The Seventies

By 1970 the British film industry was beginning to suffer financially as the arrival of colour television contributed to a sharp decline in box office revenues. The financial climate forced Hammer to seek new ways to spice up its output. It focussed on the female vampire in films such as Countess Dracula, and  spin-offs from comedies like On the Buses and Man About  the House. They also struck a two picture co-production deal with Shaw Brothers ‐ producing the Karate/Horror crossover The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires and action-thriller Shatter.

However by the middle of the decade gothic horror was out of fashion, and Hammer couldn’t find backers for production. To the Devil A Daughter, was the company’s last horror film of the 20th century.