The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 3 collecting The Sandman #40–56, along with Vertigo Preview No. 1 and Sandman Special No. 1

Half a century ago, Hammer Studios released its first Gothic horror film, The Curse of Frankenstein. Quickly followed by Dracula, these films ushered in a whole new era of blood and barely restrained cleavage in colour, mixing sex and horror with a style and panache that made Hammer world famous. In the next couple of decades that followed, more than seventy horror, science fiction, prehistoric and thriller films emerged from the company, securing their status as a British institution. Writers Marcus Hearn & Alan Barnes explore the legacy of one of the world's most iconic film studios in The Hammer Story.