Hammer House of Horror (1980)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: September 1980 - December 1980
Number of Seasons: 1
Total Number of Episodes: 13
Average Episode Running Times: 50 mins
Format: colour
Sound:

PLOT SUMMARY

An anthology of short horror stories from Hammer Films.

A hit and miss collection of supernatural thrillers where the hits outnumber the misses by a comfortable margin. Polished and glossy, the best episodes are spooky and atmospheric, mostly shot by Hammer veterans. Excellent casts make even the worst installments eminently watchable.

Witching Time (13 September 1980)
The Thirteenth Reunion (20 September 1980)
Rude Awakening (27 September 1980)
Growing Pains (4 October 1980)
The House That Bled to Death (11 October 1980)
Charlie Boy (18 October 1980)
The Silent Scream (25 October 1980)
Children of the Full Moon (1 November 1980)
Carpathian Eagle (8 November 1980)
Guardian of the Abyss (15 November 1980)
Visitor from the Grave (22 November 1980)
The Two Faces of Evil (29 November 1980)
The Mark of Satan (6 December 1980)

UK
Television Distributor: ITV

UK
Rating: 15

1980
September
13: UK - Witching Time television broadcast (on ITV)
20: UK - The Thirteenth Reunion television broadcast (on ITV)
27: UK - Rude Awakening television broadcast (on ITV)

October
4: UK - Growing Pains television broadcast (on ITV)
11: UK - The House That Bled to Death television broadcast (on ITV)
18: UK - Charlie Boy television broadcast (on ITV)
25: UK - The Silent Scream television broadcast (on ITV)

November
1: UK - Children of the Full Moon television broadcast (on ITV)
8: UK - Carpathian Eagle television broadcast (on ITV)
15: UK - Guardian of the Abyss television broadcast (on ITV)
22: UK - Visitor from the Grave television broadcast (on ITV)
29: UK - The Two Faces of Evil television broadcast (on ITV)

December
6: UK - The Mark of Satan television broadcast (on ITV)

Yöjuttu - Finnish title
La maison de tous les cauchemars - French title

SEQUEL
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984)

MAGAZINES

Broadcast 3 December 1999 pp.S6-S7 (UK)
illustrated short article

Cinefantastique vol.10 no.3 (Winter 1980) p.15 (USA)
article

Dark Terrors no.1 (January 1992) pp.13-15 (UK)
illustrated credits, article

Dark Terrors no.6 (March - June 1993) pp.34-35 (UK)
illustrated credits, synopsis, article

Dark Terrors no.7 (October - December 1993) p.37 (UK)
illustrated credits, review

L'Ecran Fantastique no.22 (1982) p.76 (France)
article

Starburst no.63 (October 1983) p.42
review

Starburst no.268 (December 2000) p.83 (UK)
illustrated video review

Television Today 3 July 1980 p.18 (UK)
article

TV Times vol.100 no.38 (11 September 1980) p.26 (UK)
illustrated article

BOOKS

English Gothic pp.239-240, 259
review (by Jonathan Rigby)

The Hammer Story pp.172-173
illustrated article, review (by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes)

KEYWORDS

anthologies; the supernatural