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DalekmaniaDalekmania
Feat. Peter Cushing
Cast members and cultists take a nostalgic peek at the making of the Dr. Who feature films.
1984 1984 (1956)
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling
The first adaptation of George Orwell's visionary novel is this little known, stark BBC television production. Apparently hated by his widow for the…
Abominable SnowmanAbominable Snowman (1957)
Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Richard Wattis
Hammer Horror's version of the 'yeti' legend has Cushing and Tucker journey to the roof of the world to hunt out the elusive creature. From a…
Curse of Frankenstein, TheCurse of Frankenstein, The (1957) Recommended
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
The first true Hammer gothic horror and number one in the Frankenstein series bringing together the fantastic talents of Cushing (as the Baron) and…
Time Without PityTime Without Pity (1957) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Ann Todd
Nervy noir has Michael Redgrave in top form as an alcoholic father racing against time to save his son from the gallows. Somewhat dated thriller…
Horror of DraculaHorror of Dracula (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Quintessential Hammer horror is the first of six films with the peerless pairing of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as the razor–fanged Count…
Revenge Of FrankensteinRevenge Of Frankenstein (1958) Recommended
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn
One of the best in the series of six Frankenstein films made by Hammer, with Peter Cushing reprising one of his signature roles as Baron Frank. …
Mummy, TheMummy, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing confronts Christopher Lee in bandages in this stylish early Hammer.
ManiaMania (The Flesh and the Fiends) (1959)
Dir. John Gilling
Feat. Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, George Rose
An old–fashioned but sometimes ghoulishly nasty horror film in which an experimenting doctor in Edinburgh must harvest fresh corpses to…
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell
Quite possibly the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with Cushing in the lead, investigating the horrors of the Baskerville killings. The 'Hammer'…
Brides of DraculaBrides of Dracula (1960) Recommended
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, David Peel, Martita Hunt
Recognised as one of Hammer Studios' best horrors, this acclaimed sequel to HORROR OF DRACULA reconvenes director/actor team Fisher and Cushing. This…
Night CreaturesNight Creatures (Captain Clegg) (1962)
Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen
Hammer horror set in 18th–century England, where a captain of the Royal Navy is sent to investigate reports of illegal activity in a coastal…
Evil of Frankenstein, TheEvil of Frankenstein, The (1964)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, Duncan Lamont, David Hutcheson
Number three in the renowned Hammer horror Frankenstein series set in an isolated castle. The Baron (Cushing) and his assistant, in need of help to…
Gorgon, TheGorgon, The (1964)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Richard Pasco
A small village falls prey to an unseen monster. Citizens are found turned to stone after every full moon. The town Doctor (Peter Cushing) concludes…
Doctor Who and the DaleksDoctor Who and the Daleks (Dr. Who and the Daleks) (1965)
Dir. Gordon Flemyng
Feat. Peter Cushing
First go at putting the classic TV serial on the big–screen, with Peter Cushing giving a pleasingly daffy rendition of the Doctor, combating…
Amicus CollectionAmicus Collection (Asylum, The Beast Must Die, And Now the Screaming Starts, The House that Dripped Blood, City of the Dead, Dr. Terrors House of Horrors) (1965-1974)
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
A collection of low–budget horror films from Amicus Studios. CITY OF THE DEAD (a.k.a. HORROR HOTEL): A student is sent by her professor to…
Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsDr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) Recommended
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Bernard Lee
The first omnibus horror from low–budget outfit Amicus, in which the mysterious Dr. Schreck (Cushing) foretells the awful future fates of five…
Island of TerrorIsland of Terror (1966)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing stars in this Hammer sci–fi tale about cancer research gone awry.
Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 ADDaleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Dir. Gordon Flemyng
Feat. Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks
A mixed attempt to translate Doctor Who (Peter Cushing in this incarnation) to the big screen, with Daleks enslaving humans in a future,…
Night of the Big HeatNight of the Big Heat (1967)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
An extreme heatwave blankets an English winter, the cause of which is neither natural nor human. Eerie and stylish sci–fi with Christopher Lee…
Blood Beast Terror, TheBlood Beast Terror, The (1967)
Dir. Vernon Sewell
Feat. Peter Cushing
In Victorian rural England, Peter Cushing's murder enquiries uncovers a beastly weremoth and the gruesome experiments of a crazed entymologist.
Torture GardenTorture Garden (1967)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Jack Palance, Burgess Meredith, Beverly Adams
Grisly, well–acted omnibus of four horror stories by PSYCHO–scribe Robert Bloch, framed by the fiendish hype of Burgess Meredith's…
Frankenstein Created WomanFrankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters
The fourth film in Hammer's Frankenstein series starring Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein and Susan Denberg as his new creation. Diverts away from…
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series)Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (A Study In Scarlet, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four, The Blue Carbuncle) (1968)
Feat. Peter Cushing, Nigel Stock
One of the best to ever play Sherlock Holmes (formerly, in Hammer's HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES), Peter Cushing steps back into the shoes of the famed…
Scream and Scream AgainScream and Scream Again (1969)
Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee all turn in for this Hammer mad–doctor–creates–super–being yarn.
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFrankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing
The fifth Hammer Frankenstein film focuses on Peter Cushing's Baron who tries brain surgery to save an associate who went mad. Followed in the series…
Vampire LoversVampire Lovers (1970) Recommended
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing
Hammer's famous lesbian–vampire pick made a cult star of the Polish–born volupte, Ingrid Pitt, as Carmilla. Esteemed…
House That Dripped Blood, TheHouse That Dripped Blood, The (1970)
Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott
Juicy if variable four–part portmanteau film written by PSYCHO scribe, Robert Bloch, and adorned by the Cushing/Lee double–act as well as…
Twins of EvilTwins of Evil (1971) Recommended
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Peter Cushing, Dennis Price
Final part of the 'Karnstein trilogy' (after THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and LUST FOR A VAMPIRE), climaxing in perhaps the most sexually–explicit of the…
Dr. Phibes Rises AgainDr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
Dir. Robert Fuest
Feat. Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Cushing
Vincent Price reprises the Phibes, and this time gets to go to Egypt.
