The House Of Hammer
The House Of Hammer Podcast - A Definitive Guide Of The Films, The Figures & The Folklore Of One Of The 20th Century’s Greatest Cinematic Legacies Brought to you by Adam Roche, Ben Taylorson, Cev Moore, Philip Gwynne Jones and Smokey
Episodes
August 27, 2025 • 6 mins
Thanks to watching Never Look Back, Cev's off on a tangent again and this time it sees him looking at the history of the humble English red telephone box and it's surprising place in cultural history.
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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August 25, 2025 • 2 mins
Screening time is almost upon us, folks!
Smokey is here with all the details.
Cushing, Lee, Shelley...a thing that turns you to stone.
Don't get caught between a rock and a hard place and see us there!
Smokey is here with all the details.
Cushing, Lee, Shelley...a thing that turns you to stone.
Don't get caught between a rock and a hard place and see us there!
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August 20, 2025 • 70 mins
For a very limited time, Adam brings you the surprising, delightful and moving story of the one and only Tom Conway, a star of Hollywood's golden age and more importantly here, the Hammer film Blood Orange.
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
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August 18, 2025 • 134 mins
What started out as a little extra segment to stick on the end of the upcoming Hysteria episode escalated quickly. So for your listening pleasure, the lads have downed tools and raised glasses to answer some of the burning questions that they've never been asked before...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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August 13, 2025 • 6 mins
With the rather welcome release of the 1953 film, Blood Orange making it's spectacular physical media debut courtesy of Hammer Films, here's a reminder of when Ben was mad enough to have a look to see if there were any other orange films and then discovering a crate full...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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August 6, 2025 • 4 mins
As something of an accompaniment to our recent episode about the return to Blood Island, Smokey's here with his picks of how the Japanese military have been portrayed on film.
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
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August 4, 2025 • 90 mins
Another first for Hammer, The Secret of Blood Island is their first prequel and Smokey can't wait to dig into that subject and lamps. Elsewhere, Philip looks at some real life spicy spying, Cev tries to hold it together while Adam gets a bit lost...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammer...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammer...
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July 30, 2025 • 10 mins
Ben wraps his head around the troubling trend of alien invaders wanting to wipe us all out rather than just help out with the shopping.
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
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July 23, 2025 • 3 mins
With a much in demand rewatch of River Patrol on the way, what better time to revisit the one thing that men would lose their lives over in the movie: Nylons?
Ben takes us all back in history to figure out if they were a thing worth dying over...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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Ben takes us all back in history to figure out if they were a thing worth dying over...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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July 21, 2025 • 81 mins
A story that's been around the block a few times after many screen adaptations, She became a genuine blockbuster hit for Hammer, but is it as much a hit with the lads?
If you don't think the film is one to be obeyed, don't worry, elsewhere Adam brings you a bit of the history of the source novel, Philip looks at hats and Smokey warmly embraces River Patrol...
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If you don't think the film is one to be obeyed, don't worry, elsewhere Adam brings you a bit of the history of the source novel, Philip looks at hats and Smokey warmly embraces River Patrol...
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July 16, 2025 • 8 mins
With everyone being a bit giddy about Hammer Films releasing a sumptuous 4K remaster of Quatermass 2 that goes into so much detail, we were surprised that nobody thought to investigate the gas masks used in the film so Cev's here to talk about the surprising connection between Blake's 7, potpourri and coconuts...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the link...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the link...
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July 9, 2025 • 6 mins
1954's Five Days (Paid To Kill) has an interesting plot device where our protagonist can only see one way out of all his troubles: hiring an assassin to wipe them and him out. Smokey's here to look at some real life instances of killers for hire and the pitfalls of employing their services.
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need...
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July 7, 2025 • 85 mins
Let's stick with the proper title, because Die, Die, My Darling isn't great, is it?
But, we do get Tallulah Bankhead giving it both barrels, Peter Vaughan being absolutely terrifying and Donald Sutherland being...never mind.
This has the makings of something special, does it live up to it's pedigree?
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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But, we do get Tallulah Bankhead giving it both barrels, Peter Vaughan being absolutely terrifying and Donald Sutherland being...never mind.
This has the makings of something special, does it live up to it's pedigree?
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
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July 2, 2025 • 5 mins
After a short archeological dig under the rose bushes, Adam's uncovered this timely knowledge nugget that's probably more like THE Curse Of The Mummy's tomb than the film of the same name...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
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June 25, 2025 • 4 mins
As The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb has now being well and truly put to rest, here's a timely reminder of both a previous mummy and co-host stalked these halls...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
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June 23, 2025 • 92 mins
The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb. A veritable cornucopia of discoveries that range from the dictionary definition of the word 'Adam' to the existential threat of ageing with so much in-between, but how good is the film at the end of all this?
There's only one way to find out...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells
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There's only one way to find out...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore Artwork by Richard Wells
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June 18, 2025 • 3 mins
The House Of Hammer team often wanders off the beaten track when taking a closer look at the film at hand, but Cev wandered so far off said track that there were fears of him never returning.
In Meet Simon Cherry (1949), our heroic Reverend has his car started by a helpful chap called Charlie and his crank handle only to then leave them both behind. This one tiny moment set Cev off on a voyage of discovery...
“The House Of Hammer The...
In Meet Simon Cherry (1949), our heroic Reverend has his car started by a helpful chap called Charlie and his crank handle only to then leave them both behind. This one tiny moment set Cev off on a voyage of discovery...
“The House Of Hammer The...
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June 11, 2025 • 6 mins
As Hammer seem to be going a bit Quatermass crazy recently, here's Smokey with a timely reminder of the man who brought it all into the world: Nigel Kneale...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richard Wells
All the links you think you’ll need & more! https://linktr.ee/househammerpod
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June 9, 2025 • 86 mins
The Gorgon, a figure from Greek mythology who literally lost her head to a young warrior apparently got better and went to deepest , darkest Hammerland to convalesce before once again getting up to her old masonry based tricks.
Join the team as they dig deep into this often overlooked Hammer Gothic.
Is it a gem or just a shiny pebble?
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richar...
Join the team as they dig deep into this often overlooked Hammer Gothic.
Is it a gem or just a shiny pebble?
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental music - written and produced by Cev Moore
Artwork by Richar...
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June 4, 2025 • 9 mins
Hy Hazell has long been a heroine of the lads who were instantly smitten upon her first appearance at the house as the titular Celia from 1949. She risks life and limb and works as a housekeeper, all for a hat.
It must be an expensive hat, Surely?
Adam's here to explain just how much it is by deciphering the code of Old English Money that seems to have been deliberately devised to confuse...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental ...
It must be an expensive hat, Surely?
Adam's here to explain just how much it is by deciphering the code of Old English Money that seems to have been deliberately devised to confuse...
“The House Of Hammer Theme” and incidental ...
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