Hammer House of Horror on DVD!!

06-26-2001, 05:16 AM

Over at DVD Drive-In they posted the info that the complete 13 episodes of HHOH will be coming to DVD on August 21st as a 3 DVD box set!

Holy shit will it ever end?!! I just added The Wicker Man to my DVD buying list for August 28th and now HOHH on the 21st! That makes like 15 DVDs on that same day. I'm going to need a whole week off.

Plus the news that William Castle's 13 Ghosts is hitting DVD on September 11th.. I'm stunned with all the great new stuff being released.

Yowie · 06-26-2001, 11:53 AM

Great news about "H.H.O.H" on DVD. Is that region 1, by the way ?. It also came out on PAL tape recently. It was a good show, with "Carpathian Eagle" being my favorite episode. (Because of Suzanne Danielle.) The episodes with Peter Cushing and Jon Finch were good, too. Personally, I'm more into the brilliant British '70s ITC supernatural suspense series "Thriller" which was created by writer Brian Clemens, and also fondly remembered in America. (-Not to be confused with the '60s b/w show "Thriller" hosted by Boris Karloff.) "A&E" owns it in America, and all interested users/fans should get in touch with them to get "Thriller" released on DVD/video. For Europe contact "Carlton".

06-26-2001, 03:02 PM

I'm sure its region 1. A&E are the ones releasing it.

06-27-2001, 08:03 PM

that does it. I've got to rob a bank. no way i can miss all this lot.

Funktion · 06-27-2001, 08:16 PM

This is terrible news!
I'm BROKE (really broke); where the hell will I find money to get all these great releases?

When I thought there wasn't any more "surprises", here's another one...

Anyone knows how much will this set cost?

DVD Connoisseur · 06-30-2001, 08:14 PM

I don't know how much it'll cost but this is great news. (Quite a pleasant surprise after the recent HHOH thread!) There's some cracking good tales in that set, I can hardly wait....

07-02-2001, 04:57 AM

I sure missed a lot of news in the last few weeks, I can't wait to see these!!! For those who have seen the HHOH episodes how would you say that they compare to the films in terms of atmosphere, blood & cleavage? Since they were made for British TV did they have to tone it down quite a bit?

I bet A&E will do an excellent job with the transfers, I picked up a couple of the A&E Avengers dvds for fun, got hooked, and now own 12 of them.

Yowie · 07-02-2001, 07:08 AM

I'd say they're pretty close in tone. Like a Hammer thriller cramped into 50 minutes. I think they've succeeded quite nicely in catching that atmosphere, although all of the episodes take place in the present, if I remember correctly. It's also shot on film, and not video. (-Although I don't mind the video-taped look many TV productions had back then.) Like "Tales Of The Unexpected", some of the episodes are rather disappointing, though; they start off pretty good and end, well, disappoitingly. My favorite episodes are the ones with Peter Cushing and Jon Finch, and "Carpathian Eagle" with a young Pierce Brosnan. Not the best British "twist-in-the-tale" series ever made, that honor still belongs to that other suspenser from ITC, "Thriller".

07-03-2001, 08:58 AM

This is great news. I recently bought all 13 episodes on VHS in the UK and can safely say that, while some are better than others, they are all excellent. It will be great to have them on DVD though so I can enjoy them while I'm travelling as well.

08-02-2001, 02:28 AM

Just a heads up for anyone with a Columbia House account...
The Complete Hammer House Of Horror box set is now listed on the Columbia House website (selection #2630002) for $69.95.
This may seem expensive, but if you can use it to fulfill your membership obligations... it might be a pretty good deal.

08-04-2001, 08:39 AM

www.deepdiscountdvd.com now has this up for preorder for $33.58 shipped!

mutleyhyde · 08-04-2001, 11:42 AM

Thanks for the heads up there Andrew; I was beginning to wonder if DDD wasn't gonna fall in line. Thanks to Rhett for helping out with this too! People, DDD has only done right by me so far, we really should support them. I haven't tried this new kid, Best Prices, but I'm stickin' with DDD for now.

08-04-2001, 08:55 PM

OK? I guess, unless there's another Andrew. Or there's a different post.

Anyway, I'm pissed off at DDD! I ordered Dr. Phibes on the 25th, they say it'll be here on the 9th! Now I know why the shipping is free! Bastards

.

08-04-2001, 09:02 PM

Thanks for the info, $8.40 a disc is a great price! Does DDD raise their price once a title is released and no longer a preorder?

mutleyhyde · 08-04-2001, 09:22 PM

To my knowledge, they have not done so so far Carl. None of the A&E t.v. sets have gone up anyway, and I haven't noticed anything else jump up after the release date. And yeah, that "thanks" I posted before was for Anamorphiac and not you Andrew. I'm a bonehead. Welcome to the site Anamorphiac, and good eye!

06-26-2001, 05:16 AM	#1
jae Guest Posts: n/a	Hammer House of Horror on DVD!! Over at DVD Drive-In they posted the info that the complete 13 episodes of HHOH will be coming to DVD on August 21st as a 3 DVD box set! Holy shit will it ever end?!! I just added The Wicker Man to my DVD buying list for August 28th and now HOHH on the 21st! That makes like 15 DVDs on that same day. I'm going to need a whole week off. Plus the news that William Castle's 13 Ghosts is hitting DVD on September 11th.. I'm stunned with all the great new stuff being released.

