Hammer House of Horror: Children of the Full Moon

"Children of the Full Moon" is the eighth episode of the British television series, Hammer House of Horror. It was directed by Tom Clegg and written by Murray Smith. It first aired on ITV1 on Saturday, November 1st, 1980. The episode stars Christopher Cazenove, Celia Gregory, Robert Urquhart, Jacob Witkin, Adrian Mann, Victoria Wood and Diana Dors as Mrs. Ardoy. In this episode, husband and wife Tom and Sarah Martin are traveling through the English countryside when they are in an automobile accident. They seek solace with a woman named Mrs. Ardoy and her eight adopted children. However, there is more to the kind Mrs. Ardoy than meets the eye as Tom begins suffering intense nightmares about werewolves and Sarah discovers that she is pregnant.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included on disc 3 of The Complete Hammer House of Horror DVD collection.


 * It is never made clear whether werewolves actually exist in the context of this episode or not. Regardless, there is definately something of a supernatural nature with regards to Mrs. Ardoy and the woodcutter.


 * Tom Clegg also directed episode 5, "The House That Bled to Death".