Movies directed by Terence Fisher

Man Bait (1952)

78 mins     Crime, Drama      

I have said many times that the use of the term film-noir is often over used and at time seems to be used in conjunction with ever black & white thriller. I have seen it used in relation to "Man Bait" and whilst some might ag...

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

82 mins     Horror      

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) - Peter Cushing stars in this account of the life and experiments of Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster (Christopher Lee)...

Dracula (1958)

82 mins     Horror      

I will lay my cards on the table and say that vampires and Dracula have not been a great love of mine which might be down to a black and white vampire movie I caught a few minutes of as a young child which genuinely scared me...

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

89 mins     Horror      

The Revenge of Frankenstein: having evaded execution Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) heads to Germany under a new name but is up to his old tricks again...

The Mummy (1959)

86 mins     Horror      

No matter how old a movie is my main concern is will it entertain me, that takes precedence over originality, camera work, editing, effects and acting although all those things can contribute to making a movie entertaining. A...

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

87 mins     Horror, Mystery      

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) Peter Cushing stars as Sherlock Holmes in this Hammer Films version of the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story...

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

80 mins     Adventure      

Sitting here contemplating what to write about "Sword of Sherwood Forest" I find myself struggling for words, not because it is a terrible movie just a very ordinary one devoid of anything to make it stand out. I suppose I co...

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

85 mins     Horror      

The Brides of Dracula - a new vampire is on the loose but never fear Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) is here to take on the Transylvanian terror...

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

93 mins     Horror      

The Curse of the Werewolf - a boy born after a beggar raped a mute turns out to be a werewolf who when grown up plagues the village where he lives...

The Gorgon (1964)

83 mins     Horror      

The Gorgon: as a village deal with the Gorgon which lives in the nearby castle a new person in the village seeks answers to some mysterious deaths...

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

90 mins     Horror      

Watching "Dracula: Prince of Darkness" made me thing how not that different it is to some horror movies made now. Four friends, in this case two married couples, end up staying at a creepy castle they have been warned against...

Island of Terror (1966)

89 mins     Horror, Sci-Fi      

With Terence Fisher behind the camera and Peter Cushing in front, it would be understandable if anyone thought that "Island of Terror" was a Hammer studios movie as it certainly has a similar feel to it. But nope "Island of T...

Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)

86 mins     Horror      

Let me give you the real good news to start with; "Frankenstein Created Woman" is a sequel to "The Evil of Frankenstein" but you don't need to watch that movie to follow it as it is a simple storyline. The Baron manages to tr...

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

96 mins     Horror      

I don't know, maybe it is just me but the more Hammer horror movies I watch the less I see what is so wonderful about them. This is certainly the case when it comes to "The Devil Rides Out" because there are many which rate i...

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

99 mins     Horror      

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell: Peter Cushing returns as Baron Frankenstein who whilst working as a doctor in an asylum is carrying on his experiments to create a Monster (David Prowse)...