Veronica Carlson
Also Known As: not available
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Veronica Carlson (born 18 September 1944 in Yorkshire, England) was an English model and actress, famous for her roles in Hammer horror films. Born as Veronica Mary Glazer, Veronica Carlson spent most of her childhood in Germany where her father was stationed. She attended the Thetford Girls' School and later, High Wycombe College of Technology and Design, where she studied art and participated in college amateur productions. In her mid-twenties, Veronica played a few minor parts in movies and television programmes. James Carreras, the boss of Hammer Films, saw one of her photographs in a newspaper and offered her a role opposite Christopher Lee in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave. She was best-known in the late 1960s for a series of roles in three Hammer Horror films, including Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and The Horror of Frankenstein (1970). She also appeared in the Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo" in 1969 and an episode of The Saint ("The Man who Gambled with Life") with Roger Moore and also an episode of Department S ("The Double Death of Charlie Crippen"). Veronica Carlson went into semi-retirement after marrying and moving to the U.S.. She lived in South Carolina with her husband and three children and was a professional painter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Veronica Carlson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Emley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Birthday: September 18, 1944
Deathday: February 27, 2022
Adult: No
Gender: Female
Popularity:
Known For:
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Overview: Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-22
Popularity:
The Horror of Frankenstein
Overview: Young Victor Frankenstein returns from medical school with a depraved taste for beautiful women and fiendish experiments.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-08
Popularity:
Celluloid Bloodbath
Overview: DEFINITION: 'Celluloid' - Motion picture film, cinema film. 'Bloodbath' - Savage, indiscriminate killing, a massacre. CELLULOID BLOODBATH: MORE PREVUES FROM HELL - the long-awaited sequel to 1987's horror cult classic, MAD RON'S PREVUES FROM HELL. An awesome collection of 61 over-the-top horror movie prevues, from the golden Grindhouse age, spanning the 1960's through the 1980's! Also features commentary from film makers, actors, critics and fans, that make this a true, incredibly entertaining, one-of-a-kind movie-going experience!
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-09
Popularity:
Freakshow
Overview: At a carnival, two teenagers go to an exhibit to hear the stories of the freaks on display.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-17
Popularity:
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Overview: In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-07
Popularity:
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Overview: A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
Popularity:
The Ghoul
Overview: A former clergyman (Peter Cushing) in 1920s England tries to keep his cannibalistic son locked in the attic.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-07-11
Popularity:
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Overview: A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
Popularity:
The Many Faces of Dracula
Overview: Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
Popularity:
Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Overview: Documentary with a treasure trove of rare footage and vintage trailers, offering a rich and unusual look at the history of Frankenstein on the screen.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
Popularity:
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Overview: This fascinating documentary tells the story of the talented people behind and in front of the cameras at the Hammer Film Studios. Their prodigious output made household names of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, arguably the greatest fright duo since Lugosi and Karloff. Filled with shocking clips, terrifying trailers, and fascinating interviews with cast and crew culled from twenty years of the FANEX Film Convention archives, this film is a horror fan's delight!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-08
Popularity:
The Best House in London
Overview: In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
Popularity:
Vampira
Overview: In order to revive his long hibernating bride, Vampira, Count Dracula takes blood samples from several beautiful models, but during the transfusion, Vampira's race turns from white to black.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-10-10
Popularity:
Smashing Time
Overview: Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-20
Popularity:
Crossplot
Overview: A successful London ad-exec hires a beautiful Hungarian girl to pose for some modeling shots, little realising that she has overheard an assassination plot and is now being hunted by some dangerous killers.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-25
Popularity:
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Overview: An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-25
Popularity:
Fangs! A History of Vampires in the Movies
Overview: A compilation of film clips and trailers showing the evolution of vampires in films.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
Popularity:
Hammerhead
Overview: An American agent has tracked down the stronghold of an evil criminal mastermind, determined to take over the world (what, another one ?).
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-11
Popularity:
The Magnificent Two
Overview: Two salesmen travel to a small South American Country to peddle their wares. However the country is in the middle of a major conflict between the Government led by Diaz and the rebels led by Torez. When Torez is accidentally killed the rebels mistaken pick up one of the salesmen, Eric, as he looks like Torez. Eric and Ernie are promised millions to carry on the charade once the rebels take charge. However once Eric takes charge he finds himself back in danger as scheming general Carillo plans to remove the impostor from his role.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-07-05
Popularity:
The Rectory
Overview: With his reputation on the line, discredited paranormal investigator Harry Price enlists candidates for a year-long experiment in the most haunted house in England. When bizarre accounts begin to mount and the house takes on a life of it's own, his reputation may not be the only thing he will lose.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date:
Popularity:
Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Overview: The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-13
Popularity:
House of the Gorgon
Overview: A young woman must save herself and her family when her fiancé unleashes an ancient horror.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-25
Popularity:
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Overview: A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-26
Popularity:
Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia
Overview: Captain Stellar Quasar and the crew of the Aticus Lem agree to transport a passenger on a mysterious quest into the forbidding Uncharted Quadrant. But the strange UQ is not the only danger the crew will meet. They have to avoid a repo ship, the all-powerful Corporation, the crazed cult leader Zoltan, and the ruthless God Squad, all out to beat the Aticus Lem to the UQ and the Scrolls of Dadelia.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-20
Popularity:
Casino Royale
Overview: Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-13
Popularity: