Hammer Chillers

By: Stephen Gallagher, Mark Morris, Robin Ince, Christopher Fowler, Paul Magrs, Stephen Volk

Narrated by: Miles Jupp, Tony Gardner, Con O'Neill, Camille Coduri, Zoe Lister, Alex Lowe, Jacqueline King

Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

Six full-cast contemporary tales of terror from horror legends Hammer Films:

• Terror underwater in a helicopter crash simulator in Stephen Gallagher's 'The Box'
• A neighbourhood clean-up campaign stirs up an ancient evil in 'The Fixation' by Mark Morris
• The hate-filled words of an internet troll come to life in 'Sticks and Stones' by Robin Ince
• A broken-down St Petersburg lift holds unimaginable terrors in Christopher Fowler's 'The Devil in the Darkness'
• Bingo, knitting and murder in 1970s suburbia in 'Spanish Ladies' by Paul Magrs
• And myths and mosters on a Greek party island in 'Don't Go There' by Stephen Volk.

©2013 Bafflegab Productions (P)2013 Bafflegab Productions

Critic reviews

"As an audio production this is first rate... a high quality production in the Hammer style." ( STARBURST MAGAZINE)

"A worthy successor to Hammer House of Horror." ( SFX MAGAZINE)

"Hammer Chillers certainly hit the mark... a modern classic of audio horror." (SFF AUDIO)

"Best listened to during daylight." (BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY)

Very Dark

I purchased this book based on liking the old Hammer horror films, expecting something similar here. I was mistaken. This is more similar to the old Night Gallery show. The films typically ended with good triumphant albeit sometimes at a cost. Here we have a half dozen stories of depressing tone and dripping with madness, obsession, murder, and most of all, hopelessness. Not my preferred storytelling style. If this is up your alley, then by all means, enjoy. But for those like me, this is just too dark.

Regarding the technical merits of the book, I had issue with the sound levels going frequently from quite loud to barely audible. This inability to stay at a reasonable and consistent level made the book nearly useless when listening while driving as one cannot constantly be fiddling with the volume while in traffic.

pretty good

I am new to audio dramas. this one was great. stories were good, but left the endings open. enough to use your imagination for what you just heard or read.

Great British Horror

I saw someone gave these only one star, I don't know why because if you love British horror you should love this. These are not for kids!! But are several stories from the supernatural to 70's slasher. I hope they put out another collection.

meh

the performance was fine. no problem. the stories weren't scary. not even creepy. no real suspense. apologies, maybe it's just me, but I did not enjoy it.

horrible collection! Hammer should be ashamed!

Would you try another book from the authors and/or the narrators?

no. the stories were terrible and the narrators were unprofessional

Would you ever listen to anything by the authors again?

never

How did the narrator detract from the book?

screaming one minute, whispering the next

What character would you cut from Hammer Chillers?

all of them

Any additional comments?

I am disgusted that Hammer would put their name on this collection of junk