Hammer Film Productions was long known for their richly atmospheric Gothic horror films when the 1970s rolled in. But with a new decade came a new attitude. For The Vampire Lovers (1970) that meant ...

The British censor withdrew objections to the screenplay when he learned that the lesbian content originated in Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, which imparted a veneer of literary cred to the project.

Every Autumn, when the leaves start to turn, the weather turns chilly, and students come up on their midterms, I find myself faced with two questions: 1) What will my Halloween costume be? and 2) What ...