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Oct 23, 2021•21 min
Video Nasties Podcast
Looking at all the films in the Video Nasties scare
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Tobe Hooper's classic horror film has a reputation that proceeds it. Notoriously the BBFC refused the film a certificate even with cuts due to the very nature of the film.
Oct 16, 2021•35 min
Suspiria
Dario Argento's classic supernatural horror is an incredible achievment, both visually stunning and scary.
Oct 16, 2021•23 min
Zombie Lake
Even fans of Jean Rollin's work aren't that keen on Zombie Lake, that includes the director himself. But Rollin managed to make some beautiful and fascinating films during his career
Oct 02, 2021•31 min
The Hills Have Eyes
In an inhospitable part of California Wes Craven returned to the horror genre and created a cult classic.
Sep 26, 2021•28 min
Massacre Mansion
One of Charles Band's first productions features an amazing cast for a very sombre mad scientist movie. Better know as Mansion Of The Doomed
Sep 18, 2021•21 min
Nightmare City
Umberto Lenzi's high-energy zombie movie, that's not a zombie movie, actually.
Sep 11, 2021•28 min
The Black Room
This, slightly sleazy, modern vampire movie is an under-appreciated gem
Sep 06, 2021•19 min
Oasis Of The Zombies
Jess Franco snoozes his way through this low-key horror effort about lost treasure and monsters in the sand
Aug 22, 2021•20 min
Nightbeast
Don Dohler's Nightbeast is a fun creature feature that thrives on its DIY attitude and low-budget charm
Aug 08, 2021•24 min
Phantasm
Surreal, dream-like, low budget horror that sparked a franchise and created a cult fandom. It's an American classic. "BOY!"
Jul 17, 2021•24 min
The Mad Foxes
Absolutely barking Spanish exploitation about a playboy battling Hells Angels in a ludicrously escalating battle
Jul 10, 2021•22 min
Martin
A look at the film George A Romero made before his huge hit, Dawn Of The Dead
Jul 04, 2021•23 min
The Last Horror Film
Joe Spinell stars in this comedy horror film that makes a lot of its silly premise and Cannes setting.
Jun 19, 2021•24 min
The Erotic Rites Of Frankenstein
I am again asking you to consider watching a Jess Franco film. Honestly, this is one of his more interesting ones.
Jun 12, 2021•22 min
Don’t Answer The Phone!
A sleazy little slasher featuring a OTT central performance and some fab views of a rundown Hollywood
Jun 07, 2021•22 min
Mark Of The Devil
Vicious violence in this exploitation film that was heavily influcenced by Witchfinder General and stars Udo Kier
May 30, 2021•31 min
Tomb Of The Living Dead
Far better known as The Mad Doctor Of Blood Island. This Filipino horror from 1969 features lots of young women and a man/plant monster causing mayhem
May 15, 2021•21 min
Prom Night
Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis star in this slasher that features a fairly amateur killer, a severed head, and plenty of disco dancing.
May 08, 2021•21 min
Scanners
David Cronenberg's Scanners was his breakthrough movie into Hollywood and provided an iconic scene.
May 03, 2021•25 min
The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith
The multi-award winning, hard-hitting Australian drama that ended up being seized by overly enthusastic police officers in England.
Apr 25, 2021•27 min
Cannibal
Ruggero Deodato's Last Cannibal World, also known as Ultimo mondo cannibale and Jungle Holocaust, is an offensive, heady jungle action movie that shows a director toying with ideas he will later return to in his infamous Cannibal Holocaust
Mar 13, 2021•22 min
The Headless Eyes
Fairly arty, quite odd, pretty sleazy. The Headless Eyes, from 1971, is a bit of an aquired taste, but this is a wonderfully grubby serial killer flick, shot in New York.
Mar 06, 2021•20 min
Death Weekend
William Fruet's exploitation film is considerably better than you'd expect, considering it was trashed on its release, lashed as the other film with touring prints of Last House On The Left, and fell into relative obscurity. It's all due to some strong character work and great acting.
Feb 27, 2021•20 min
Dawn Of The Dead
George A Romero's classic zombie film. From more from me about the film go here. This podcast focuses on the censorship history in the UK of this notorious movie.
Feb 21, 2021•30 min
Wrong Way
Wrong Way, from 1972, is a fairly grim softcore sexploitation film that features drugs, hippies and rape. It managed to get a theatrical release in the UK, but only with all the sex scenes cut out of it. It's now lost to obscurity.
Feb 14, 2021•21 min
The Thing
A classic film that was unloved when it first came out. This looks specifically at what made the film a bit of a flop when it was released and cult classic when it reach VHS. Plus a little bit about the BBFC knocking back Gestapo's Last Orgy again.
Jan 31, 2021•36 min
Street Killers
Street Killers is a hyper-violent poliziotteschi, Italian Crime, film from 1977. It's better known as Beast with a Gun, La Belva Col Mitra, Ferocious, The Human Beast, and Mad Dog Killer
Jan 23, 2021•23 min
The Killing Hour
A low-key police drama with moments of violence became caught up in police seizures in the UK. It's an odd little thriller, also known as The Clairvoyant, that has some odd twists to its narrative.
Jan 17, 2021•20 min
Friday The 13th Part 2
Probably a lot better than a rushed sequel has the right to be, this is a lean slick summer camp slasher that set the template for a long list of sequels
Jan 09, 2021•24 min
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