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Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing OBE (1913-1994) was an English actor best known for his roles in Hammer horror films of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

Torture Garden 1967 Review

Amicus · Amicus Films · Freddie Francis · Freddie Francis Films · Michael Ripper · Michael Ripper Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Robert Bloch

Torture Garden 1967 Review

The Skull 1965 REVIEW

Amicus · Amicus Films · Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Freddie Francis · Freddie Francis Films · Michael Gough · Michael Gough Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films

The Skull 1965 REVIEW

The House That Dripped Blood 1970 REVIEW

Amicus · Amicus Films · Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Ingrid Pitt · Ingrid Pitt Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Robert Bloch

The House That Dripped Blood 1970 REVIEW

The Abominable Snowman 1957 REVIEW

Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films

The Abominable Snowman 1957 REVIEW

The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1974 REVIEW

Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Dracula · Dracula Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Vampire Films · Vampires

The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1974 REVIEW

Dr Phibes Rises Again 1972 REVIEW

AIP Films · American International Pictures (AIP) · Caroline Munro · Caroline Munro Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Vincent Price · Vincent Price Films

Dr Phibes Rises Again 1972 REVIEW

The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 REVIEW

Andre Morell · Andre Morell Films · Arthur Conan Doyle · Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Hound of the Baskervilles · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 REVIEW

The Blood Beast Terror 1968 REVIEW

Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Tigon Films · Vampires

The Blood Beast Terror 1968 REVIEW

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974 REVIEW

Dave Prowse · Frankenstein · Frankenstein Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Madeline Smith · Madeline Smith Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Shane Briant · Shane Briant Films · Terence Fisher · Terence Fisher Films

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974 REVIEW

Fear in the Night 1972 REVIEW

Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Jimmy Sangster · Jimmy Sangster Films · Joan Collins · Joan Collins Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Ralph Bates · Ralph Bates Films

Fear in the Night 1972 REVIEW

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969 REVIEW

Frankenstein · Frankenstein Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Terence Fisher · Terence Fisher Films · Veronica Carlson · Veronica Carlson Films

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969 REVIEW

Frankenstein Created Woman 1967 REVIEW

Frankenstein · Frankenstein Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Terence Fisher · Terence Fisher Films

Frankenstein Created Woman 1967 REVIEW

Horror Express 1972 REVIEW

Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films

Horror Express 1972 REVIEW

The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958 REVIEW

Frankenstein · Frankenstein Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Terence Fisher · Terence Fisher Films

The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958 REVIEW

A Childhood Spent Watching Peter Cushing

Horror and Fantasy Films

A Childhood Spent Watching Peter Cushing

Hairy and Scary: Peter Cushing’s Finest MoMents

Horror and Fantasy Films

Hairy and Scary: Peter Cushing’s Finest MoMents

Peter Cushing and Horror Film Postage Stamps

Horror and Fantasy Films

Peter Cushing and Horror Film Postage Stamps

100 Years of Peter Cushing

Horror and Fantasy Films

100 Years of Peter Cushing

The Silent Scream: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.7)

Hammer Film Productions · Hammer House of Horror · Peter Cushing

The Silent Scream: Hammer House of Horror (Ep.7)

The Evil of Frankenstein 1964 REVIEW

Frankenstein · Frankenstein Films · Freddie Francis · Freddie Francis Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films

The Evil of Frankenstein 1964 REVIEW

Dr Terror’s House of Horrors 1965 REVIEW

Amicus · Amicus Films · Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Freddie Francis · Freddie Francis Films · Michael Gough · Michael Gough Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films

Dr Terror’s House of Horrors 1965 REVIEW

Island of Terror 1966 REVIEW

Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Terence Fisher · Terence Fisher Films

Island of Terror 1966 REVIEW

Dracula AD 1972 REVIEW

Caroline Munro · Caroline Munro Films · Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Dracula · Dracula Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Vampires

Dracula AD 1972 REVIEW

The Mummy 1959 REVIEW

Christopher Lee · Christopher Lee Films · Hammer Film Productions · Hammer Horror Films · Mummy Films · Peter Cushing · Peter Cushing Films · Terence Fisher · Terence Fisher Films · The Mummy

The Mummy 1959 REVIEW

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