I logged on the news today to see that Christopher Lee has died. I've long written of my love of Hammer Horror, which goes way back to my youth. I used to watch the movies when I babysat, which some might suggest wasn't a good idea, but I've never been afraid of the dark. The films that Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing did together were my favourite of the brand. There was a special chemistry that the two men had. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" from 1959 is one of my favourites, even though it isn't a horror film. It is well acted and staged. I have some DVDs of their horror films as well as a book that features movie posters. Somehow, they never get old. Mr Lee also starred in a James Bond classic. I could also watch "Theatre of Death" over and over. Despite his fame, he stayed married to his wife for fifty years, something which doesn't happen often these days. You have to know that he would have had people throwing themselves at him, yet he didn't "bite." (I had to say it.)
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Mr Lee brought untold entertainment to insomniacs and the lover of horror classics. Before the current wave of vampire lore, he embodied the legend. He did so without benefit of CGI. The Hammer movies are the stuff of legend for many a male, if one reads the boards. Ingrid Pitt inspired many a young boy to attend Horror Conferences when he grew up. I was one of the few females who was a Hammer fan at the time, but I was also a train geek.
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I had watched "Dracula AD" just the other day. There's a line in there, which tells the anti-hero to "Rest in Final Peace." I suspect that Christopher Lee would appreciate the inside joke. You will be much missed and always remembered.
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