The Mammoth Book Of Vampire Stories Written By Women
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The snow was streaming horizontally along London's Wardour Street as I quit the taxi and cautiously picked my way across the deep slush on the pavement. I had spent quite a lot of time deciding to make the trip and, even now, standing in the shelter of the doorway of Hammer House, I was not sure that the choice had been right.
After all, I had just made a major epic with MGM and it seemed like a step backwards to be considering a cheapo film in the horror genre. I was sure that neither Richard Burton nor Clint Eastwood, with whom I had appeared in Where Eagles Dare , would have considered it for a moment.
I shrugged off the snow and pushed open the door. Who was I trying to kid? Okay, so Where Eagles Dare was great; but since wrapping on that — zilch. It was time to move on. Capitalize on the great publicity I was getting and do something positive.
I ran up the short flight of stairs to the inner door and went through.