The Icons of Suspense Collection Presents HAMMER FILMS Six Nerve Rattling Classics from the Hammer Films Archive Make Their DVD Debuts in a Three-Disc Set April 6th

January 22, 2010 by J!-ENT 

CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 20, 2010) – On April 6th, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) opens the doors to the Hammer vault with the release of six films making their DVD debuts in The Icons of Suspense Collection Presents Hammer Films. Hammer Films made their name with monsters and vampires, but this third compilation from SPHE proves they could frighten the public without them. Topping the set is the uncut version of the futuristic classic These Are The Damned (aka The Damned, 1963), directed by the legendary Joseph Loseygr. Peter Cushing and Andre Morell match wits in Cash on Demand (1961). Oscar®-winning cinematographer Guy Green directed The Snorkel (1958), about a young girl who can’t convince anyone her stepfather is a murderer. The renowned Val Guest directed the startling psychodrama Stop Me Before I Kill! (aka The Full Treatment, 1960). Kerwin Matthews finds himself in the middle of a strange mother/daughter threesome in the Jimmy Sangster-written Maniac (1963). Plus, this ultimate rarity: Cyril Frankel’s astounding Never Take Candy from a Stranger (aka Never Take Sweets from a Stranger, 1960), a serious, and still horrifyingly timely, chiller about a small town terrorized by an elderly child molester. Youwon’t do better than this impeccable collection from the darkest corners of the Hammer imagination, which will be available for $24.96 SRP.

Beginning January 15, fans have the rare opportunity to vote on the final box art from a selection of three different versions for The Icons of Suspense Collection Presents Hammer Films.  The contest runs on Columbia-Classics.com from 1/15/10 to 1/26/10.

DVD Special Features Include:
·        Digitally Remastered Audio and Video
·        Full Screen Presentation
·        Original Theatrical Trailers

These Are The Damned has a running time of 95 minutes and is not rated. Cash on Demand has a running time of 80 minutes and is not rated. The Snorkel has a running time of 90 minutes and is not rated. Stop Me Before I Kill! has a running time of 107 minutes and is not rated. Maniac has a running time of 86 minutes and is not rated. Never Take Candy from a Stranger has a running time of 81 minutes and is not rated. Visit Sony Home Entertainment on the Web at www.SonyPictures.com.