{"id":78675,"date":"2026-08-22T22:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=78675"},"modified":"2026-08-22T22:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T14:06:09","slug":"sangster-directs-hammer-4k-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=78675","title":{"rendered":"Sangster Directs Hammer 4K Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In the early \u201970s, UK-based Hammer Films was winding down after defining a creative and colorful era of horror with lavishly produced films featuring lovely ladies, lethal living dead, and copious amounts of red, red blood. But even though their greatest years were behind them, the company that made Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing genre icons still had a few devilish delights to offer audiences before they reached the end of that dirt road in their runaway carriage (either 1976 for their last horror film, To the Devil a Daughter, or 1979, when they released their actual last film, Hitchcock remake The Lady Vanishes). One of the men most responsible for writing many of the movies that shaped Hammer\u2019s style, Jimmy Sangster, even got a chance to direct during that final decade of Hammer\u2019s classic output, and although the three films he helmed (two of which he also co-wrote, while the other \u2014 Lust for a Vampire \u2014 was scripted by Danger: Diabolik and <u>Barbarella<\/u>\u2019s Tudor Gates) are not generally regarded as among the best the studio produced, they each have charms all their own and deserve reappraisal. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Actor Ralph Bates and writer\/director Jimmy Sangster, a creative collaboration and friendship celebrated in Severin Films\u2019 Sangster Directs Hammer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now Severin Films is giving us that opportunity with their first-ever release of Hammer titles \u2014 Sangster Directs Hammer is an impressive set that brings The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Lust for a Vampire (1971), and Fear in the Night (1972) to the US in 4K UHD for the first time, all wrapped up in a gorgeously gory green box. As usual for Severin, these movies have never looked this vibrant. Hammer was always well known for its lurid palette and stunning visuals, but now they practically leap off the screen. Fortunately, Severin also knows that preserving the true film experience is important, so grain is not absent but a wonderful texture layer along with everything else. One minor tweak: The box would perhaps be better named Sangster Directs Hammer\u2019s Ralph Bates, because that actor \u2014 who forged a productive creative partnership and lasting friendship with the director \u2014 appears in all three films, and the story of their collaboration is the spine running through the patchwork body of material presented here. As for the extraordinary extras curated and collected to accompany the films \u2014 including a 312-page book! \u2014 there couldn\u2019t be a better sign of the love and respect that everyone involved has for these movies and the creative team that made them.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Sangster was an endearingly self-deprecating man who, in his autobiography Do You Want It Good or Tuesday, titled the chapter on these three films \u201cThey Would Have Been Better Directed by Terry Fisher\u201d (referring to the legendary Hammer director who helmed multiple entries in their Frankenstein and Dracula series starting with the first installments in 1957 and 1958 respectively). We\u2019ll never know if that would actually be true, but that doesn\u2019t mean these movies are the failures Sangster and others believed. Most folks apparently shuffle these to the bottom of their lists pretty quickly; the fact that Severin was only able to produce this box because no one else wanted to license these titles is baffling to me, but a boon for us and them. And no, I\u2019m not saying these are classics on par with the films that launched Hammer\u2019s legend, but they\u2019re solid productions with something to offer both Hammer aficionados and casual fans alike. Let\u2019s take a closer look\u2026<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)<\/h2>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401 jsx-1600542089\" data-cy=\"youtube-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER: THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (1970) TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wfQ1u4McjP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Of the many tactics Hammer employed to distinguish their cinematic monsters from the unforgettable 1930s-1940s Universal incarnations that preceded them, one of the cleverest and most inventive was to follow the creator rather than the creature when making their series of Frankenstein films. And I know it\u2019s blasphemy to many Hammer fans (appropriately enough) but this comedic remake of Hammer\u2019s first Frankenstein foray (1957\u2019s The Curse of Frankenstein) and the next-to-last installment in the seven-film Hammer Frankenstein series \u2014 with Ralph Bates replacing Peter Cushing as Victor \u2014 is my favorite of that entire run. While Cushing plays an utter sociopath or a more genial amoral Victor well (there are two timelines in the series; it\u2019s complicated), Bates perfectly blends the sociopathy with a glib devil-may-care charm that makes him delightfully magnetic. Hammer was trying to make Bates a thing, positioning him as Frankenstein, Dracula (plans for that went awry when Christopher Lee came back instead, relegating Bates to a smaller role in 1970&#8217;s Taste the Blood of Dracula), and Dr. Jekyll (in 1971&#8217;s Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde). While things didn\u2019t quite pan out, what we have is wonderful for all of us who value what Bates brought to the slab. