StudioCanal is set to serve up a spine-tingling double-bill of Hammer Horror on 4K Ultra HD this November with the release of newly-restored Collector’s Edition versions of Scars of Dracula and The Horror of Frankenstein. Check out the official promotional images and details below…
Christopher Lee returned to his most famous role – inspired by Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror novel – for the fifth time in Roy Ward Baker’s (Quatermass and the Pit) SCARS OF DRACULA, the bloodiest entry in the entire series. The film also stars Dennis Waterman (The Sweeney), Jenny Hanley (The Flesh and Blood Show), and genre favourite Patrick Troughton (The Omen); while Hammer legend Jimmy Sangster (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula) made his directorial debut with THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (based on the groundbreaking Mary Shelley horror novel), a bold experiment in horror comedy that features an outstanding cast, including Hammer film favourites Ralph Bates (Twins of Evil), Kate O’Mara (The Vampire Lovers) and Veronica Carlson (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave), as well as David Prowse (Star Wars) as the Monster, Jon Finch (Frenzy) and Dennis Price (Horror Hospital).
SCARS OF DRACULA
SYNOPSIS: Resurrected after a bat dribbles fresh blood over his mouldering remains, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) unleashes a new reign of terror. When Paul (Christopher Matthews) goes missing, his brother Simon (Dennis Waterman) and Simon’s girlfriend (Jenny Hanley) set off in search of him, inevitably leading them to the Prince of Darkness’ castle…
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- NEW “Fangs Out: Dracula, Desire & Disruption”: Clarisse Loughrey and Isaura Barbé-Brown in conversation
- NEW Legacy of the Vampire – An interview with Dacre Stoker, great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker
- Hammer’s Bite: Chris Matthews on Scars of Dracula
- Audio Commentary with Christopher Lee and director Roy Ward Baker
- Blood Rites: Inside Scars of Dracula
- Stills Gallery
- Original trailer
SEE ALSO: 4K Ultra HD Review – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN
SYNOPSIS: When the cold, arrogant genius Victor Frankenstein (Ralph Bates) murders his father, he inherits the title of Baron von Frankenstein and the family fortune. He uses his newfound riches to enter medical school, but is forced to return home when he impregnates the Dean’s daughter. Returning to his estate, he sets up his own laboratory and begins a series of experiments involving the revival of the dead. After building a composite body from human parts, his creation (David Prowse) is unleashed upon the world…
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- NEW “It’s Alive!” Revisiting The Horror of Frankenstein with Clarisse Loughrey and Isaura Barbé-Brown
- Gallows Humour: Inside The Horror of Frankenstein
- Audio Commentary with author Marcus Hearn and director Jimmy Sangster
- Frankenstein, Dracula and Me: A conversation with Veronica Carlson
- Hammer’s Monster – An Interview with David Prowse
- Stills Gallery
- Original trailer
