Blood Rites (AKA The Ghastly Ones – 1968)
Blood Rites (AKA The Ghastly Ones – 1968) is number 9 in our Video Nasties Project. No matter how bad a movie may be, it will always be greatly improved by the presence of a live rabbit eating,...
View ArticleBloody Moon (Jess Franco – 1981)
Number 10 in our Video Nasties Project, Bloody Moon is a 1981 slasher from the late Jess Franco. Bloody Moon was a German production filmed in Spain by the notorious Jesus (AKA Jess) Franco. The...
View ArticleThe Burning (1981)
Colin McCracken continues the Video Nasties series with an examination of 1981’s The Burning, number 12 on the list. The Burning is nothing short of a joyful surprise. Even by the end of the title...
View ArticleCannibal Apocalypse (1980)
Lucky 13 in our Video Nasties Project is Antonio Marghetti’s Cannibal Apocalypse, starring the legendary John Saxon and Giovanni Radice. Amongst the horrors of the Vietnam War (courtesy of some pretty...
View ArticleCannibal Ferox (AKA Make Them Die Slowly – 1981)
Umberto Lenzi’s Cannibal Ferox is number 14 in our Video Nasties Project and marks our first foray into the world of the mondo crossover No animals were harmed in the making of this movie....
View ArticleThe Evil Dead (1981)
Colin McCracken examines one of the most influential horror movies of all time. The Evil Dead was banned in Britain as it became embroiled in the ‘Video Nasties’ furore, but just how nasty was it? In...
View ArticleCannibal Holocaust (1980)
Ruggero Deaodato’s infamous, provocative and legendary Cannibal Holocaust (1980) takes pride of place as part of the Zombiehamster Video Nasties Project. The 7th of February 1980 may not hold...
View ArticleThe Cannibal Man (AKA Apartment on the 13th Floor – 1972)
Surrealism, homoerotic subplots and post dictatorial tension all simmer in Eloy de la Iglesia’s The Cannibal Man’. When Spain was under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who ruled the...
View ArticleCannibal Terror (1981)
A French attempt at a cannibal exploitation feature, Cannibal Terror (1981) is not one of the stronger films on the Video Nasties list, but is rendered marginally passable due to its seer levels of...
View ArticleAbsurd is the Word: A Cautionary Look at 88 Films’ Crowdfunder
Raising money to release horror movies on Blu-ray sounds like a great idea, but as Dave explains, maybe we shouldn’t be so eager to splash our hard-earned cash when we know so little about what we’re...
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