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">\u201cHow do you do? I\u2019m Victor Frankenstein.\u201d Ralph Bates as the younger and much more glib Victor in The Horror of Frankenstein.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The film is ahead of its time with its black humor and gleeful lewdness; it feels like partial inspiration for the Re-Animator movies, and its lascivious tone resembles what people often thought <em>all<\/em> Hammer movies were like but <em>weren\u2019t<\/em>. The sexual dynamics are interesting too, as Victor\u2019s friend, Stephan (Stephen Turner), eagerly becomes his cook and wants very much to be part of Victor\u2019s life, while the movie makes clear that a man working in the kitchen seems unusual to everyone. They also joke about Victor not being interested in men&#8230;or is he? He shows zero interest in Elizabeth (Hammer regular Veronica Carlson) even when she virtually proposes to him, and although he carries on with housekeeper Alys (the superb Kate O\u2019Mara), that could be more about continuing a power dynamic established by his father rather than personal desire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-title jsx-684634384 jsx-2659527929 quote-container\" data-cy=\"quoteBox\">Bates perfectly blends the sociopathy with a glib devil-may-care charm that makes him delightfully magnetic.<span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-326843967\"><span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In a cute twist on Frankenstein tropes, Victor keeps track of creature assembly via a build-by-numbers approach. His friend Wilhelm (Graham James) even hits the nail on the flattop by speaking a version of the clich\u00e9d line: \u201cYou\u2019re tampering with forces we don\u2019t fully understand!\u201d As for the creature itself, David Prowse (yes, Darth Vader) is a mute, hairless Karloffian monster with a creepy smugness that suggests he\u2019s far smarter than his predecessors. He\u2019s no tragic figure either; this creature\u2019s a violent <em>bastard<\/em>. As the bodies mount up, Victor is willing to let those around him suffer if it means protecting his creation; the apple didn\u2019t reanimate far from the tree.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The only disappointment is an abrupt ending that leaves you wanting Bates-led sequels, but it wasn\u2019t to be; when Hammer tried one more time to draw on Shelley\u2019s creation for movie material, they brought Cushing back. But we have this one, and it\u2019s a twisted delight.<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Lust for a Vampire (1971)<\/h2>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401 jsx-1600542089\" data-cy=\"youtube-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER: LUST FOR A VAMPIRE (1971) TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TulzCKUCvUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">After mining Stoker for over a decade, Hammer turned to Sheridan Le Fanu\u2019s sapphic classic novel, Carmilla, for inspiration, resulting in a trio of films focusing on a female vampire first played by Ingrid Pitt in 1970\u2019s lush and top-heavy saucy romp, The Vampire Lovers. Lust for a Vampire is the second installment in what would later be labeled \u201cThe Karnstein Trilogy,\u201d and it featured several missteps, not least replacing Pitt as Mircalla\/Carmilla with Yutte Stensgaard. Yutte\u2019s no Ingrid, but she\u2019s also not as bad as some think. She does a damn good job of conveying that underlying air of menace and calculation that makes Carmilla a great villain; she just isn\u2019t quite as good or as stylish as Pitt was.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Yutte Stensgaard is a mesmerizing Carmilla in Lust for a Vampire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Also carrying over from the first Karnstein film is the character of the \u201cMan in Black,\u201d a sort of\/not really Dracula played this time by Mike Raven (there are odd cutaway insert shots of Christopher Lee\u2019s eyes to muddy the waters). Unlike the mute grinning fool from the first movie played by John Forbes-Robertson, this one \u2014 now more specifically Count Karnstein \u2014 speaks with the dubbed voice of Valentine Dyall, but his role is still murky. He\u2019s partnered with the Countess (Barbara Jefford), but more intriguing than the Man in Black\u2019s part in this tale is the behind-the-scenes goss on Raven himself; for that, go to the extras and the book.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ralph Bates (who replaced Cushing in this particular role) famously threw this movie under the bus, but damn if he doesn\u2019t give his performance as the creepy teacher at a girls&#8217; school 110%; he\u2019s one of the highlights of the movie. Our hero, new teacher Richard LeStrange (Michael Johnson), is based on Carmilla author Le Fanu, and his romance with Carmilla provides Hammer with a chance to immediately dial down the lesbian themes from the first film by focusing Carmilla\u2019s attention primarily on the dashing scholar. Fans also remember (and correctly malign) this one for the insufferable song \u201cStrange Love\u201d that plays not once but <em>twice in a row<\/em> (the second time with a color-washed montage of previous scenes!) to provide padding as the story isn\u2019t substantial enough for feature length.