One of the finest British actors of his generation Peter Cushing is best known for his charismatic performances across three decades of classic Hammer Horror productions. This special box set collection remembers Cushing at the height of his powers through two of the finest Hammer's ever made. Bride Of Dracula (Dir. Terence Fisher) (1960): On the way to her new private school a beautiful young teacher stays at the ancestral home of Baroness Meinster. Here she discovers the Baroness' shamed son imprisoned and shackled to the wall in a distant wing. She frees him unwittingly releasing the combined evil of a hundred generations of vampires. Only Dr Van Helsing (Cushing) can stop the vampires and their torrent of evil. Co-star David Peel delivers one of the most frightening portrayals of Dracula ever committed to film. Evil Of Frankenstein (Dir. Freddie Francis) (1964): Hounded from his castle for creating a monstrous living being Baron Frankenstein (Cushing) returns to continue his unholy experiments into the creation of life. With the help of a mysterious hypnotist Zoltan the creature is brought back to life. However Zoltan controls the creature and plans to use him to rob and pillage the local villages. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?
Six classic British movies from directors including Alfred Hitchcock and Terence Fisher. Murder: A stage actress is convicted of murdering a female friend. An eary classic from the master of suspense.SKIN GAME-A tale of bitter class warfare in an English village. Young & Innocent: A case of mistaken identity sets off a chase through the Cornish countryside to catch a killer. Rich & Strange: Fred and Emily believe that their lives would be enriched if they were more financially well off. After writing to a relative to obtain an inheritance in advance the couple soon embark upon a life that they could previously only dream of but will riches bring them happiness? Sherlock Holmes - The Deadly Necklace: Legendary Baker Street sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Lee) takes on the evil Moriarty again when the mad doctor goes after a priceless necklace which once belonged to Cleopatra. Under Capricorn: In 1831 Irishman Charles Adare travels to Australia to start a new life with the help of his cousin who has just been appointed governor. When he arrives he meets powerful landowner and ex-convict Sam Flusky who wants to do a business deal with him. Whilst attending a dinner party at Flusky's house Charles meets Flusky's wife Henrietta who he had known as a child back in Ireland. Henrietta is an alcoholic and seems to be on the verge of madness.
Toy Soldiers: When Amy and seven of her college friends take her parents yacht for a vacation under the watchful eye of ex-marine veteran and skipper 'Sarge' Ford nothing could have prepared them for the trouble they were about to find themselves in. After an accident on the yacht Amy and a few of her friends decide to head inland for medical help but soon realise this is the last thing they will receive. The friends are taken hostage by a group of revolutionary guerrillas who plan to use the Americans as bargaining chips in their war against the Government. 'Sarge' launches a rescue mission but only he and Amy manage to escape leaving her friends in the hands of the terrorists. Safely back at home Amy learns that the American government is unwilling to negotiate the release of the hostages. It's up to Amy to go back in there and get her friends out... Kampuchea Express: Amidst the steaming hell-hole of a dying civilisation where the brutality of the West meets the stealth and cunning of the East a blazing battle is fought between their two nations employing men whose only desires are for death and destruction. Amongst the dying and mortally wounded a man meets a woman and this is their story their nightmare. War Dog: Charles Stewart was unable to accept that his brother Rick had died in Vietnam so he started to investigate what he believed to be a government cover up. A journalist shows Charles a captured video film of a recent attempted political assassination amongst the assailants Charles recognises his brother. He also recognises Spacek his former commanding officer in Vietnam a sadistic evil man. Spacek has been recruited for a secret government project to create prefect soldiers emotionless calculating the ultimate in killing machines. In reality the government has created a walking nightmare that's out of their control and they order Spacek to terminate the project. Charles locates his brother and attempts to rescue him from the doomed experiment. Together the two brothers try to escape but Spacek knows his security has been breached and lets his war dogs loose on their trail resulting in a bloody and final conflict.
What could possibly make a woman stay with the man who blinded her? Find out in this intriguing documentary.
Revered as one of the best horror films produced by Hammer Studios 'The Devil Rides Out' is a chilling battle between good and evil. Christopher Lee perhaps best known for his role as Dracula gets to show his good side as the heroic and cavalier Duc de Richleau who maintains the air of a gentleman throughout his tireless battle with a Satanic coven led by the wonderfully villainous Mocata (Charles Gray).
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