The Carry On team sets their sights on Hammer films in their horror burlesque "Carry on Screaming". Taking notes from Hammer's classic "Frankenstein" cycle we get all the tropes and cliches turned up a notch to electrify the rapid-fire humour. Gag after gag at a fast quip accompanied by witty banter, non-stop puns or pyshical buffoonery while keeping the gaudy monster make-up and embellished art-direction of the originals it's sending up. From the atmospheric night-time strolls in the park to the mad doctor's laboratory on an atmospheric estate - everything about the set-pieces are spot on. The cast pretty much throw themselves into the roles, especially Kenneth Williams and Fenella Fielding as the unhinged siblings who come under the suspicion of the bumbling police detectives (Harry H. Corbett & Peter Butterworth) after the disappearance of young women in a park. The investigation becomes a comic of errors mixing absurd macabre with cheerful glee. Also throw in an amusing bunch of cameo appearances from TV stars. I simply had a good time here.
Review of Carry on Screaming!
