Hammer's Rivals

Tyburn Films

Films are presented in order of their general release in the UK. Click on the title to view full details of each film

Often mentioned in the same breath as Hammer, Amicus and Tigon, Tyburn Films were the least successful of Hammer’s rival film makers.

Tyburn was formed by Kevin Francis (son of six time Hammer director Freddie Francis), who was working as a freelance production manager. His ambition, it seemed, was to be the new Hammer. There was only one problem – by 1973, the market for traditional Hammer Horror had rapidly dwindled.

The first horror film to emerge from Francis didn’t have the Tyburn name attached. Tales That Witness Madness (1973) was an imitation of the Amicus portmanteau films, made under the World Film Services banner, and was directed by Freddie Francis, who would also direct the later Tyburn horrors.

23rd October 1973
Tales that Witness Madness
23rd October 1973
Tales that Witness Madness

Horror

7th November 1974
Persecution
7th November 1974
Persecution

Drama, Horror, Mystery

April 1975
Legend of the Werewolf
April 1975
Legend of the Werewolf

Horror

1st June 1975
The Ghoul
1st June 1975
The Ghoul

Horror, Thriller

August 1981 (West Germany)
Murder Elite
August 1981 (West Germany)
Murder Elite

Drama, Horror, Thriller

23rd December 1984
The Masks of Death
23rd December 1984
The Masks of Death

Crime, Mystery

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