Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee month episode 3: The Gorgon (1964) and Horror Express (1972)

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Tonight’s episode is the 196th edition of THE LATE NIGHT FRIGHT and was broadcast on December 21st, 2020. Tonight’s episode continues our month long celebration of the films of two of horror’s most revered names: Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. The Hammer house of horror was built on 1957’s THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, starring Cushing as Baron Frankenstein and Lee as the creature, and 1958’s DRACULA (released as HORROR OF DRACULA in the United States), which featured Cushing as Dr. Van Helsing and Lee in his iconic role as Count Dracula. Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee would go on to appear in 22 films together and remained the closest of friends for the rest of their lives. 

Tonight’s first film is a 1964 gem from the Hammer house of horror, THE GORGON, an atmospheric creature feature that reunites Cushing and Lee with director Terence Fisher (THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, THE MUMMY). The film also features Barbara Shelley and an excellent score from James Bernard, who had previously provided the music for both THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA. 

The next film is HORROR EXPRESS, a British/Spanish production from 1972 that is a riff on John Campbell’s classic sci-fi novella WHO GOES THERE, the story that would become the basis for THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD and John Carpenter’s 1982 masterpiece THE THING. 

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Click here to see Christopher Lee reminisce about his friendship with Peter Cushing 

Click here to see Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing on This Is Your Life

Our month long celebration of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing concludes next week with 1968’s DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE from the Hammer house of horror!