06-27-2001, 08:16 PM	#5
Funktion Stalker Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 272	This is terrible news! I'm BROKE (really broke); where the hell will I find money to get all these great releases? When I thought there wasn't any more "surprises", here's another one... Anyone knows how much will this set cost? Last edited by Funktion; 07-01-2001 at 02:17 AM.

08-04-2001, 11:42 AM	#12
mutleyhyde Fuck it. Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,904	Ahhhhh... finally! Thanks for the heads up there Andrew; I was beginning to wonder if DDD wasn't gonna fall in line. Thanks to Rhett for helping out with this too! People, DDD has only done right by me so far, we really should support them. I haven't tried this new kid, Best Prices, but I'm stickin' with DDD for now. __________________ "When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!" M. Hyde Movies seen; 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

08-04-2001, 08:55 PM	#13
Andrew Guest Posts: n/a	Umm OK? I guess, unless there's another Andrew. Or there's a different post. Anyway, I'm pissed off at DDD! I ordered Dr. Phibes on the 25th, they say it'll be here on the 9th! Now I know why the shipping is free! Bastards .

08-04-2001, 09:22 PM	#15
mutleyhyde Fuck it. Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,904	To my knowledge, they have not done so so far Carl. None of the A&E t.v. sets have gone up anyway, and I haven't noticed anything else jump up after the release date. And yeah, that "thanks" I posted before was for Anamorphiac and not you Andrew. I'm a bonehead. Welcome to the site Anamorphiac, and good eye! __________________ "When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!" M. Hyde Movies seen; 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

06-26-2001, 11:53 AM	#2
Yowie Hologram Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Palookaville Posts: 868	Great news about "H.H.O.H" on DVD. Is that region 1, by the way ?. It also came out on PAL tape recently. It was a good show, with "Carpathian Eagle" being my favorite episode. (Because of Suzanne Danielle.) The episodes with Peter Cushing and Jon Finch were good, too. Personally, I'm more into the brilliant British '70s ITC supernatural suspense series "Thriller" which was created by writer Brian Clemens, and also fondly remembered in America. (-Not to be confused with the '60s b/w show "Thriller" hosted by Boris Karloff.) "A&E" owns it in America, and all interested users/fans should get in touch with them to get "Thriller" released on DVD/video. For Europe contact "Carlton".

06-26-2001, 03:02 PM	#3
jae Guest Posts: n/a	I'm sure its region 1. A&E are the ones releasing it.

06-27-2001, 08:03 PM	#4
Fart Lighter Guest Posts: n/a	that does it. I've got to rob a bank. no way i can miss all this lot.

06-30-2001, 08:14 PM	#6
DVD Connoisseur Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The UK - Home of Censorship Posts: 2,309	I don't know how much it'll cost but this is great news. (Quite a pleasant surprise after the recent HHOH thread!) There's some cracking good tales in that set, I can hardly wait....

07-02-2001, 04:57 AM	#7
carl.kolchak Guest Posts: n/a	I sure missed a lot of news in the last few weeks, I can't wait to see these!!! For those who have seen the HHOH episodes how would you say that they compare to the films in terms of atmosphere, blood & cleavage? Since they were made for British TV did they have to tone it down quite a bit? I bet A&E will do an excellent job with the transfers, I picked up a couple of the A&E Avengers dvds for fun, got hooked, and now own 12 of them.

07-02-2001, 07:08 AM	#8
Yowie Hologram Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Palookaville Posts: 868	I'd say they're pretty close in tone. Like a Hammer thriller cramped into 50 minutes. I think they've succeeded quite nicely in catching that atmosphere, although all of the episodes take place in the present, if I remember correctly. It's also shot on film, and not video. (-Although I don't mind the video-taped look many TV productions had back then.) Like "Tales Of The Unexpected", some of the episodes are rather disappointing, though; they start off pretty good and end, well, disappoitingly. My favorite episodes are the ones with Peter Cushing and Jon Finch, and "Carpathian Eagle" with a young Pierce Brosnan. Not the best British "twist-in-the-tale" series ever made, that honor still belongs to that other suspenser from ITC, "Thriller".

07-03-2001, 08:58 AM	#9
Captain Howdy Guest Posts: n/a	This is great news. I recently bought all 13 episodes on VHS in the UK and can safely say that, while some are better than others, they are all excellent. It will be great to have them on DVD though so I can enjoy them while I'm travelling as well.

08-02-2001, 02:28 AM	#10
anamorphiac Guest Posts: n/a	Just a heads up for anyone with a Columbia House account... The Complete Hammer House Of Horror box set is now listed on the Columbia House website (selection #2630002) for $69.95. This may seem expensive, but if you can use it to fulfill your membership obligations... it might be a pretty good deal.

08-04-2001, 08:39 AM	#11
anamorphiac Guest Posts: n/a	www.deepdiscountdvd.com now has this up for preorder for $33.58 shipped!

08-04-2001, 09:02 PM	#14
carl.kolchak Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the info, $8.40 a disc is a great price! Does DDD raise their price once a title is released and no longer a preorder?

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