The Hammer Vault

This book tells the story of Hammer Films through previously unseen treasures from the company's archive. Beginning with the company's incorporation documents from 1934, and ending with promotional material from the 2011 release of The Resident, The Hammer Vault presents original correspondence, lobby cards, script pages and rare photographs alongside a commentary from the people who made some of the company's greatest films. Highlights include: · Letters to and from some of the company's stars · Pages from Peter Cushing's scrapbooks · Pages from the scrapbook of managing director Michael Carreras · Premiere tickets · Pre-production artwork, and poster artwork from films that were never made · Production designs · A map of Bray Studios · Hammer's Queen's Award to Industry certificate · An appendix featuring the original outline of the unmade story Kali - Devil Bride of Dracula The result is a compelling visual history of the legendary film production company, and the greatest scrapbook of Hammer collectibles ever assembled.

Marcus Hearn is the acclaimed author of Titan's The Art of Hammer, Hammer Glamour and The Hammer Story (with Alan Barnes). His other books include authorised biographies of filmmakers George Lucas and Gerry Anderson, and Eight Days a Week, the story of The Beatles' final world tour.