Hammer and beyond

Peter Hutchings's <i>Hammer and beyond </i>remains a landmark work in British film criticism. This new illustrated edition brings the book back into print for the first time in two decades. Featuring Hutchings's socially charged analyses of genre classics from <i>Dead of Night</i> (1945) and <i>The Curse of Frankenstein</i> (1957) to <i>The Sorcerers</i> (1967) and beyond it also includes several of Hutchings's later essays on British horror as well as a new critical introduction penned by film historian Johnny Walker and an afterword by Russ Hunter. <i>Hammer and beyond</i> deserves a spot on the bookshelf of anyone with a serious interest in the development of Britain's contribution to the horror genre.