The interviewees cover Bram Stoker's life around the time he wrote The Jewel of the Seven Stars, the movie's producers, Leon's onscreen persona, technical & creative decisions, and the movie's supporting players.
Jonathan Rigby
Recently added
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Feb 02, 2010A documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)
Documentary
Shadow Play: Inside The Shadow of the Cat
Jun 28, 2021The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
Mar 21, 2022A revealing insight into the short life and times of Michael Reeves.
Documentary
A documentary on The Revenge of Frankenstein
Documentary
Lot n° 249
Dec 24, 2023Un groupe d'étudiants d'Oxford, dont l'un d'entre eux, devient la coqueluche de la ville en menant des recherches sur les mystères de l'Égypte ancienne.
Horror
Filmmakers and historians discuss the 1942 cult classic Dr. Renault’s Secret.
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
Sep 09, 2008A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"
Documentary
La Maison la plus hantée d'Angleterre
Jun 06, 2017Ce documentaire animé raconte l'enquête effrayante d'un expert en phénomènes paranormaux dans un manoir connu comme étant la maison la plus hantée d'Angleterre.
Documentary
The Brains Behind the Nightmare
Sep 28, 2020
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
Documentary
Unnatural Selection
Oct 01, 1996In 1975, the British Government quietly closed down a secret evolutionary project codenamed BEAGLE, ordering the destruction of all research materials. Today, the horrific discovery of several oddly mutated bodies alerts Liz Shaw and P.R.O.B.E. to the fact that something is stalking the original site of project BEAGLE – something which may challenge the very nature of humanity itself! With a crack security team at her disposal, Liz desperately attempts to track down the perverted results of the project. But who or what is hunting whom?
Horror
The Zero Imperative
Jan 01, 1994Former UNIT luminary Liz Shaw and her assistant Bayliss are investigating a series of bizarre murders, all committed near a soon-to-be-closed psychiatric hospital. When the hospital is unexpectedly reprieved by rich Industrialist Peter Russell events seem to move out of Liz's control. Are the incumbent director of the clinic, Doctor Dove and his predecessor Doctor O'Kane harboring the killer? What is the centuries-old horror hidden in the grounds? And what exactly is the secret of room zero?
Science Fiction
Burial
Sep 02, 2022Un petit groupe de soldats russes, dirigé par l'officier de renseignement Brana Vasilyeva, a pour mission de ramener les restes découverts d'Hitler à Staline, à Moscou.
Thriller
I Am Your Father
Oct 05, 2015David Prowse is an eighty years old actor, who has lived behind Darth Vader's mask during three decades. A group of Star Wars fans find out why he has been apparently forgotten by Lucasfilm during thirty years, and decide to give him back the glory he never had. This is their last opportunity.
Documentary
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Aug 09, 2024A partir de nouvelles interviews, d'images d'archives et diverses techniques d'animation comme les marionnettes, afin de recréer à l'écran l'un des principaux acteurs mondiaux, en le ramenant à la vie grâce à des méthodes innovantes.
Documentary
Inside the Tower
Nov 02, 2015
La grandeur, la chute et la renaissance de la Hammer, entreprise phare du cinéma populaire britannique, principalement de 1955 à 1968. Femmes torturées et monstres sadiques peuplaient des scénarios oppressants dans des productions provocantes qui choquaient la censure et dégoûtaient les critiques mais fascinaient le public. Des films dans lesquels l'horreur était montrée sous des couleurs offensives : des histoires terribles, racontées sans préjugés, qui offraient la peur, le sang, le sexe et des performances époustouflantes.
Documentary
The Trail of Dracula
Dec 12, 2013Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture for more than three centuries, yet only one name still personifies the ultimate aristocrat of bloodlust. Now join the world’s foremost experts on Dracula – including academics, authors and horror historians – as they explore the untold story of the Transylvanian Count, from the legend of Vlad The Impaler and Bram Stoker’s celebrated novel through its landmark stage productions and classic movie adaptations.
History
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Feb 13, 2018The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.
Documentary
Harry Price & the Martian Lighthouse
Feb 06, 2017The story of how famed psychical researcher Harry Price became involved in a real-life plan to build a lighthouse that could be used to direct a beam at Mars, contacting the aliens who supposedly lived there.
Documentary
In Search of Dracula
Jan 03, 2020Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count.
Documentary
Global Conspiracy?
