Hammer Films Hammer Poster is Red, Black, Sepia

A hammer, fittingly, constructed entirely of those beloved classic horror films made famous by the British kings of horror, Hammer Films. Hammer Films is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid- 1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies – and in later years, television series. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market Hammer's horror films featured many of the same actors in recurring roles; these actors are sometimes called the "Hammer repertory company". Ralph Bates Shane Briant Veronica Carlson Peter Cushing Christopher Lee Andrew Keir Miles Malleson Francis Matthews André Morell Oliver Reed Michael Ripper Barbara Shelley