The Burning (1981)

Colin McCracken continues the Video Nasties series with an examination of 1981′s The Burning

The Burning is nothing short of a joyful surprise. Even by the end of the title sequence, hopes are high as some of the names involved … Read More

The Anthropophagus Beast (1980)

For those in the know, the name Joe D’Amato will bring to mind certain things. Mostly impure and terrifying things. Some involving horses, cannibals and Tom Selleck look-alikes with genital warts (see Erotic Nights of the Living Dead if you … Read More

Absurd (AKA: Horrible / Anthropophagus 2 / Rosso Sangue (original title) – Joe D’Amato 1981)

The savage character of Nikos Karamanlis first ‘graced’ our screens in Joe D’Amato’s ‘Antropophagus: The Beast’ in 1980. Never one to pass up the opportunity of making a quick dollar or two (like any sensible person), he set to work … Read More

The Infamous DPP Video Nasty List in Full.

As I venture into the murky, underhand world of the Video Nasty, I feel that it is essential to elaborate a little on the subject. When people refer to Video Nasties, the spectrum can include anything which is gore filled, … Read More

The Zombiehamster Video Nasties Project

It was always going to happen.

Ever since I was a teenager acquiring contraband horror movies via small ads in the classified sections of regional newspapers, I became slightly obsessed with the notion of banned movies. In my (relatively) short … Read More