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Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter and Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell

Long before there was TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, there was another scourge of the undead - Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter! Just one of the two Hammer Horror film classics being released this month - and we're offering you the chance to win them both on DVD!

Instead of modern-day California, the captain (played by Horst Janson) stalks 19th Century Europe in search of his undead prey, assisted by the beautiful gypsy Carla (Hammer stalwart Caroline Munro) and his trusty hunchbacked assistant Professor Grost (John Cater).

Vampire Hunters

As the film begins these professional vampire hunters have been summoned to a village where a young girl has been found been emaciated, drained of all vitality youth. As the death toll in the village rises, Kronos devises a daring plan to expose the murderer - a plan that uses Carla as bait.

Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter is one of the most unusual and sought-after horror films from the legendary Hammer Film Productions. The collector's edition DVD features the original uncut British theatrical print of this gruesome classic and new bonus material, as well as a 24 page full colour guide to the film.

The second new Hammer Horror release from DD Video stars legendary Hammer Films favourite Peter Cushing. Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell is the concluding entry in Hammer's popular Frankenstein series, and the final masterpiece from acclaimed director Terence Fisher.

Peter Cushing

Dr Simon Helder (Shane Briant) is arrested for sorcery and sentenced to five years' imprisonment in a squalid asylum for the criminally insane. The inmates are cared for by the seemingly benevolent Dr Karl Victor (Peter Cushing) and his mute assistant Angel (Madeline Smith). Victor soon reveals his true identity to Helder - he is the notorious Baron Frankenstein, and he is continuing his depraved research, safe in the knowledge that most people believe him to be long dead.

Helder becomes Frankenstein's apprentice, assisting him in the creation of a brutish new monster (Dave Prowse). When the experiment goes wrong, the insane Frankenstein decrees that the monster should be reborn and selects Angel as its mate.

Mayhem at the lunatic asylum!

Both these DVD's feature the original uncut British theatrical print of this gruesome classic and new bonus material, as well as a 24 page full colour booklet delving into the film's history.

These films are just the latest in a series of British horror and science fiction from DD. Already available in the same format in this highly collectable series are: The Quatermass Xperiment, Quatermass II, X The Unknown and The Abominable Snowman

Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter and Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell are available on video and DVD, from DD Video.

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