Jimmy Sangster Books in Order

This volume reproduces Jimmy Sangster's shooting script for Hammer's Dracula, alongside production background, photographs, and publicity material. It also includes John Polidori's The Vampyre, placing the film within the development of English vampire fiction.

Baron Frankenstein escapes his death sentence and resumes experimenting with human life. Transplanting Karl’s brain into another body offers his victim a new freedom, but the operation leaves Karl struggling with forces his creator cannot fully control.

Former British spy John Smith now scrapes by as a London private investigator. Following his ex-wife's supposedly unfaithful husband leads to a corpse and pulls him back into international espionage, where surviving depends on outwitting former colleagues.

Airline stewardess Katy Touchfeather secretly works for British intelligence. Assigned to monitor a scientist suspected of passing information to Russia, she faces a global conspiracy and discoveries about her husband's death that make the mission personal.

British agent Katy Touchfeather travels under cover as an airline stewardess while investigating an apparent gold smuggling operation. Her assignment takes her through Africa and the Bahamas, confronting a powerful millionaire and a specialist in torture.

Unemployed Anthony Bridges accepts an overseas job arranged by his girlfriend's father to escape an unwanted marriage. Discovering he has become an arms dealer, he is swept into rebellion and danger in a South American country.

Former Scotland Yard detective James Reed's quiet Malibu life is interrupted when his actress ex-wife asks him to rescue her daughter from Hollywood's drug scene. His reluctant involvement uncovers stolen narcotics, powerful executives, and violent criminals.

While evacuating Malibu neighbors during a storm, James Reed discovers a woman robbing an unconscious man's safe. Letting her escape draws him into false accusations, murderous pursuit, and a billionaire's attempt to escape a blackmail marriage.

James Reed agrees to house and protect a wealthy British recluse recovering in Malibu. When the man's entourage is slaughtered and he disappears, Reed follows the case into European banking intrigue, blackmail, and a dangerous personal feud.

Jimmy Sangster recounts his life and career, from writing Hammer horror films to working in Hollywood television. His memoir describes the personalities, practical frustrations, and unexpected adventures behind productions, told with humor about the entertainment business.

Drawing on his work as writer, producer, director, and production manager, Jimmy Sangster examines Hammer's film studio from within. Script extracts, an unproduced treatment, photographs, and personal recollections illuminate how its horror movies were made.

Jimmy Sangster shares techniques and practical knowledge gained writing films and television in Britain and Hollywood. The guide discusses the craft of creating screenplays alongside observations about the production business and how scripts become finished entertainment.

John Smith's former intelligence chief offers him a dangerous Russian assignment, backed by threats of confinement if he refuses. Smith must get captured to deliver false intelligence, then somehow return alive without trusting his own employer.

A date with a woman he meets playing tennis leaves Malibu resident James Reed beaten, accused of murder, and pursued by killers. Escaping the trap takes the former policeman to New York amid blackmail and violence.