The trailer for Herchell Gordon Lewis’s Blood Feast (1963)
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Possession (1981) Blu Ray Review
With its arthouse stylings, BAFTA and Palme d‘Or nominations, as well as a thoughtful, but bizarre, delivery Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 Possession was an unfortunate film to end up on the video nasties list.
Much maligned, it was banned in the UK and, when released in the US, faced more than 30 minutes of cuts. The film has more in common with Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist, rather than The Omen, but the movie was re-edited to ramp up its horror themes losing much of the its power and sense. Continue reading
Ban This Sick Filth – Internet Censorship And The Video Nasties
It was a with a wry smile I read the transcript of David Cameron’s speech today. History is repeating itself.
With the news that the Government is aiming to censor the internet it’s worth the Video Nasties Podcast taking a little look at what’s happening and drawing a few parallels between today’s announcement and what happened 30 years ago.
David Cameron’s speech can be split into three aspects; Continue reading
Video Nasties Podcast – Possession
This tale of a marriage falling apart and horror is more arthouse than grindhouse.
Possession (1981) International Trailer
The International trailer for Possession (1981)
Video Nasties Podcast – Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein
Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein – Also known as FLesh For Frankenstein this comedy horror revels in its excesses and suffered at the hands of the censors as a result
Flesh For Frankenstein trailer
Trailer for Flesh For Frankenstein also known as Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein
Video Nasties Podcast – The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue
Also known as Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and Don’t Open The Window this zombie film sees the living dead attack the English Countryside
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