Thanks to Richard. US distributor Severin has announced a US Blu-ray release in 2014. This will be followed by a UK release.

The uncut video was released as Axe by Video Releasing Organisation in 1982. It was listed as a video nasty in September 1984 and stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s

The movie doesn't really go anywhere, but it is a classic of its kind.

A gang of three murderers escape the police, terrorize a salesgirl in a roadside grocery store, then proceed to hide-out in a seemingly deserted farmhouse. They soon discover that a young girl, Lisa, and her paralyzed grandfather live there. The gang attempt some sleazy deeds, but Lisa shows how she can work an axe in self defence. Even though this movie is EXTREMELY low-budget and is only around 60 minutes long, it is still another example of how a low-budget can help a movie. The acting isn't always the best, but Leslie Lee is considerably creepy as Lisa the axe murderess.

Murderous gangsters on the run descend on isolated farm inhabited by girl & her paralysed father. The girl rejects amorous advances with the assistance of an axe and a razor.

The heavily cut US R Rated version, The Grim Reaper was passed by the BBFC in 2002 .

A cut VHS version was then released on the Videoshack label to try and exploit the video nasty status, but it didn't sell well. However this did make it a rarity and therefore a challenge for collectors.

A cult film rated as a 'must have' for collectors of the genre. It is famous for a fetus eating scene that was cut for the US R Rated version.

A group of tourists become stranded on an uninhabited island where they are stalked by an insane, violent, and grotesque killer that slaughtered the town's former residents.

Gruesome killing & cannibalism including stomping on the bellies of pregnant women so as to snack on their fetuses. As a finale, the beast dies after eating his own intestines.

BBFC c uts were finally waived when resubmitted for a Tartan DVD in 2006.

VIPCO released the 1982 cut cinema version on video in November 1982 . There is famous scene where the Baron has an orgasmic grope amongst his creations innards and proclaims that To know life you must fuck death in the gall bladder . (or vice versa). This contributed to the wind up of the frenzied press and the video got added to the video nasties list in March 1984. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP 39s

The quality productions values add to the package and it justifiably gets rated as one of the best campy horrors of the time.

Udo Kier is astounding as the mad Baron Frankenstein, Arno Juerging is great as his idiot assistant Otto, and Monique Van Vooren holds her own as Frankenstein's wife-sister, whose insatiable sexual appetite is fed by hunky Joe Dallesandro.

A very good film from the Warhol/Morrissey partnership. It features a decent stab at the Frankenstein legend featuring a fair few intentional laughs

Includes the f amous scene where the Baron has an orgasmic grope amongst his creations innards and proclaims that You don't know life till you've fucked death in the gall bladder.

Flesh for Frankenstein is a 1973 Italian/French horror by Paul Morrissey. With Joe Dallesandro and Udo Kier.

Note that this is the complete version with previous versions having being shortened rather than censored by up to 2 minutes

Soon after the cinema release the video distributors withdrew the uncut video and released the same cut as the cinema version. The video was added to the list of banned video nasties in November 1983 anyway. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s.

The film was p assed 18 with 2:32s of cuts for a cinema release in August 1983.

A bit boring at times but Eastman's presence is over powering and the end involving a 'vegetable' overcoming her disabilities to face the beast is fairly ironic.

The story brings back George Eastman as our favorite cannibal, this time somewhere in the US being hunted by a priest.

The added gore (including an ultra-torturous scene involving an oven) and cool electronic music score is a nice bonus.

Monster Hunter is the Halloween -esque 'sequel' to 1981's insomniac's dream Anthropophagous . This time around D'Amato brings to us a sense of pace, making Monster Hunter much more enjoyable.

The Beast In Heat

SS Hell Camp

La bestia in calore

Horrifying Experiments of the S.S. Last Days

SS Experiment Part 2 The Beast in Heat is a 1977 Italian Naziploitation by Luigi Batzella

With Macha Magall, Gino Turini and Edilio Kim. Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Not released in the UK since. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Summary Review: The Good Old Days A beautiful, nefarious senior female SS officer/doctor (Magall) creates a genetic, mutant human Beast (half man/half beast). The Beast is a rapacious, squat, mongoloid sex fiend which she uses to torture and molest female prisoners while the Nazis watch. The vertically challenged beast is kept on a diet of mega-aphrodisiacs. There is plenty of sadistic titillations, gore and nudity in this Nazi sub-genre exploitation flick. Ahhh, the good old days when absolutely nothing was safe or sacred to the exploitation movie merchants.... Here we have, in my opinion, probably the most tasteless example of the Naziploitation picture, a genre that more or less died shortly after this "movie".



