Video Nasty – comic book
Video Nasty is a six part British comic book series, first published in March 2014. The story takes place in 1983 and is a mix of police mystery and horror, set against the backdrop of the Video Nasty...
View ArticleThe Driller Killer – USA, 1979 – reviews
‘The blood runs in rivers… …and the drill keeps tearing through flesh and bone’ The Driller Killer is a 1979 American horror feature film written, directed by, and starring, Abel Ferrara. The film was...
View ArticleThe Beast in Heat – film, Italy, 1977 – reviews
The Beast in Heat is a 1977 Italian exploitation feature film. Directed by Luigi Batzella from a ‘screenplay’ co-written by Lorenzo Artale, The Beast in Heat was essentially a rehash of soldiers vs....
View ArticleThe Witch Who Came from the Sea – USA, 1976 – reviews
‘Molly really knows how to cut men down to size!!’ The Witch Who Came from the Sea is a 1976 American horror feature film directed by Matt Cimber from a screenplay by Robert Thom. It was shot by...
View ArticleThe Toolbox Murders – USA, 1978 – overview and reviews
‘Bit by bit… by bit he carved a nightmare!’ The Toolbox Murders is a 1978 American slasher horror feature film directed by Dennis Donnelly from a screenplay written by Robert Easter and Ann N....
View ArticleThe Slayer – USA, 1982 -reviews
‘Is it a Nightmare? or is it…” The Slayer – also known as Nightmare Island – is a 1982 American slasher horror feature film directed by J.S. Cardone (Wicked Little Things; The Forsaken; Shadowzone)...
View ArticleDevil Hunter – Spain, West Germany, 1980 – reviews
Devil Hunter is a 1980 Spanish/West German horror feature film directed by Jesus Franco [as Clifford Brown]; has also been released as The Devil Hunter, Chasseurs d’Hommes, Jungfrau under Kannibalen,...
View ArticleThe Driller Killer – USA, 1979 – reviews
‘The blood runs in rivers… …and the drill keeps tearing through flesh and bone’ The Driller Killer is a 1979 American horror feature film written, directed by, and starring, Abel Ferrara. The film was...
View ArticleVideo Nasties: The Illustrated Checklist
This is a historical listing of all films that were deemed to be ‘video nasties’ in the UK. Read the story of the ‘video nasties’ here. When horror films began to be seized by police under the 1959...
View ArticleThe Boogey Man – USA, 1980 – reviews
‘It begins with a horrifying killing and then starts to get bloody!’ The Boogey Man – or The Boogeyman on promotional material – and The Bogey Man in the UK – is a 1980 American supernatural slasher...
View ArticleThe House on Straw Hill aka Exposé – UK, 1975 – reviews
‘Haunting intrigue… a shock to your system!!!’ The House on Straw Hill is a 1975 British psycho thriller feature film about a paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a...
View ArticleThe Mountain of the Cannibal God – Italy, Spain, 1978 – reviews
‘When the price of lust is death!’ The Mountain of the Cannibal God (Italian title: La montagna del dio cannibale) is a 1978 Italian-Spanish exploitation feature film directed by Sergio Martino. It...
View ArticleThe Witch Who Came from the Sea – USA, 1976 – reviews
‘Molly really knows how to cut men down to size!!’ The Witch Who Came from the Sea is a 1976 American horror feature film directed by Matt Cimber from a screenplay by Robert Thom. It was shot by...
View ArticleThe Toolbox Murders – USA, 1978 – overview and reviews
‘Bit by bit… by bit he carved a nightmare!’ The Toolbox Murders is a 1978 American slasher horror feature film directed by Dennis Donnelly from a screenplay written by Robert Easter and Ann N....
View ArticleThe Killer Nun – Italy, 1978 – reviews and now with new HD trailer and the...
The Killer Nun will be released on Blu-ray in the USA and Canada by Arrow Video on October 15, 2019. The 1978 Italian film has been newly restored in 2K from the original 35mm camera negative. Both the...
View ArticleThe Beast in Heat – film, Italy, 1977 – reviews
The Beast in Heat is a 1977 Italian exploitation feature film. Directed by Luigi Batzella from a ‘screenplay’ co-written by Lorenzo Artale, The Beast in Heat was essentially a rehash of soldiers vs....
View ArticleThe Boogey Man – USA, 1980 – reviews
‘It begins with a horrifying killing and then starts to get bloody!’ The Boogey Man – or The Boogeyman on promotional material – and The Bogey Man in the UK – is a 1980 American supernatural slasher...
View ArticleThe Cannibal Man – Spain, 1972 – overview and reviews
The Cannibal Man – original title: La Semana del asesino “The Week of the Killer” – is a 1972 Spanish horror feature film, directed by Eloy de la Iglesia from a screenplay co-written with Antonio Fos....
View ArticleKiss of Death – song by The Lords of the New Church
Kiss of Death is a horror-themed rock song by The Lords of the New Church written by Brian James (ex-The Damned) and Stiv Bators (ex-The Dead Boys), and a track from their 1984 IRS album ‘The Method...
View ArticleMardi Gras Massacre (1978) reviews and free to view online in HD
Mardi Gras Massacre is a 1978 American horror feature film written, produced and directed by Jack Weis (Crypt of Dark Secrets). The movie stars Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo and Laura Misch...
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