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Fisher was arguably one of the most influential Horror directors of the second half of the 20th century. He was the first to bring Gothic Horror alive in full Technicolor , and the gore, sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, while mild by modern standards, were unprecedented in his day. His first major gothic horror film was '' The Curse Of Frankenstein '' ( 1957 ), which launched Hammer's long association with the genre and made British actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee leading horror stars of the era. He went on to film a number of adaptations of classic horror subjects, including '' Horror Of Dracula '' ( 1958 ), '' The Hound Of The Baskervilles '' ( 1959 ) and '' The Mummy '' ( 1959 ). Given their subject matter and lurid approach, Fisher's films, though commercially successful, were largely dismissed by critics during his career. It is only in recent years that Fisher has become recognised as an (Metuchen N.J. and London: Scarecrow Press, 1991). NOTABLE WORKS
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