The Land Demands Blood: Hammer Horror and the Legacy of Cornish Gothic

The Land Demands Blood: Hammer Horror and the Legacy of Cornish Gothic

2026
39min

Water, woods, rock, and drifted stream. Storms overhead, fields of salt water, wicked moor. Lightning strokes and standing stones, ground hard as iron and oak, granite swallowing tin and slate. This documentary special feature examines Hammer Films use of Cornwall as a setting and location for its films, exploring the "new weird Britain" of contemporary Cornish folk horror with filmmakers, playwrights, and historians, and drawing on creative work from the region.

The Land Demands Blood: Hammer Horror and the Legacy of Cornish Gothic

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Water, woods, rock, and drifted stream. Storms overhead, fields of salt water, wicked moor. Lightning strokes and standing stones, ground hard as iron and oak, granite swallowing tin and slate. This documentary special feature examines Hammer Films use of Cornwall as a setting and location for its films, exploring the "new weird Britain" of contemporary Cornish folk horror with filmmakers, playwrights, and historians, and drawing on creative work from the region.
    Released
    June 2026
    Runtime
    39min
    Director
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Myskatonic Films
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