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-title jsx-684634384 jsx-2659527929 quote-container\" data-cy=\"quoteBox\">There are nice stylistic touches like mesmerized girls approaching the camera in close-up so that the viewer shares Carmilla\u2019s POV.<span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-326843967\"><span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The resurrection sequence is pretty spectacular, although you don\u2019t see as much of Yutte as you do in the associated publicity stills (Severin helpfully puts one of those on the cover of the book). There are also nice stylistic touches like mesmerized girls approaching the camera in close-up so that the viewer shares Carmilla\u2019s POV, and the strange mythology of the Karnstein vampires adding the odd twist that simply turning a cross upside down \u201cdeactivates\u201d its effects. There are other tropes galore, like an old-school torch-bearing crowd and characters professing deep and abiding love for one another after knowing each other for about an hour. OK, so it\u2019s not Hammer\u2019s finest moment, or even the best of the Karnstein films, but it has its charms as all of them do, and it\u2019s good to have it as part of this set.<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Fear in the Night (1972)<\/h2>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401 jsx-1600542089\" data-cy=\"youtube-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SANGSTER DIRECTS HAMMER: FEAR IN THE NIGHT (1972) TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aVWmMsjSNiA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/output>  <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Hammer did more than just produce gothic period-set horrors, and that included a series of psychological thrillers often featuring a character fighting for their sanity and their very life. Sangster wrote several of these \u201cMini-Hitchcocks\u201d; although they were so named because of the debt they owed to the Master of Suspense, the real inspiration for Sangster was Henri-Georges Clouzot\u2019s <u>Les Diaboliques<\/u> (1955). In fact, he drew on that source more than once, and when it came time not just to write but direct one himself, he reworked his script from an earlier production \u2014 1961\u2019s Scream of Fear \u2014 that leaned heavily on its Diabolique origins. Fear in the Night was the result, and despite its present-day setting, it still manages to be pretty gothic with an unsettling psychosexual edge.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Judy Geeson struggles with an assailant and her husband\u2019s indifference in Fear in the Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Also betraying a possible influence from Italian giallos, especially with the stalker\u2019s black gloved hands, and sharing elements with many of the thrillers and slashers that came before and after it, Fear takes us to a secluded country school where a mentally fragile young newlywed (Judy Geeson of To Sir, with Love) moves with her husband teacher (Ralph Bates of course) into a cottage on the grounds. The headmaster (Peter Cushing) and his wife (Joan Collins) are strangely fascinated with Geeson, and soon a battle of wills begins, with twists that are best left for you to discover.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking of Cushing, he\u2019s barely in it, but he predictably makes the most of it with an understated performance that exudes a creepy yet strangely gentle quality; you wouldn\u2019t want to be in the same room with this guy, especially if you\u2019re a woman, but there\u2019s something about him that suggests he\u2019s not the person you should <em>really<\/em> be worried about. One scene of him standing before a noose while trying to unknot Geeson\u2019s scarf brings to mind a bit in 1932\u2019s White Zombie, while the visual symbolism concerning the violation of Geeson\u2019s innocence becomes even more overt when Joan Collins arrives at the halfway point to kill a cute little bunny right in front of her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-title jsx-684634384 jsx-2659527929 quote-container\" data-cy=\"quoteBox\">Geeson in particular delivers an emotionally raw performance that can be uncomfortably real and difficult to watch.<span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-326843967\"><span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It has a quiet, deliberate atmosphere, and everyone is excellent; Geeson in particular delivers an emotionally raw performance that can be uncomfortably real and difficult to watch. But I have to say that I don\u2019t enjoy movies predicated on gaslighting the protagonist and dragging us along for the frustrating ride before things resolve; some may call it suspense, but as someone prone to anxiety, I call it cinematic torture. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">I have quibbles with the final act, but no spoilers. Right from the precision-crafted opening sequence, you\u2019ll see what you\u2019re in for, perhaps more than you realize. And in addition to the moment that shockingly punctuates the end of that montage, the movie has one other arresting image that will stick with you involving Peter Cushing and his circular glasses; you\u2019ll know when you see it.