely knowledge nugget that's probably more like THE Curse Of The Mummy's tomb than the film of the same name... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

As The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb has now being well and truly put to rest, here's a timely reminder of both a previous mummy and co-host stalked these halls... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb. A veritable cornucopia of discoveries that range from the dictionary definition of the word 'Adam' to the existential threat of ageing with so much in-between, but how good is the film at the end of all this? There's only one way to find out... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells All the links...

The House Of Hammer team often wanders off the beaten track when taking a closer look at the film at hand, but Cev wandered so far off said track that there were fears of him never returning. In Meet Simon Cherry (1949), our heroic Reverend has his car started by a helpful chap called Charlie and his crank handle only to then leave them both behind. This one tiny moment set Cev off on a voyage of...

As Hammer seem to be going a bit Quatermass crazy recently, here's Smokey with a timely reminder of the man who brought it all into the world: Nigel Kneale... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells  All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod

The Gorgon, a figure from Greek mythology who literally lost her head to a young warrior apparently got better and went to deepest , darkest Hammerland to convalesce before once again getting up to her old masonry based tricks. Join the team as they dig deep into this often overlooked Hammer Gothic. Is it a gem or just a shiny pebble? “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and...

Hy Hazell has long been a heroine of the lads who were instantly smitten upon her first appearance at the house as the titular Celia from 1949. She risks life and limb and works as a housekeeper, all for a hat. It must be an expensive hat, Surely? Adam's here to explain just how much it is by deciphering the code of Old English Money that seems to have been deliberately devised to confuse... “The...

Hammer bites. Bite size Hammers. Join us as we introduce smaller standalone pieces of the Hammer puzzle. Rewound, repackaged, replayed, re-hammered and fresh from the vault! For our first Hammer bite, we've gone back to ground zero with a hero that's become even more of a presence recently. John Gilling. “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork b...

After 1964's The Devil Ship Pirates, Hammer bade farewell to the whole piracy idea in the wake of a 400 ton disaster, but what about the film itself? The public certainly lapped it up, but what about the motley crew of The House Of Hammer? Hear all about that, Don Banks, ship bits and a bit of a ship here... “The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwo...