George Taylor Dr. Frankenstein (as usual the brilliant Peter Cushing), having escaped death yet again, is continuing his experiments in an insane asylum where he has created his ugliest creature yet. Just ok.

Rainey Dawn Peter Cushing is back as Baron Frankenstein in this final film of the Hammer Horror Cushing-Frankenstein film series. This time the Baron creates a hideous monster that has to be seen to be believed.Shane Briant plays Simon Helder - a befitting part for Briant. Simon has studied the work of the Baron, has tried his experiments and is sentenced to 5 years in an asylum for sorcery. The Baron is hiding in the asylum and is considered dead - he has emerged as a doctor of the asylum. Victor Frankenstein has enlisted the help of Sarah (Madleine Smith) to assist him in his continuing experiments but when Simon enters the picture the team creates a monster seemly from hell! A good final film in the series.8/10

ma-cortes Acceptable Frankenstein entry with colorful photography ,thrilling as well as chilling musical score by James Bernard and Peter Cushing , as ever , does a top notch performance in the role which made him a terror movie legend , it still stands as one of the great screen acting . Last of the Terence Fisher/Frankenstein films , this one deals with the Baron hiding out in a psychiatric institution and he , then , joins forces with another scientist who becomes his assistant . The latter is a young doctor who helped by a mortuary attendant and Bodysnatcher (Patrick Troughton ) took corpses from graveyards until being detained , accused of sorcery and condemned . In the insane asylum resides hidden the notorious Doctor Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) who along with inmate Dr. Simon Helder (Shane Briant) , being attended by the dumb-mute Sarah (Madeline Smith , this character was first offered to Caroline Munro) carry out creepy experiments . Victor and Simon set about constructing a man using body parts they acquire for the purpose , including the brain of a prestigious scholar . Both of whom create a weird being and bring it to life . As his brain came from a genius and his body came from a killer and his soul came from hell . After successfully re-animating him , things go wrong . Frankenstein whose experimentation with creation of life becomes an obsession , but his creature behaves not as he intended . The classic actor of horror movies named Peter Cushing is terrific as Frankenstein , giving a portentous performance , as always . Atmospheric , slick terror film , creaky at times but it's still impressive . This exciting film packs thrills , chills , eerie events and lots of gore and guts . In fact , real human blood was used in this film , blood that could no longer be used for transfusions was sourced from the blood bank and used in the film, including in the notorious scene where Victor Frankenstein uses his teeth to clamp the artery of the monster . Intelligent and twisted screenplay has nice plot , including fine production design , enhancing its atmosphere thanks to its brilliant color by expert cameraman Brian Probyn . The script by Anthony Hinds or John Elder was revised several times to avoid repeating any elements from the Universal Frankenstein series , as part of this effort, new monster make-up had to be devised especially for this film . After the successful Universal Pictures as ¨House of Frankestein¨, ¨Bride of Frankestein¨ , ¨Son of Frankestein¨, ¨Frankestein meet the wolf man¨ and ¨ The Zingara and the monsters¨ , Frankestein personage was left until Hammer Productions took him and produced ¨The curse of Frankenstein¨ ; although Universal threatened a lawsuit if Hammer copied any elements from the classic version . Followed by six sequels as ¨Revenge of Frankestein¨ by Fisher , ¨Evil of Frankestein¨ by Freddie Francis , Frankestein created woman¨ by Fisher , ¨Frankestein must be destroyed¨ by Fisher , ¨The horror of Frankestein¨ by Jimmy Sangster and this ¨Frankestein and the monster from hell¨ by Fisher ; all of them starred by Peter Cushing and one by Ralph Bates , besides similar artistic and technician team as the cameraman Jack Asher , Production designer Bernad Robinson , musician James Bernard and make-up by Philip Leaky .This ¨Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell¨ results to be the last of Hammer's Frankenstein movies , being compellingly directed by Terence Fisher , though inferior to previous installments . This was the final film directed by Terence Fisher before his death on June 18, 1980 at the age of 76 . It was also the 29th and final Hammer film that he directed . The first was ¨The last page¨ (1952), he subsequently shot classic horror films as ¨Dracula¨, ¨Dracula , prince of darkness¨ , ¨The brides of Dracula¨ , ¨The mummy¨ , ¨Phantom of opera¨, ¨The Gorgon¨ , ¨The devil rides out¨ and many others . Rating : Passable terror film , 6/10 ; essential and indispensable watching for Peter Cushing fans .

snicewanger By 1973 Hammer's Dr Frankenstein series had pretty much run it's course. Peter Cushing had given the character everything he could give by this time, and looked rather tired and frail in this particular interpretation of Dr. F. Terrence Fisher was back at the helm and brought back the look and feel of Hammer to the film and did the best that could be done with a rather tired screenplay. Madeline Smith was nicely cast as a mute girl. Shane Bryant was a forgettable juvenile lead. David Prowse played the monster for a second time, and became the only actor to do so, he was also 3 years away from playing Darth Vader. The action takes place at an asylum but the script is a rework of the previous five films and Cushing had to use every trick in his actor's reportorial to keep things moving . There is a bit more gore in this film but that was part of the horror of the 70's. I will give makeup artist Eddie Knight credit for creating a really horrific looking monster."Monster from Hell" isn't terrible but it's not real good either. The story is watchable and if you are a Peter Cushing fan, which I am,or you wish to view the complete Hammer Frankenstein series you will definitely want to watch "Monster from Hell" but if you are just wanting to see a chilling horror movie some dark and stormy midnight, you will probably want to find something else. RIP Hammer Frankenstein.