<\/p>\n<h2 data-cy=\"title2\" class=\"title2 jsx-1903782357 jsx-3735650234\">Bonus Features<\/h2>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401 jsx-1600542089\" data-cy=\"youtube-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HAMMER AND BEYOND: THE JIMMY SANGSTER LEGACY (2026) TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FiulLzyJTTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/output>  <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As befits a box set that\u2019s so clearly a labor-of-love tribute to this era of Hammer history, the extras are exhaustive and entertaining. The one criticism I have is that there are <em>no<\/em> captions on any of the extras, making them inaccessible for some fans. There\u2019s no reason not to provide them, but Severin? Don\u2019t ever generate them automatically; hire someone to write and edit them properly. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Since there are <em>so<\/em> many extras included on every film disc as well as an extra disc with Fear, let\u2019s examine the 19 hours of material (!) by category:<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401 jsx-1600542089\" data-cy=\"youtube-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE MAN FROM BRISTOL: RALPH BATES REMEMBERED (2026) TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WFlEQeBVOGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/output>   <\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Audio Commentaries<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There are two commentary tracks for each film. The first features Sangster from years back (he died in 2011), moderated by Hammer historian Marcus Hearn with actress Suzanna Leigh joining on Lust. Leigh brings out more energy in Sangster, although he\u2019s informative and enjoyable in all of them. The second tracks feature various authors and experts pontificating about the production history and cultural impact of each film.<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Interviews<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Besides the many newly produced interviews with cast and crew across all three films, there are archival segments featuring Cushing and Sangster. Many of them are relatively short, but they cover a wide range of perspectives, with some folks like production runner Philip Campbell talking about all three movies. Perhaps the most consistent mood is \u201cwistful.\u201d Kirsten Lindholm of Lust is a delightfully quirky highlight, and if (like me) you\u2019re a Dracula A.D. 1972 fan, Christopher Neame\u2019s interview serves as an overview of his entire career, including that film, his work in Lust, and the day Cushing told him the work was helping him to deal with his grief over his wife\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401 jsx-1600542089\" data-cy=\"youtube-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JOAN COLLINS: QUEEN OF THE HORROR FILMS (2026) TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zXU3nQgN8Jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/output>  <\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Documentaries<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That dedicated extras disc accompanying Fear includes three documentaries: one on Sangster (he\u2019s credited with shaping the modern conception of Dracula and Frankenstein as well as demonstrating great versatility in multiple genres), one on Ralph Bates (it\u2019s a heartfelt tribute from his wife, son, and colleagues), and one on Joan Collins (authors Kier-La Janisse and Amanda Reyes look at how the horror work Collins disowned led to her iconic turn in Dynasty).<\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Video Essays<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Perhaps the most laudable aspect of this set is that with so much subject matter that should center a woman\u2019s experience and perspective, they do just that, featuring an array of scholars and historians like Dr. Colin Azariah-Kribbs and Dr. Emma Liggins on the work of Mary Shelley; writer\/producer Gillian Wallace Horvat and narrator Megan Stern on the history of Frankenstein adaptations; Carmen Maria Machado (she edited an edition of Carmilla) and Annie Rose Malamet on the cultural phenomenon of sapphic vampire tales; and two essays by Dr. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on school-based stories and gaslighting as a thematic element of Fear.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Joan Collins shoots from the hip in more ways than one in Fear in the Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">The Book! <\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If all this isn\u2019t enough, there\u2019s a 312-page full-color glossy volume titled Horror! Lust! Fear! Sangster \u2014 an overwhelming compilation of interviews and essays, rare photos, and even comic adaptations. The book offers a <em>ton <\/em>of information not touched on in the other extras, but in order to fit everything in the box, the book (otherwise designed beautifully by Stephen Thrower) is rather small and just a little awkward to read. It\u2019s still a lovely, and one might argue indispensable, part of this once-in-a-lifetime set. <\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944 jsx-3517023867\">Ephemera<\/h3>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There\u2019s plenty of additional bits and bobs too, like trailers and promos, alternate \u201cclothed\u201d takes, and TV opening credits. 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