Hammer House of Horror

This British anthology series, which was produced by Englands leading exporters of horror films, told tales of haunted houses, demons, ghosts, and other supernatural wonders.

11 Votes (7.7)

1980 HD 54min TV-MA United Kingdom English Ended
Drama Fantasy
anthology horror anthology witch supernatural power ghost haunted house gothic horror

Credits:

Roy Skeggs

director

S1E1 - Witching Time 1980-09-13

The beautiful Lucinda Jessop turns up in David Winters barn, claiming to be a witch from the 17th Century who has escaped being burnt at the stake by travelling forward in time, and its not long before he is under her spell - much to the alarm of his wife, Mary.

S1E2 - The Thirteenth Reunion 1980-09-20

Journalist Ruth Cairns is given the job of writing about a weight loss programme at the Chesterton Clinic, a place with a strange reputation. After checking into the Clinic, Ruth investigates rumours of limbless torsos and body snatching.

S1E3 - Rude Awakening 1980-09-27

Estate agent Norman Shenley has a dream about murdering his plain, bad-tempered wife, which leaves him free to chase his secretary, Lolly. Later that day, a man approaches Norman wanting to sell an old house called Lower Moat Manor. From that point on, real life and fantasy start to become intertwined...

S1E4 - Growing Pains 1980-10-04

Ten-year-old William tragically dies by eating food intended for his fathers research rabbits. His parents, Terence and Laurie, subsequently adopt another boy, James. But James is a weird, aloof child from the beginning and shocking things happen around him.

S1E5 - The House That Bled to Death 1980-10-11

Emma and William Peters and their young daughter, Sophie, move into an old house that has been empty for many years. Unknown to them, Number 42, Colman Road, has not been lived-in since an old man murdered his wife there. As severed hands and kukris materialize, echos of the houses grisly history begin to terrorise the new occupants.

S1E6 - Charlie Boy 1980-10-18

A young man, Graham, inherits his uncles collection of native art, including an African black magic doll which he and his girlfriend, Sarah, call Charlie Boy. Ignorant of its power, Graham inadvertently uses Charlie Boy to kill a dangerous driver but also accidentally sets in motion a fatal curse directed at those closest to him.

S1E7 - The Silent Scream 1980-10-25

A hard-up young convict, Chuck Spillers, strikes up a friendship with Martin Brueck, an elderly prison visitor who owns a pet shop. When Chuck is released, he is glad to take a job working in the shop where Martin reveals he keeps a number of large cats in cages and is experimenting in controlling animals by electrical force fields and bells. Unfortunately for Chuck, his desperate need for money lures him into danger.

S1E8 - Children of the Full Moon 1980-11-01

A friend lends Tom Martin a country cottage for a holiday with his wife, Sarah. On the way there, Toms car runs out of control and he cant stop it. The car ends up at a house in the woods, where Tom and Sarah meet eight beautiful Hungarian children and their Nanny, Mrs Ardoy. That night, they have an experience which will change their lives.

S1E9 - Carpathian Eagle 1980-11-08

A man is murdered by a female hitch-hiker who cuts out his heart with a sharp hook. While noting its similarity to another recent killing, Police Inspector Clifford hears on the radio about a book by local writer Natalie, concerning a 17th Century countess who kept an eagle that tore out her husbands heart after he locked her up, in addition to her many subsequent lovers. Clifford contacts Natalie to find out more and his suspicion soon falls on Mrs Henska, an elderly European who is descended from the count...

S1E10 - Guardian of the Abyss 1980-11-15

Australian antique dealer Laura Stephens buys an old mirror in a job lot at an auction. While she and fellow dealer Mike Roberts are looking at it, the sinister Simon Andrews makes a high offer for the mirror, but Laura turns him down. On the drive home, Mike Roberts picks up a runaway called Alison, who says she has escaped from the sinister Choronzan Society. During their chat she identifies the mirror as a scrying glass, a fact that leads Mike into a world of human sacrifice and devil worship.

S1E11 - Visitor from the Grave 1980-11-22

Charlie Willoughby tries to rape Penny, an unstable young American living in England, and in defending herself she shoots and kills him. Her boyfriend, Harry, helps Penny cover things up and buries Charlies body in the woods. Then, however, Penny thinks she hears and sees Charlie, still alive - but a trickster is up to no good and wants something from Penny.

S1E12 - The Two Faces of Evil 1980-11-29

The Lewis family, Martin and Janet and their son David, is driving off on holiday. As they go through a severe rainstorm, they almost fail to see a man in the road, missing him by inches. Martin stops and offers the sober-looking stranger a lift. Back on the road again, the stranger suddenly attacks Martin, causing a terrible crash. Janet and David wake up in hospital and find that Martin has also survived, badly scarred and changed... As time goes by, Janet starts to wonder whether the man who is now her husband is Martin at all. Could it be the stranger?

S1E13 - The Mark of Satan 1980-12-06

Edwyn Rord, a young man working in a hospital morgue, pricks himself with a needle while working on the body of a man who thought he was possessed by the Devil. As a result, the Devil chooses Edwyn as his next disciple - or is it all in Edwyns mind? In any event, Edwyn becomes obsesses by numerology and kills his mother, and the local Vicar takes a strong line on it all.