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cyberschizoid	Remembering HOUSE OF HAMMER magazine...	Lead	[-]
Jun 24 12 7:02 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is the first of a series of short articles looking at the UK's old HOUSE OF HAMMER magazine. We would love to hear some of your comments and memories of this fondly remembered magazine that we could use in future features. Thanks! http://www.classichorrorc...ouse-of-hammer-magazine/ http://www.classichorrorcampaign.com/
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Cinemacabre		#1	[-]
Jun 24 12 9:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Loved the magazine!
vayapues		#2	[-]
Jun 24 12 8:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I went to the UK in the summer of 1978, a pilgrimage to the land of my then-most beloved horror films if it was anything. (I hope I have broadened a little since then.) What a nice surprise to find a wealth of House of Hammer back & current issues -- completely unknown to me back in the US -- at the Dark They Were & Golden-Eyed bookshop. Looked the mag up at, I think, the UK Marvel office in (or near, I believe) London's Wardour St, went over & was very kindly (probably piteously) received like a kid in a candy store by ed Dez Skinn & contributing writer Tise Vahimagi (whom I annoyed only slightly by asking whether he was of partial Iranian background when, in fact, he is Welsh). We chatted about the current state of Michael Carreras' Hammer, which then had all kinds of hopeful projects hanging in the air but which, in retrospect, was sadly disintegrating, & about the magazine's tantalizing access to Hammer's archive of scripts & other print material. You have to remember that even the vicarious proximity to all this seemed unspeakably cool, as, pre-internet, one's access to cultural largesse half way across the world was so limited by time & space. Anyway, Tise did something which now would be unthinkable: he gave me Terence Fisher's home phone number & encouraged me to give Terry a ring. Which I did. And which gifted me with another very nice, informal afternoon, this time spent with the great director & his lovely family in London's Crystal Palace suburb. A belated thx for that & hope you are well after all these years, Tise!
cyberschizoid		#3	[-]
Jun 25 12 3:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	vayapues wrote: I went to the UK in the summer of 1978, a pilgrimage to the land of my then-most beloved horror films if it was anything. (I hope I have broadened a little since then.) What a nice surprise to find a wealth of House of Hammer back & current issues -- completely unknown to me back in the US -- at the Dark They Were & Golden-Eyed bookshop. Looked the mag up at, I think, the UK Marvel office in (or near, I believe) London's Wardour St, went over & was very kindly (probably piteously) received like a kid in a candy store by ed Dez Skinn & contributing writer Tise Vahimagi (whom I annoyed only slightly by asking whether he was of partial Iranian background when, in fact, he is Welsh). We chatted about the current state of Michael Carreras' Hammer, which then had all kinds of hopeful projects hanging in the air but which, in retrospect, was sadly disintegrating, & about the magazine's tantalizing access to Hammer's archive of scripts & other print material. You have to remember that even the vicarious proximity to all this seemed unspeakably cool, as, pre-internet, one's access to cultural largesse half way across the world was so limited by time & space. Anyway, Tise did something which now would be unthinkable: he gave me Terence Fisher's home phone number & encouraged me to give Terry a ring. Which I did. And which gifted me with another very nice, informal afternoon, this time spent with the great director & his lovely family in London's Crystal Palace suburb. A belated thx for that & hope you are well after all these years, Tise! Wow!!! That is an amazing story!! Thanks so much for sharing! http://www.classichorrorcampaign.com/
vayapues		#4	[-]
Jun 25 12 8:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thx cyber, it is a nice memory to recount. No longtime superstar friendships came out of it, but I can live with that. Great to have met up with all those folks, if only once apiece. On that same trip, almost met up with David Peel -- where else but by looking up David Peel Galleries! -- but he was out the day I went over. He had a nice secretary who talked a bit & told me that he had occasional visitors come to inquire about BRIDES OF DRACULA, "mostly Americans," but that he didn't really enjoy the subject. Sadly, he was to die only 3 years later.
Helrunar		#5	[-]
Jun 25 12 11:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Those are great stories, vayapues. Thanks for sharing! Hope you had the chance to read the Terry Fisher special issue and follow-up of Little Shoppe of Horrors. There were some great interview transcriptions in those that really brought Fisher to life for me. And that's too bad you didn't get to meet David Peel. Every once in awhile once hears from somebody who was able to visit him. He does seem to have been quite the intriguing character. Best, Helrunar
thegraveyardtramp		#6	[-]
Jun 26 12 9:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There is a cool little doco on HOH magazine on the recent DVD/Blu-Ray of Vampire Circus. http://john-harrison.blogspot.com SIN STREET SLEAZE (My Blog)
cyberschizoid		#7	[-]
Jul 1 12 4:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	thegraveyardtramp wrote: There is a cool little doco on HOH magazine on the recent DVD/Blu-Ray of Vampire Circus. I would love to see that! http://www.classichorrorcampaign.com/
Crespi		#8	[-]
Jul 11 12 5:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I found a great site where you can download digital copies of HOH Magazine, that way one can read them on the iPad or using Comicbook software on a PC. This brings back so many wonderful childhood memories. I used to treasure these mags and read them over and over again. But obviously my copies have long been gone. http://magazinesforall.wo...2/05/19/house-of-hammer/ Hope you will enjoy this. Last Edited By: Crespi Jul 11 12 5:37 AM. Edited 1 times.
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cyberschizoid		#9	[-]
Jul 18 12 8:30 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Crespi wrote: I found a great site where you can download digital copies of HOH Magazine, that way one can read them on the iPad or using Comicbook software on a PC. This brings back so many wonderful childhood memories. I used to treasure these mags and read them over and over again. But obviously my copies have long been gone. http://magazinesforall.wo...2/05/19/house-of-hammer/ Hope you will enjoy this. Thanks Crespi! http://www.classichorrorcampaign.com/
professor liebstrum		#10	[-]
Jul 18 12 3:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have very fond memories of House of Hammer. I had a part time job in a newsagents when the first issue came out. It looked curiously old fashioned even back then. The cover looked to my untrained eyes like some thing from the 50's and the Dracula Strip looked very European. I didn't know at the time artist Paul Neary was one of the few from the UK to have worked in US comics. I didn't see 2 and 3 at all but issue four with its trip to Transylvannia competition made sure I bought it. I didn't win, I was too young anyway, but I did get a nice Dracula Has Risen From The Grave poster and I've still got it. I think the next issue I saw & bought was 12? the one with the various Hammer Frankensteins on it and I continued to buy each issue up until it's demise. Picked up the issues I missed too, they're all in my Hammer box! Some great art from a lot of Brits who would go onto bigger things, Beautiful covers by the late Brian Lewis and some nice articles from Tise { I thought he was probably Japanese!}, John Brosnan,{very sad to hear of his passing}, Denis Gifford and others. Editor Dez Skinn certainly recognised talent, and I know he divides opinion but I've enjoyed an awful lot of his magazines over the years, Warrior, Monster Mag, Mad, The UK Marvels, Comics International etc etc. There were a couple of very fun conventions at the end of the 70's I attended and although I dont think HOH organised them, they were certainly present. I got to meet a lot of the artists and writers as well as a few film and tv stars, Terence Fisher , Gerry Anderson, Anthony Daniels, Jacqueline Pearce. I've always remembered the introduction made for Gerry Anderson, "He's hasn't always hit the nail on the head, but he's never let go of the hammer". Same thing applies to Dez Skinn in my opinion. I bumped into him in Forbidden Planet when Warrior was winding down and Alan Moore wasn't happy about the way things had gone. "Alan's the best we've got, " Dez said. Good bloke. Russ Last Edited By: professor liebstrum Jul 18 12 3:30 PM. Edited 1 times.
HammerFilmFan		#11	[-]
Jul 18 12 4:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just LOVED that magazine! I've posted this link on the CHFB before, but it won't hurt to post it again. This is just the FIRST page of several on House of Hammer that Dez wrote. Just TONS of great inside info on the magazine. http://dezskinn.com/warner-williams-2/ Ray Steele The best magazine on SF/horror films currently being published (IMO) (In French!): L'Ecran Fantastique You can subscribe to L'Ecran Fantastique HERE through Amazon. It's worth it!
professor liebstrum		#12	[-]
Jul 18 12 5:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks, Ray, looks very interesting I just found Dez's site a week ago and hadn't got to that yet. I've got a lot of catching up to do, Russ
pinkfloyd95209		#13	[-]
Jul 22 12 10:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Isn't this the same magazine that was renamed Hammer's House Of Horror here in the U.S. that caused James Warren to seek a copyright on that name forcing it to become Hammer's Halls Of Horror?
cyberschizoid		#14	[-]
Jul 23 12 2:28 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	pinkfloyd95209 wrote: Isn't this the same magazine that was renamed Hammer's House Of Horror here in the U.S. that caused James Warren to seek a copyright on that name forcing it to become Hammer's Halls Of Horror? Yes indeed it is! Well remembered! http://www.classichorrorcampaign.com/
snofrid		#15	[-]
Sep 14 12 5:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the link to the Dez Skinn site! Bookmarked to be read at leisure (and any Doctor Who stuff as well). Funnily enough, I was only looking at my set of HoH the other day and reflecting that, of all the things I did "lose" one way and another over the years, monster mags of any description weren't among them! It's quite a consolation when I think what has gone (eg, Aurora kits!). Last Edited By: snofrid Sep 14 12 5:08 PM. Edited 1 times.
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