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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,...
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Bloody 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...
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The 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...
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Cannibal 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...
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Cannibal 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....
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The 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...
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The Sex Crime of the Century: Censorship and The Last House on the Left
Much has been said about the depiction of violence and the questionable morality of Wes Craven’s debut feature and its refusal of certification from the BBFC. Chelsey Burdon takes a closer look at the...
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Cannibal 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...
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The 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...
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Cannibal 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...
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