Fifty years ago, Hammer Films released <i>The Curse of Frankenstein.</i> The now-legendary British company went on to make such classics as <i>Dracula </i>(and its many sequels), making international stars out of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, changing the face of horror cinema, and inspiring a generation of Hollywood filmmakers, including George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton.<br><br>Now, for the first time, Hammer have given their active backing to an authorised history of the company, and have provided unlimited access to their archives.<br><br><i>The Hammer Story </i>provides a film-by-film dissection, dripping with rare promotional material and previously unpublished photographs.