May 10, 2004Investigative reporter Terry Scanlon follows up the strange goings on in Llanfairfach, with interviews with people there at the time, including Professor Clifford Jones and mysterious boss, Stevens.
Comedy
Gallows Humour: Inside 'The Horror of Frankenstein'
Jan 29, 2018A series of interviews between film historians Jonathan Rigby, Kevin Lyons, John J. Johnston and several others that tracks the events which led to the making of the film The Horror of Frankenstein and the state of the Hammer studio at the time.
Documentary
Documentary that chronicles the making of the third film in Hammer's Dracula series.
Documentary
The Devil of Winterborne
Aug 01, 1995When P.R.O.B.E. is summoned to investigate the savage murder of a retired headmaster, Liz Shaw is disturbed to find evidence of satanic rite near the scene of the crime. She soon discovers a web of deceit and corruption that extends back in time, threatening the current occupants of nearby Winterborne School. With P.R.O.B.E. under threat from within and the death toll mounting, Liz finds herself under increasing pressure from all sides to produce results... The Devil of Winterborne is at large and only Liz can stop it!
Crime
Lennon Naked
Nov 21, 2010
Dennis Wheatley at Hammer
Oct 22, 2012Dennis Wheatley biographer Phil Baker provides a brief history of author nearly 80 book career, covers the whole of Wheatley’s contentious relationship with Hammer studios, including his displeasure with The Lost Continent (1968) and his utter loathing of To the Devil a Daughter (1976). The feature is a examination of one of horror fiction’s influential voices and paints a picture that informs both The Devil Rides Out and Hammer’s occult output in their latter years.
Documentary
Dark Arts: Inside 'To the Devil a Daughter'
Jan 28, 2018A series of interviews between film historians Jonathan Rigby, Kevin Lyons and John J. Johnston as they discuss the troubled production of the film and how it relates to the end of Hammer’s horror run for some time.
Documentary
The Last Sacrifice
Sep 29, 2024The Last Sacrifice delves into the real-life 1945 witchcraft killing of Charles Walton—the terrifying event that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre. This unsettling true-crime interrogation probes into the eerie, enigmatic cultural undercurrents that shaped 1970's folk horror genre, leaving an indelible mark on cinema and public psyche. The Last Sacrifice uncovers an unflinching portrayal of Britain's profound identity crisis, both during the tumultuous early 1970s and the resurgence of folk horror today, ominously coinciding with yet another national descent into madness. Its conclusion: The Wicker Man is more fact than fiction.
Documentary
House of Cards
Nov 09, 2015
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Oct 31, 2024A look at Hammer’s progression from a back off in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by comedian and businessman William Hinds in 1934, made films such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Quartermass Xperiment during the period for which it is best known, making stars out of the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
Documentary
WPC 56
Mar 13, 2015Drama following WPC Gina Dawson, the first Woman Police Constable to join Brinford Constabulary, a fictional police force in the West Midlands, in 1956. The show focuses on WPC Gina Dawson's struggle to gain acceptance in the male-dominated police station whilst having to deal with the sexist attitudes that were commonplace at the time.
Drama
Father Brown
Feb 14, 2025Un prêtre catholique, ayant un don pour résoudre des mystères, s'improvise détective privé dans son village anglais.
Drama
Father Brown
Feb 14, 2025Un prêtre catholique, ayant un don pour résoudre des mystères, s'improvise détective privé dans son village anglais.
Drama
Father Brown
Feb 14, 2025Un prêtre catholique, ayant un don pour résoudre des mystères, s'improvise détective privé dans son village anglais.
Drama
Father Brown
Feb 14, 2025Un prêtre catholique, ayant un don pour résoudre des mystères, s'improvise détective privé dans son village anglais.
Drama
Sister Boniface Mysteries
May 14, 2024First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface. This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.
Crime
Sister Boniface Mysteries
May 14, 2024First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface. This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.
Crime
The House of Horror - Memories of Bray
Nov 01, 2013Down Place will forever be associated with the company that turned a quiet English countryside mansion into a film making powerhouse, responsible for countless stomach churning, skin crawling, jump out of your seat horror greats. Hammer re-christened Down Place as Bray Studios. The community that developed amongst the crew was unique, facilitated by the fact that at its height a film was completed every six weeks. Watch as many of the most prominent members of the crew recall their time at Bray in this remarkable five part series.
Documentary
Father Brown
Feb 14, 2025Un prêtre catholique, ayant un don pour résoudre des mystères, s'improvise détective privé dans son village anglais.
Drama
