The Art of Hammer: The Official Poster Collection From the Archive of Hammer Films Reviews

This book is what it promises to be, a cavalcade of the classic and some less seen - some total rarities - posters from the Hammer productions over the years. Most of the posters are in good sizes, although there are some reproductions that seem like referential curiosities only. The colour repro is pretty good throughout. What I liked a lot was the fact that the author also discusses some highly interesting censorship related decisions concerning the artwork. There are other occasional insights as well, but not that much text. The original size of each poster is mentioned, which is a huge plus, and the country of origin. I think overall we have a splendid addition to other cool Hammer books by Marcus Hearn, such as Hammer Glamour, and The Hammer Story co-written by Alan Barnes. The size of the book is also excellent and the cover design, the cover itself as well as the jacket.