The Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon Is Here – Day 2 Recap

Welcome to Day Two of the Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon, hosted by Gill Jacob from Realweegiemidget Reviews and me! Yesterday’s turnout exceeded our expectations, with a tremendous batch of reviews that encompassed the history of Hammer Films from 1936 to 2010, and a survey of the best of Amicus. Today, we return with a quartet of Hammer reviews, featuring vampires, mummies and witches.

If you’re still planning to participate, don’t despair. There’s plenty of time to post your link on Day Three. Please drop me a line by commenting below, via email at barry_cinematic@yahoo.com, or reach me on Twitter (@barry_cinematic). You may also contact Gill by commenting on her post, through her blog’s Contact Me page, or on Twitter (@realweegiemidge).

In addition to today’s links, be sure to visit the Day 1 Recap, and stay tuned for Day 3!

Isaac Keith Martinez from Isaac’s Haunted Beard uncovers the groovy side of Hammer with Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

http://isaacshauntedbeard.blogspot.com/2018/06/when-hammer-brought-dracula-to.html

Glen McCulla from The Psychotronic Kinematograph wraps up Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)

http://psychtronickinematograph.blogspot.com/2018/06/blood-from-mummys-tomb-seth-holt-1971.html

We return to The Oak Drive-In for Dick Scott’s review of The Witches (aka: The Devil’s Own) (1966)

https://theoakdrivein.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-witches-aka-devils-own-1966.html

Terence Towles Canote from A Shroud of Thoughts looks at the cult favorite, Kronos (aka: Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter) (1974)

http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2018/06/kronos-1974.html

The Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon Is Here – Day 1 Recap

How do you make two things that are already great even better? By combining them, of course.  Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews and I have submitted for your reading enjoyment The Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon! Witness two amazing houses under one roof (don’t try to think of the architecture), where we’ve assembled a terrific roster for this three-day blogging event.

Watch today’s post for further updates. If you plan to participate but you’re not quite ready, don’t worry, we’ll post your link on Day Two. And yes, there’s still time to join. Post a comment below, email me at barry_cinematic@yahoo.com, or reach me on Twitter (@barry_cinematic). You may also contact Gill by commenting on her post, through her blog’s Contact Me page, or on Twitter (@realweegiemidge).

Be sure to check out the following links, and remember to tune in Saturday and Sunday for recaps of days two and three!

Rebecca Deniston from Taking Up Room travels back to Hammer’s origins, with The Song of Freedom (1936)

https://takinguproom.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/the-song-of-freedom/

Aurora from Once Upon a Screen proves you can’t keep a good vampire down with Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

https://aurorasginjoint.com/2018/05/30/dracula-has-risen-from-the-grave-1968/

Maddy from Maddy Loves Her Classic Films takes a look at new spin on an old story, with Hands of the Ripper (1971)

https://maddylovesherclassicfilms.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/the-great-hammer-amicus-blogathon-hands-of-the-ripper-1971/
 

Kevin Crighton from The Film Grump takes a transformative look at The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

http://thefilmgrump.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-hammer-amicus-blogathon-curse-of.html

Hakuna Mokata crosses the barrier between Hammer and Amicus with a dual review of Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) and The City of the Dead (1960)

https://synth-cinema.blogspot.com/2018/06/horror-bites-guess-whos-back.html

Does fear have a flavor? Find out with Kristina of Speakeasy’s review of Taste of Fear (aka: Scream of Fear) (1961)

https://hqofk.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/taste-of-fear-1961/

Victor Kong from Popcorn & Flickers invites us to sink our fangs into The Brides of Dracula (1960)

https://popcornandflickers.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/revue-the-brides-of-dracula-1960/

Ride along with David Cairn of Shadowplay, for his review of The Devil Rides Out (1968)

https://dcairns.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-goat-2/

John L. Harmon from Tales from the Freakboy Zone lets us in on his review of Let Me In (2010)

http://freakboyzone.blogspot.com/2018/06/freakboy-on-film-let-me-in-great-hammer.html

Find out if Steve Q from Down Among the “Z” Movies digs Quatermass and the Pit (aka: Five Million Years to Earth) (1967)

https://zerostarcinema.blogspot.com/2018/06/special-feature-quatermass-and-pit-1967.html

Dan Day Jr. of The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog provides some constructive criticism about  Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

http://dandayjr35.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-great-hammer-amicus-blogathon.html

Lê from Critica Retro croons about The Song of Freedom (1936)

http://criticaretro.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-cancao-da-liberdade-song-of-freedom.html

 

 

Head on over to The Oak Drive-In, where Dick Scott looks at The Skull (1965)

https://theoakdrivein.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-skull-1965.html

 

Gill Jacob of Realweegiemidget Reviews takes us to brink of insanity with Asylum (aka: House of Crazies) (1972)

https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2018/05/31/asylum-house-of-crazies-1972/

Yours Truly, Barry P. revisits his childhood, to enter Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)

http://cinematiccatharsis.blogspot.com/2018/06/dr-terrors-house-of-horrors.html