Ep693: Hammerland: FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED

Ian and Aaron continue their sinister sojourn in Hammerland with a look at Terrence Fisher's 1969 opus, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed!

This is Aaron's favorite Hammer Frankenstein movie, and for good reason. A culmination of all the features leading up to it, the story centers around the mad scientist (Peter Cushing) attempting to steal the secret of artificial life from a fellow doctor who's been locked up in a mental institution.

Blackmail, murder, deceit, and the darkest action of a career marked by dark actions--this film pushes what we know about Victor Frankenstein's ruthlessness to the very limit.

The guys dig into this vital series entry, comparing and contrasting it with its predecessors; looking at the differences between the competing mad scientists; and praising the work of this movie's "monster", Freddie Jones.

Also, Ian re-contextualizes an emotionally moving scene, thus ruining it for Aaron forever!

"Hammerland" is our monthly look at the 1950s-1970s Hammer Studios horror films featuring Dracula and Frankenstein.

Note 1: Due to a computer issue, this episode looks a little different from previous installments; hopefully the back-and-forth "speaker view" isn't too distracting.

Note 2: Toward the end of the show, Ian and Aaron lay out the next few episodes. They get a couple of dates wrong, and the order of the films they'll be discussing is a bit out of whack. Just stay tuned. It'll all make sense by the time they leave Hammerland!

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