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Overview
A memoir-and-film-analysis hybrid that weaves personal narrative with close readings of Hammer films, using specific titles as anchors rather than a strict ownership chronology.
- Contact List — Every person and organization from the research, with category, why they matter, and a contact lead.
- Outreach Tracker — Status pipeline for each contact: dates, notes, and the next step.
- Film Chapter Planner — Candidate chapters (film + theme) mapped to the people to interview for that chapter.
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Film Chapter Planner
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Carreras/Hinds era
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Carreras/Hinds era
Visual language / color chapter
Carreras/Hinds era
The dormant years / consortium (2000)
Saatchi-Mendoza-Sieghart
Let Me In (2010) / The Woman in Black (2012)
de Mol/Cyrte era
Doctor Jekyll (2023) and the Gore relaunch
John Gore era
Influence chapter — Carpenter, del Toro, Burton, Dante
Cross-era
Closing chapter — the fan community
Cross-era
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Contact List snapshot
| Name | Category | Why they matter |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hearn | Historian/Author | Co-author of the authorized The Hammer Story; had unlimited archive access from Hammer itself. |
| Alan Barnes | Historian/Author | Co-author of The Hammer Story with Marcus Hearn. |
| Denis Meikle | Historian/Author | Author of A History of Horrors: The Rise and Fall of the House of Hammer. |
| Howard Maxford | Historian/Author | Author of Hammer House of Horror and other Hammer-specific reference books. |
| Richard Klemensen | Fanzine/Publisher | Publisher of Little Shoppe of Horrors since 1972; decades of original cast/crew interviews. |
| Becky Darke | Podcast Host | Co-host of Hammer Time podcast, watching/discussing the entire Hammer catalogue (2025–2026). |
| Kevin Lyons | Podcast Host | Hammer expert co-host of Hammer Time podcast. |
| Paul Cornell | Podcast Host | Co-host of Hammer House of Podcast, covering films 1955–1976. |
| Lizbeth Myles | Podcast Host | Co-host of Hammer House of Podcast. |
| The Unofficial Hammer Films Site | Fan Community/Society | Long-running fan site/community (House of Horror) with an active contact channel. |
| Hammer Films (Official) | Studio/Official Contact | Current rights holder under John Gore Studios. |
| John Gore | Studio/Official Contact | Current Chairman/CEO of Hammer Films; has spoken publicly and personally about his fandom. |
| Guillermo del Toro | Filmmaker (Influenced by Hammer) | Has cited Hammer and Terence Fisher as formative influences. |
| John Carpenter | Filmmaker (Influenced by Hammer) | Quatermass obsessive; worked with Nigel Kneale; referenced Hammer repeatedly in interviews. |
| Joe Dante | Filmmaker (Influenced by Hammer) | Discussed Hammer’s influence in Flesh & Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror. |
| Tim Burton | Filmmaker (Influenced by Hammer) | Called Sleepy Hollow a Hammer homage; cast Hammer alum Michael Gough repeatedly. |
| Robert Simpson (Avalard) | Fan Community/Society | Runs the contact channel for The Unofficial Hammer Films Site. |