Forest Of Fear
Toxic Zombies, Bloodeaters. These zombies live in the woods and go out for a bite to eat in the middle of nowhere.

Toxic Zombies, Bloodeaters. These zombies live in the woods and go out for a bite to eat in the middle of nowhere.
Jess Franco’s film from 1975 is a mixture of crime thriller and Women In Prison exploitation.
Also known as Tenebre this Dario Argento Giallo features a keen reader with an eye for the ladies.
Notorious bad taste, high camp horror. Famous more for its poster than its content though
Soft women in prison film features a mad scientist and some very odd ideas about rehabilitation for offenders
The film that fired the fears that snuff movies were available in our video shops. Spoiler – they weren’t.
Female SS doctor tortures POWs and feeds the women to a crazed midget troll kept on a diet of mega-aphrodisiacs. Yep.
Born out of strict censorship this film is determined to shock its audience. A couple on a Greek island go on a killing spree
The last cannibal movie we are covering sells itself on the fact you see the star naked. Make of that what you will.
This controversial rape / revenge drama was a catalyst for the Video Recordings Act and is still a powerful and difficult film.
Is it a clever play on the concept of sequels or is it a director taking a load of money from producers and making a film in his back garden? Let us say a bit of column a, bit of column b.
Grim and sleazy horror staring David Hess as a psychopath raping and killing his way around a house party.
Classic Italian zombie horror from Lucio Fulci is eye-popping
Ultra low-budget drive-in movie set in a bizarre mental hospital.
Lucio Fulci’s closer to his Gates Of Hell trilogy had some pretty poor treatment from the censors over the years,
Thoughtful horror film that is far better than its reputation, or video cover, gives it credit for
The first movie that started the cannibal film craze
One of the more notorious efforts on the list is a mix of stock footage and fake gore scenes. It’s all narrated by a bored-sounding fake coroner.
Canadian court drama makes a surprising apperance on the nasties list
A short podcast recorded after The Evil Dead screening in Liverpool. Features Kieron Hall @Souril. Massive thanks to everybody who turned up and made the night such a success.
So how did a film made in the UK end up on the video nasties? There’s something sinister happening to Norfolk.
Demonic pigs raised from hell by a teenager who can barely tie his shoelaces and a 1981 computer programme. As you do
Tobe Hooper’s 1981 fun fair flick is a strange addition to the video nasties list. Christopher tries to explain why it was banned
Odd, ultra low-budget horror film about soulless, frozen zombies and mad scientists
Portland-filmed low-budget slasher which biggest claim to fame is that it’s on the video nasties list
This 1978 film is a mixture of giallo, slasher and mystery and has some stunning murder scenes
This classic cult horror features plenty of mystery, zombies and Glenn Miller Orchestra
The French have a go during the cannibal boom. It doesn’t end very well
Nazi exploitation. Rape, murder, baby-eating, torture. Fun for all the family
Jess Franco goes into the jungle for this rather trippy cannibal movie