Rungs on a Ladder

Christopher Neame, son of director Ronald, started his film career in the early 1960s with Hammer Films. This account is told from the perspective of an amateur who observes 'through a soft gauze' many characters both in front of and behind the camera, including such producers of classic tales of Gothic horror as Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Anthony Hinds, Michael Carreras, and Anthony Nelson Keys, director Terrence Fisher, and screenwriter/producer Jimmy Sangster. Other stars less obviously connected to the company are also met along the way.

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Principal Characters Chapter 3 1 What Else? Chapter 4 2 String and Sealing Wax Chapter 5 3 The Next Rung Chapter 6 4 Wow! Chapter 7 5 BD Chapter 8 6 No Cowboys! Chapter 9 7 Egg and Chips Chapter 10 8 Brainless Chapter 11 9 Razor Blades and a Hand Chapter 12 10 Bludlust Chapter 13 11 Lengthening Shadows Chapter 14 Afterword Chapter 15 Appendix: Christopher Neame's Films with Hammer Chapter 16 Index Chapter 17 About the Author