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  Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter

  £225.00

  “The Only Man Alive Feared by the Walking Dead !”

  Legendary creator Brian Clemens writes and directs this stylish, revisionist Hammer Horror – pitting a swashbuckling hero (Horst Janson), his hunchbacked assistant (John Cater) and a feisty gypsy (Caroline Munro) ingenue against a cunning and malevolent vampire. 2025 sees the cult classic “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter” makings its worldwide debut as a brand-new 4K restoration from the original negative film elements. The release was accompanied (with certain orders) by a highly exclusive, limited-edition Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter poster, masterfully illustrated world-renowned artist and horror maestro Graham Humphreys. Limited to just 70 meticulously crafted copies with the official Hammer certificate accompanying this poster  number #31. Although officially a print run of 70, the number of actual posters surviving in very good or better condition is much, much less due to issues with damage caused by shipping. This piece is the ultimate collector’s item, capturing the legendary vampire slayer and his full supporting cast in stunning detail and vibrant colour. Hammer horror memorabilia is always popular and desirable and this original rolled (as issued) special British full size (30′ x 40′) quad  is no exception that displays to beautiful effect.

  Trivia: Although no further movies of Kronos were made, his adventures were continued in two comic books published 40 years apart. “The House of Hammer #1-3” (October 1976-January 1977) and “Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter #1-4” (Titan Comics 2017).

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  Plague of the Zombies, The

  £3,995.00

  “Doomed To Walk The Earth As Slaves To The Lord Of The Living Dead!!!”

  “The Plague Of The Zombies” is easily one of Hammer’s finest efforts and essential viewing for fans of the living dead. The talented cast give some excellent performances (Andre Morell, in particular, is great as the open-minded man of science who is quite prepared to embrace the notion of witchcraft), whilst director John Gilling ensures that the film rattles along at a fair pace, managing some pretty chilling set-pieces in the process: a creepy dream-sequence that sets the standards for corpses crawling from their graves; a shocking scene in which we meet our first walking dead; and a truly memorable moment that features the decapitation of a zombie by spade (come to think of it, maybe Sam Raimi also owes a little of his success to this film). Originally released in a double bill presentation with “Dracula, Prince of Darkness” the standalone British UK quad that accompanied the film’s release in 1966 was only used in a small number of provincial cinemas. It is certainly impressive and one of the hardest (if not the hardest) to find from the House of Horror with a genuine scarcity that appeals to serious Hammer collectors and horror fans. Extremely innovative for the time the use of glow in the dark inks (see supplementary photograph) transforms (under a blacklight) an impressive horror poster into something very spooky indeed. The zombie imagery, much like the film is particularly creepy. Offered folded (as issued) this original unrestored example presents very well, but does show signs of age and handling wear with the X- certificate rating blacked out. Not just incredibly scarce, this was Hammer’s only foray into the zombie genre, a full two years before George A. Romero came to prominence with a certain “Night of the Living Dead” and represents one of THE Hammer posters own. 

  Trivia: Before allowing the film to be released, the B.B.F.C instructed “Hammer” to trim one or two scenes. Amongst them, the scene where Andre Morell decapitates the zombie in the graveyard with a shovel had to be reduced from showing four blows with the weapon to just the one.

   

   

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