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Hammer Film Productions is a British film production company based in London .. London. London. Founded in 1934 , the company is best known for a series of Gothic `` Hammer Horror '' films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s .. Gothic. Gothic fiction. Hammer also produced science fiction , thrillers , film noir and comedies -- and , in later years , television series .. science fiction. science fiction. thrillers. Thriller film. film noir. film noir. comedies. comedy film. television series. television series. During its most successful years , Hammer dominated the horror film market , enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success .. horror film. horror film. This success was due , in part , to distribution partnerships with major United States studios , such as Warner Bros. .. During the late 1960s and 1970s the saturation of the horror film market by competitors and the loss of American funding forced changes to the previously lucrative Hammer formula , with varying degrees of success .. horror film. horror film. The company eventually ceased production in the mid-1980s .. In 2000 , the studio was bought by a consortium including advertising executive and art collector Charles Saatchi and publishing millionaires Neil Mendoza and William Sieghart .. Charles Saatchi. Charles Saatchi. Neil Mendoza. Neil Mendoza. William Sieghart. William Sieghart. The company announced plans to begin making films again after this , but none were produced .. In May 2007 , the company was sold again , this time to a consortium headed by Dutch media tycoon John de Mol , who announced plans to spend some $ 50m -LRB- # 25m -RRB- on new horror films .. John de Mol. John de Mol. The new owners also acquired the Hammer group 's film library , consisting of 295 movies .. Simon Oakes , who took over as CEO of Hammer , said  : `` Hammer is a great British brand -- we intend to take it back into production and develop its global potential .. Simon Oakes. Simon Oakes. The brand is still alive but no one has invested in it for a long time '' .. Since then it has produced several films , including Let Me In -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , The Resident -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , The Woman in Black -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and The Quiet Ones -LRB- 2014 -RRB- .. Let Me In. Let Me In ( film ). The Resident. The Resident. The Woman in Black. The Woman in Black ( 2012 film ). The Quiet Ones. The Quiet Ones ( 2014 film )