Warner Home Video "Van Helsing" Hammer Horror Promotion

Available on DVD April 27, 2004

Hammer Horror Classics Brought to Life April 27 with DVD Debuts

Taste the Blood of Dracula
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

Available Individually or with Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Mummy in Six-Disc Horror Classics Collection Box Set from Warner Home Video

Burbank, Calif. February 27, 2004 - Just as horror fans will be getting a new taste of blood from the upcoming theatrical release of Van Helsing, they'll also be able to take a bite out of horror film classics Frankenstein Must be Destroyed, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave and Taste the Blood of Dracula, being eternally preserved on DVD with widescreen transfers April 27 by Warner Home Video (WHV).

The Horror Classics Collection will also be available as a six-disc set including these three new DVD releases as well as the classics Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Mummy. The collection will sell for $68.92 SRP. Each of the titles will also be available individually for $19.97 SRP.

Frankenstein and Dracula's film popularity soared in the 1950s, '60s and '70s with the vivid re-interpretations made famous by Hammer Films, widely known as the premiere horror film producer with their trademark blend of gothic melodrama and distinctive color cinematography. Christopher Lee, who starred in those films as Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy is perhaps better known to young audiences as "Count Dooku" in Star Wars and "Saruman the White" in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. His partner in horror, the late Peter Cushing, who starred as the quintessential Van Helsing determined to rid the world of evil Dracula and the indelible Dr. Frankenstein, will be best remembered by younger audiences for his performance as the "Grand Moff Tarkin" in Star Wars IV.

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed - Dr. Frankenstein forces a young doctor and his fiancée to kidnap his prey for a brain transplant, but the procedure goes deadly wrong. Horror great Peter Cushing stars.

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave - When the niece of a prominent clergyman becomes Dracula's victim, the monsignor vows to put a stop to Dracula's deadly ways. For this third incarnation of Bram Stoker's signature story, Academy Award®- winning cinematographer Freddy Francis directs Hammer Films' leading man Christopher Lee in the title role.

Taste the Blood of Dracula - Christopher Lee stars again as Count Dracula. This time Dracula seeks revenge for the death of a beloved servant by initiating the children of the murderers to participate in evil acts themselves.

Curse of Frankenstein - A terrifying twist on the Mary Shelley classic, this film was the first in a series of a seven film franchise for Hammer Films. The film stars Cushing as Baron Victor Frankenstein, a scientist gone mad, and Christopher Lee as his non-human creation.

Horror of Dracula - Cushing stars as Dr. Van Helsing and Lee debuts in his role as Count Dracula, in this classic retelling of the horror tale. After Dracula begins to prey on a friend's family, Van Helsing is determined to destroy Dracula and rid the world of his evil.

The Mummy - When a group of archeologists unearth an ancient burial ground in Egypt they awaken the spirit of the Mummy who travels back to England to kill each of those who trespassed on the holy ground. Lee stars as the Mummy and Cushing mans the lead role.

The DVDs will include the theatrical trailer, English and French language soundtracks and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

Horror Classics Collection
$68.92 SRP (Six-Disc Set)
$19.97 SRP (Individually)
Street Date: April 27

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