I've enjoyed quite a few Hammer films through the years. Had no idea the studio went back all the way to 1935. Check out this Hammer fan site filmography =>
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/judidench/339/filmogr.html
Holy cow. That's a lot of films. The earliest I recognize in that list is from 1955.
Here is what I've seen:
THE CREEPING UNKNOWN (1955)
aka: THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT
An excellent sci-fi scare flick with Brian Donlevy as Professor Quatermass. Highly recommended. Has been shown on TCM.
X-THE UNKNOWN (1956)
Starring Dean Jagger and the great Leo McKern (the best Number 2 in Patrick McGoohan's TV series THE PRISONER). Another creepy sci-fi piece featuring a radioactive mud horror. Scared the bleep outta me as a kid on the afternoon movie. A must-see.
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN OF THE HIMALAYAS (1957)
With Peter Cushing and Forrest Tucker. An interesting little film I haven't seen in years. Not a ton of action, but worth a look as I remember.
CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
Starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. The first of their Frankenstein's and not a bad debut. Cushing is excellent as usual, but I was never really crazy about Lee's makeup as the monster. However, this is another must-see.
ENEMY FROM SPACE (1957)
aka: QUATERMASS 2
Sequel to THE CREEPING UNKNOWN again features Brian Donlevy as Professor Quatermass. Saw this back in the '60s and remember there being blob monsters, but can't recall much else. I'd like to see this again.
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
Great beginning to Hammer's Drac series with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Michael Gough. I agree with much that you've already said about this Metal. I'll always love Bela best as Dracula, but Lee would be my 2nd favorite. He does have a very menacing physical presence in this series. HORROR certainly delivers the goods and is required viewing.
THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958)
Starring Peter Cushing. This is a favorite and was shown regularly when I was a kid. Not your typical Frankenstein tale as it takes a different approach. Very well done and worthwhile - you'll never forget Peter's face near the end of the film once you see this. Dr. Frank, meet Dr. Stein
THE MUMMY (1959)
Starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Pretty good remake and Lee's mummy makeup is superb. I still like Karloff's original best and the other original Universals, but this version is also a good watch. Lee's mummy is very imposing and moves a lot faster (physically) than Chaney Jr's, whom I still love anyhow.
BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
With Peter Cushing and David Peel. I only saw this once as a kid and remember being disappointed because there wasn't a per-say Drac in it. I definitely need to see this again cause I'm sure I'd like it better now.
THE STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY (1960)
Fairly sure I saw this in the '60s, but don't remember a bloody thing about it.
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)
Starring the late, great Oliver Reed. This just might be my favorite Hammer film. It may not be the best made, but for me it terrified me at age 6 (and I only saw the opening credits). My father took us to a drive-in for a 4-film monster marathon made up of: FIRE-MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE, THE MOLE PEOPLE, THE DEADLY MANTIS and CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF. I'll never forget that night. I was just starting to love these types of films, and thoroughly enjoyed the first 3 (which were a couple years older and in B&W). But CURSE was new, in color, and looked way too scary. The opening credits featured his tearing eyes in the background and that was it. Mercifully, I fell asleep early into the film. Later, I saw an expose in FAMOUS MONSTERS and eventually saw the whole film. Reed's make-up is excellent, but be prepared to wait to see it. Some nice, eerie images of the young Leon hold up really well too, and the story takes a decent twist on lycanthropy.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962)
Starring Herbert Lom and Michael Gough. Another I saw many full moons ago, but don't remember being very impressed. Might be worth a look, but my gut instincts are to stay with the Chaney and Rains versions.
THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1964)
With Terence Morgan and Fred Clark. I like Fred Clark, but this film wasn't particularly memorable. OK for a time killer.
EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964)
Starring Peter Cushing. Another Hammer drive-in child experience. Loved it then. Haven't seen it in years. The Frankie make-up is pretty interesting and the creature is definitely high maintenance. Another I'd like to view again.
THE GORGON (1964)
Alas, I
think I saw this. That's all I can say.
DIE! DIE! MY DARLING (1965)
Same as previous.
THE NANNY (1965)
Starring Bette Davis. Same as previous.
SHE (1965)
Starring Peter Cushing and Ursula
Undress, I mean Andress. A neat little adventure film I remember fondly. Good score too.
DRACULA-PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966)
Starring, who else, Christopher Lee. Pretty intense and bloody from what I recall and a famous entry to boot. Another on my must-see-again list.
ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966)
Starring Raquel Welch (at the height of her awesomeness) and Ray Harryhausen's fantastic dinosaur creations. Don't miss the film that meant so much to so many young guys. Raquel is a goddess and Ray's stop motion effects are spectacular. Another of my favorites.
WHERE'S MY RAQUEL POSTER?!?!?!?
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967)
Starring Peter Cushing. Again, I'm sure I saw this, but don't remember much. Shame on me.
FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH (1967)
aka: QUATERMASS AND THE PIT
Starring Andrew Keir as Professor Quatermass. A great piece of Sci-Fi with impressive effects and suspense. Definitely worthwhile.
DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968)
Starring Christopher Lee. Another Hammer drive-in experience. Not the best Drac, but worth seeing. Had a great tagline of "
You just can't keep a good man down."
THE LOST CONTINENT (1968)
Did I see this on CBS' Thursday Night Movies?? That is the momentous question, I once asked Hamlet.
FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969)
Starring Peter Cushing. And if they achieved it, I don't recall, but it must not have worked. Bad brain! Bad brain!
kind lost track of em til A.D. 1972
DRACULA A.D.-1972 (1972, duh)
Re-uniting Christopher Lee Peter Cushing in their respective roles. Saw this at a Drive-in too, and not only were they partying in the movie, but we were too. Great, bloody staking scene at the end as I recall.
That's about it.
I would have sworn THE SKULL (1965) was a Hammer production. Apparently not. But it's a great Cushing/Lee movie that's not to be missed. I tend to forget these guys worked for other studios too.