Hammer Time: A Hammer Horror Podcast
From The Curse of Frankenstein to Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, from Dracula to Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Hammer was the leading production company in British horror from the mid 1950s to the 1970s. Join film critic and Hammer newbie Becky Darke and Hammer expert Kevin Lyons as they watch and discuss every horror film in Hammer's back catalogue! It's Hammer Time.
Lust for a Vampire (1971)
Devils in female bodies! This week Kevin and Becky cover the second film in the Karnstein trilogy as Marcilla (or Carmilla or Mircalla) returns in the extremely 70s LUST FOR A VAMPIRE.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Mailbag Episode #3
This week Becky and Kevin dip into the mailbag to answer listener questions, and run down their personal top 10 Hammer horror films covered on the podcast so far!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
New thrills! New faces! New horror! This week Kevin and Becky round out 1970 with one of the more controversial titles in our journey: Jimmy Sangster's THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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Scars of Dracula (1970)
The mark of death remains forever! This week Becky and Kevin are up against a newly resurrected Christopher Lee and join the poor unsuspecting victims who keep turning up at his castle, in SCARS OF DRACULA.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Vampire Lovers (1970)
If you dare… taste the deadly passion of the blood nymphs! This week Kevin and Becky finally meet Hammer legends Ingrid Pitt and Madeline Smith as they come face to face with 70s lesbian vampires in THE VAMPIRE LOVERS.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
They drink his blood and the horror begins. This week Becky and Kevin's Hammer journey reaches the 1970s as Christopher Lee is resurrected again in TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
This week Kevin and Becky come up against Baron Frankenstein once again as he goes completely off the deep end and proves that he's truly more monstrous than the monsters he created! FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)
This week Becky and Kev are back with Christopher Lee as Dracula as he's resurrected by some guileless clergymen and is very annoyed to have been locked out of his castle! It's DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE. Obviously.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
This week Becky and Kev come face-to-face with giant tarantulas and a goat-headed god, and have their Satanic baptisms, as they discuss the occult horror classic THE DEVIL RIDES OUT.
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The Legacy of Jimmy Sangster (An interview with Marcus Hearn)
This week Kevin and Becky take a break from the Hammer back catalogue to interview author and journalist Marcus Hearn, whose new documentary Hammer and Beyond: The Jimmy Sangster Legacy explores the life and career of Hammer writer / director Jimmy Sangster.
The documentary is part of the Sangster Directs Hammer Box Set, available now from Severin Films.
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Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Bernard Quatermass is back! Becky and Kevin investigate something ancient and evil on the London Underground as they discuss a fan favourite, Quatermass and the Pit!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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...The Mummy's Shroud (1967)
Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet! This week Becky and Kev go back to Ancient Egypt as it's looted for its cursed antiquities… again, in John Gilling's THE MUMMY'S SHROUD.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
This week Kev and Becky are back with the Baron, as Peter Cushing and Terence Fisher return with FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Witches (1966)
This week Becky and Kev discuss Joan Fontaine, folk horror, virgin sacrifices and nearly come to blows over the Nigel Kneale-penned THE WITCHES!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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The Old Dark House (1966)
This week William Castle joins Team Hammer for a remake of an old Universal classic, as Kevin and Becky visit The Old Dark House!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Reptile (1966)
This week Kev and Becky are up against another of Hammer's iconic female monsters, as they shed their skins and smash their sitars for a chat about THE REPTILE!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
This week Becky and Kev are in Russia with its greatest love machine as Christopher Lee takes on the role of one of European history's most infamous figures… RASPUTIN: THE MAD MONK!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
This week Kev and Becky shuffle their way into a Cornish village to discuss Hammer's first foray into the zombie subgenre!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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Horror Vs. Comedy: An EOH Network Round Table Discussion
This week we take a break from our regular schedule for the first of our EOH Network round table discussions! Kevin and Becky are joined by Carry On Up The Podcast co-hosts for a conversation about the relationships between comedy and horror...
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
This week Kev and Becky are back with Drac, as Christopher Lee returns to one of his most iconic roles in Terence Fisher's DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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Mailbag: Listener Questions Answered
This week Kev and Becky take a break from vampires, monsters and psycho nannies to crack open the mailbag and respond to some listener feedback and questions!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Nanny (1965)
This week Becky and Kev are refusing to eat or sleep without locking their doors, as they discuss a Hammer masterpiece: the incredible Bette Davis thriller THE NANNY.
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Hysteria (1965)
This week Kev and Becky have lost their memories and are hiring a private detective to help solve a murder mystery in another one-word titled thriller from Jimmy Sangster and Freddie Francis: HYSTERIA.
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Fanatic (1965)
This week Becky and Kev are locked in the attic discussing Hammer's first foray into hagsploitation with the 1965 religious thriller FANATIC.
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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
This week Kev and Becky return to Ancient Egypt for another round with an angry pharaoh and the archeologists who woke him up in THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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The Gorgon (1964)
This week Becky and Kev are battling the Ancients alongside some Hammer horror greats in 1964's THE GORGON.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
This week Kev and Becky are back with the nefarious Baron! Peter Cushing returns in the hypnotic 1964 gothic horror THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Nightmare (1964)
This week Becky and Kev dial up the histrionics as they're plagued by bad dreams with their chat about the paranoid thriller NIGHTMARE!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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Maniac (1963)
This week Kevin and Becky fire up their blow torches to discuss psycho thriller Maniac!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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Paranoiac (1963)
This week Becky and Kev both have a serious case of imposter syndrome, as they dive deep into the twisty, turny - and very creepy - psychological thriller Paranoiac.
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
This week Kev and Becky return to classic gothic horror and join a blood sucking cult as they discuss The Kiss of the Vampire!
Hosted by Becky Darke and Kevin Lyons
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The Damned (1963)
This week Kev and Becky are at the seaside in their black leather ("black leather smash smash smash") for some atomic sci-fi action with 1963's The Damned!
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Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
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The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
This week Becky and Kev are peering through their opera glasses and taking in some high culture with Hammer's take on the horror classic The Phantom of the Opera!
Hosted by Becky Darke & Kevin Lyons
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Captain Clegg (1962)
This week Kev and Becky talk smugglers and scarecrows as they tackle Hammer's horror adventure movie Captain Clegg!
Hosted by Becky Darke & Kevin Lyons
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Taste of Fear (1961)
This week Kevin and Becky dive into Hammer's twisty-turny-psycho-thriller classic, Taste of Fear!
Hosted by Becky Darke & Kevin Lyons
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The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
This week Kevin and Becky enter the era of Hammer's thrillers with John Gilling's The Shadow of the Cat!
Hosted by Becky Darke & Kevin Lyons
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The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
This week Kevin and Becky gather under the full moon to discuss their love for werwolf films and lust for Oliver Reed as they review The Curse of the Werewolf!
Hosted by Becky Darke & Kevin Lyons
Produced & Edited by Mike Muncer
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The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Kevin and Becky kick off 2026 with Hammer's 1960 adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's gothic classic...but is it a successful one??
Hosted by Becky Darke & Kevin Lyons
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Christmas Mailbag (& Hammer Rankings So Far)
For the final episode of 2025, Kev and Becky dip into the mailbag to respond to listener feedback and questions!
We'll be back to disucss The Two Faces or Dr. Jekyll in 2 weeks time!
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...The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Peter Cushing's Van Helsing is back to battle more vampires in one of Kevin's favourite Hammer films so far...The Brides of Dracula!
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