Horror ExpressHorror Express (1972) Recommended
Dir. Gene Martin
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Inspired gothic yarn with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing travelling on the Trans–Siberian express with what could be the missing link.
Fear in the Night (1972)
Dir. Jimmy Sangster
Feat. Peter Cushing, Joan Collins
Hammer chiller about a teacher and his insecure bride who encounter murder at a desolate school for boys.
Dracula A.D. 1972Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
Christopher Lee's Count incongruously schmoozes with the youth of the 1970s in his never–ending search for the red stuff. Peter Cushing turns…
AsylumAsylum (House of Crazies) (1972)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Herbert Lom
A compendium of four tales by Robert Bloch (writer of PSYCHO) set around the quest by a young psychiatrist to interview inmates of a madhouse and…
BloodsuckersBloodsuckers (Incense For The Damned) (1972)
Dir. Robert Hartford-Davies
Feat. Patrick Macnee, Peter Cushing, Edward Woodward
A vampire oddity, which splices together the intrigues of Oxford professors with a blood–sucking Greek cult. This was so tampered with after…
Tales from the CryptTales from the Crypt (1972)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice
A schlocky omnibus from Amicus Studios derived from EC comics in which five people are trapped in a crypt with the mysterious Crypt Keeper, who…
...And Now the Screaming Starts!...And Now the Screaming Starts! (Fengriffen) (1973)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee
Non–omnibus horror from inventively cheap horror specialists 'Amicus' concerns a young bride's horrifying discovery that her husband's family…
Nothing But the NightNothing But the Night (The Resurrection Syndicate) (1973)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors
Lee and Cushing are sent by Scotland Yard to investigate a fatal bus crash and how it relates to the going–ons at a creepy orphanage.…
Satanic Rites of Dracula, TheSatanic Rites of Dracula, The (1973)
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley
When a group of Scotland Police Investigators think they have uncovered a case of vampirism, they call in Van Helsing to put a stop to Count…
Frankenstein and the Monster From HellFrankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1973)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Shane Briant
The sixth and final installment of the Frankenstein series for Hammer Films was also the last for its director and star Peter Cushing as Victor…
Legend of the Seven Golden VampiresLegend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1974)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Peter Cushing
Fusion of Hammer horror and martial arts spectacle follows Peter Cushing's Van Helsen to China where he discovers ol' fangface lurking behind an…
Beast Must Die!, TheBeast Must Die!, The (1974)
Dir. Paul Annett
Feat. Peter Cushing, Calvin Lockhart, Charles Gray
A rich sportsman (Lockhart) invites a number of guests to his house with the knowledge that one of them is a werewolf. The film features a novel…
From Beyond the GraveFrom Beyond the Grave (1974)
Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Peter Cushing, David Warner, Ian Bannen
Enjoyable anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories linked through the classic device of an antique store and its mysterious owner…
MadhouseMadhouse (1974)
Dir. Jim Clark
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry
British horror film based on the 1969 novel Devilday by Angus Hall, with Vincent Price playing a horror actor renowned for his character Dr. Death,…
Ghoul, The (1975)
Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, John Hurt
In the foggy moors of the 1920's, one of Peter Cushing's 'gate crashers' disappears and turns up dismembered, initiating a disturbing pattern. …
At the Earth's CoreAt the Earth's Core (1976)
Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Peter Cushing, Doug McClure, Caroline Munro
Eccentric doctor Peter Cushing burrows down into the Earth onboard a huge iron mole to emerge in an underground world ruled by the Mahars:…
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Aro Favourite
Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford
George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
Shock WavesShock Waves (Almost Human, Death Corps) (1977)
Dir. Ken Wiederhorn
Feat. Brooke Adams, Peter Cushing, John Carradine
Cushing plays a Nazi scientist wrecked in the Florida Keys since WWII, where he has remained hidden with his special squad of underwater zombie…
Arabian AdventureArabian Adventure (1979)
Dir. Kevin Conner
Feat. Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Mickey Rooney
Sumptuous Arabic fantasy set around a treasure hunt for the mystical Rose of Elil. Good f/x and a great British cast make for smooth entertainment.
Hammer House of Horror (TV Series)Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) (1980) Recommended
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors
The last gasp of the Hammer Horror franchise was this low–budget TV series. Combining some inventive plotting, gore and a little nudity with…
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1982- 1983)
Dir. Various
Feat. Peter Cushing, Brenda Blethyn, Liza Goddard
Fondly remembered British television series of self–contained stories – each with a twist – inspired by the adult macabre of Roald…
Top Secret!Top Secret! (1984) Recommended
Dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Feat. Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp
No secret this is one of the best of the Abrahams/Zucker Bros comedies (FLYING HIGH) with Val Kilmer as a rather dim, Elvis–type singer who, in…
Sword of the ValiantSword of the Valiant (The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) (1984)
Dir. Stephen Weeks
Feat. Miles O'Keefe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson
Cannon Films fantasy fodder from the 1980's starring a hilariously coiffured Miles O'Keefe as Sir Gawain and Sean Connery as the Green Knight,…
Biggles - Adventure in TimeBiggles - Adventure in Time (1985)
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Peter Cushing, Alex Hyde-White
Curious, though effective recasting of the 'Biggles' stories by W.E. Johns, in which a NYC office–worker travels through time back to WWI to…

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