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...
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 ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleJohn Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns (2005)
To love horror is to embrace the horrific, despite the cost. This is the lesson to be taken from John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns, as part of Zombiehamster’s Carpenter retrospective. Kirby Sweetman...
View ArticleOne Way Static Records Last House on the Left Available for Pre-Order
It’s finally here! One Way Static Records have announced that their exclusive release of The Last House on the Left is available for preorder. You heard about the soundtrack here first last year, and...
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 ArticleWin Exclusive The Last House On The Left Treats from One Way Static
It was almost a year ago when we broke the news of One Way Static’s first exclusive soundtrack release, that of David Alexander Hess’ fantastic music for Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left. Now,...
View ArticleRIP Wes Craven, 1939 – 2015
Terror titan Wes Craven passed away yesterday at the age of 76 after a battle with brain cancer. He leaves behind a remarkable legacy and a hole in our genre heart that can never, ever be filled. For...
View ArticleScalps (1983)
B movie legend Fred Olen Ray’s mean-spirited and often surreal slasher is preserved in a well-recommended Blu-ray from 88 Films. It’d be lazy and ignorant to bemoan 88 Films’ transfer of SCALPS....
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