![]() ![]() In fact, Amicus figured out something that helped them corner a segment of the horror film market, and managed to snare it so tightly that Hammer never tried to steal their thunder over decades of their dominance in the UK's horror film world. There's nothing wrong with being second-best, of course, and Amicus carved out a steadily profitable niche riding on the coattails of The House That Peter Cushing And Christopher Lee Built. The Pepsi to Hammer's Coca-Cola, if you will. ![]() Amicus (the producers of today's movie) were the second-tier horror studio. And, just like in America, in Jolly Old England's movie system everyone wanted to be the second one to do something original. ![]() My apologies if this winds up being longer than the Bible and even less fun to read.Įngland's film industry had a reputation for boundary-pushing horror movies back in the Fifties and Sixties, with the legendary Hammer Studios showing that with a talented cast that took the material seriously, bright red stage blood, and low-cut gowns for a succession of gorgeous women it was possible to get audiences to buy tickets to their movies. Since From Beyond the Grave is an anthology film, I've got five short films to synopsize and critique instead of one. In which our reviewer realizes that he's in for it this time. Written by Robin Clarke and Raymond Christodoulou, based on short stories by R. ![]()
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