Kieran Foster is an Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is co-editor of Shadow Cinema (2020) and will publish his monograph, Hammer Goes to Hell, with EUP in 2023.

Hammer Films is known the world over for its trailblazing, full colour, gothic horror films. Yet, despite its iconic status it failed to get many a project off the ground. In Hammer Goes to Hell, Kieran Foster explores a number of these projects. Drawing on new research, Foster offers a lively and engaging revisionist history bursting with new information and insight.

• FiguresNotes on TextAcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionChapter 1: Frankenstein UnmadeChapter 2: The Night Creatures and the CensorChapter 3: The Curse of DraculaChapter 4: Grave Encounters: Vampirella and Vlad the ImpalerChapter 5: International Waters: Nessie and Overseas FinanceChapter 6: Nessie in Dry DockChapter 7: High Stakes: The Roy Skeggs YearsConclusionVampirella - A Live Script Reading and Future StudyConclusion

Kieran Foster is an Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is co-editor of Shadow Cinema (2020) and will publish his monograph, Hammer Goes to Hell, with EUP in 2023.

Hammer Films is known the world over for its trailblazing, full colour, gothic horror films. Yet, despite its iconic status it failed to get many a project off the ground. In Hammer Goes to Hell, Kieran Foster explores a number of these projects. Drawing on new research, Foster offers a lively and engaging revisionist history bursting with new information and insight.

• FiguresNotes on TextAcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionChapter 1: Frankenstein UnmadeChapter 2: The Night Creatures and the CensorChapter 3: The Curse of DraculaChapter 4: Grave Encounters: Vampirella and Vlad the ImpalerChapter 5: International Waters: Nessie and Overseas FinanceChapter 6: Nessie in Dry DockChapter 7: High Stakes: The Roy Skeggs YearsConclusionVampirella - A Live Script Reading and Future StudyConclusion

Kieran Foster is an Assistant Professor in Film and Media Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is co-editor of Shadow Cinema (2020) and will publish his monograph, Hammer Goes to Hell, with EUP in 2023.

Hammer Films is known the world over for its trailblazing, full colour, gothic horror films. Yet, despite its iconic status it failed to get many a project off the ground. In Hammer Goes to Hell, Kieran Foster explores a number of these projects. Drawing on new research, Foster offers a lively and engaging revisionist history bursting with new information and insight.

• FiguresNotes on TextAcknowledgementsForewordIntroductionChapter 1: Frankenstein UnmadeChapter 2: The Night Creatures and the CensorChapter 3: The Curse of DraculaChapter 4: Grave Encounters: Vampirella and Vlad the ImpalerChapter 5: International Waters: Nessie and Overseas FinanceChapter 6: Nessie in Dry DockChapter 7: High Stakes: The Roy Skeggs YearsConclusionVampirella - A Live Script Reading and Future StudyConclusion