Anyway, about the movie. For the uninitiated, start with Ilsa - She Wolf of the SS . If you can "enjoy" that bit of nastiness, then perhaps consider taking on this "unique" take on a forgotten film genre. Just don't watch it with your mom or girlfriend or aunt or grandma etc... Availability Released uncut on VHS in June 1982 by JVI Banned in October 1983 when it was added to the official video nasty list. It r emained on the DPP list throughout the scare and so became one of the (rarest) collectable DPP39s Current UK status: Still banned in UK US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2019 Severin Films R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

2014 Full Moon Nazi Basterds and Bombshells R0 DVD at US Amazon

2004 Exploitation Digital R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The Beyond

L'Aldila

Seven Doors of Death

E tu Vivrai nel Terrore: L'Aldila

And You Will Live in Terror: The Beyond The Beyond is a 1981 Italian horror film by Lucio Fulci

With Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck. Fifty years after a fatal witch/warlock hunt in a hotel, inhabitants start to meet gruesome deaths including eye gouging, face eating by spiders & acid attacks. Summary Review: Fulci Lives The Beyond is one of Fulci's best films. The film takes place in modern day Louisiana as a woman oversees the the renovation of an hotel that she inherits. Strange and gory things start to happen and poof the hotel just happens to be over one of the 7 doors to hell. Very bloody with a slightly incoherent plot the film is a lot of fun and I suspect that no Fulci fan should be without their copy. Visually I think this is Fulci's best film (that I've seen) and the acting is what you'd expect. Availability The BBFC imposed 1:39s cuts on the 1981 cinema release Vampix released the cut cinema version on video in March 1982. This was b anned as a video nasty in November 1983 but was later dropped from the list in April 1985 The cut cinema version was passed without further cuts for Elephant Video in 1987 and the same version was reissued by Vipco 1992 Finally passed 18 uncut for the 2002 Protected/Vipco DVD Current UK status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut for: 2020 Shameless (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2017 Arrow Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2010 Arrow/ArrowDrome Gates of Hell Trilogy R0 DVD at UK Amazon

2011 Arrow R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

at UK Amazon 2011 Arrow R0 DVD at UK Amazon

at UK Amazon 2010 Cornerstone R2 DVD

2002 Protected/Vipco R2 DVD US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: US 2015 Grindhouse RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

2008 Grindhouse R0 DVD at US Amazon The Beyond is getting a 2014 Blu-ray release from Grindhouse Films

Blood Bath

A Bay of Blood

Bay of Blood

Reazione a Catena

Antefatto

Bloodbath

Bloodbath Bay of Death

Bloodbath Bay of Blood

Twitch of the Death Nerve

Carnage

Before the Fact: Ecology of a Crime

The Ecology of a Crime

L'Ecologia del Delitto

Before the Fact

Last House on the Left Part 2

New House on the Left A Bay of Blood is a 1971 Italian horror by Mario Bava.

With Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli and Claudio Camaso. A perverse reworking of La Ronde involving 11 graphic murders. Summary Review : Granddaddy of all slasher movies Bay of Blood is often called the "Granddaddy of all slasher movies". After watching Bay of Blood you can definitely see where Friday the 13th (made in 1980) got a lot of it's ideas. Saying that, Bay of Blood does not possess the single element that defined the slasher film, the indestructible, omnipresent killer.



The movie succeeds almost entirely thanks to Mario Bavo, who serves as both director and cinematographer, with his typical stylish flare which heavily influenced the great Dario Argento, his eye appealing use of color and interesting editing techniques, which include a lot of blurry dissolves give Bay of Blood an almost dream-like, surrealistic feel. Availability The BBFC refused this a cinema certificate in 1972. The uncut version was released on the Hokushin label in February 1983. It was listed as a video nasty in March 1984. It stayed on the list throughout so became one of the collectable DPP39s Re-released after 43s of BBFC cuts as Bay of Blood (Redemption, 1994) The BBFC waived their cuts for the 18 rated 2010 Arrow DVD/Blu-ray Current UK status: Passed 18 uncut. UK: Passed 18 with BBFC cuts waived for: 2011 Arrow/ArrowDrome R2 DVD at UK Amazon for release on 3rd October 2011

2010 Arrow Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2010 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2013 Kino [English + Italian] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

2013 Kino [English + Italian] R1 DVD at US Amazon

Kino Lorber VoD [US only] at US Amazon

Blood Bath

Joel M. Reed's Blood Bath Blood Bath is a 1976 US horror by Joel M Reed.

With Harve Presnell, Jack Somack and Curt Dawson. Not an official video nasty. The tongue in cheek horror film sort of made the video nasty list due to its shared name with the real video nasty, Mario Bava's Blood Bath. The list didn't specify details beyond the title so this unlikely video was also removed from UK video shop shelves Summary Review: B-movie horror The cast of a horror film go out for dinner with their director one night and they all exchange horror stories. This a very enjoyable low budget anthology, more in keeping with the Creepshow series than the Amicus efforts. The second and third story are played for laughs for the most part, although both have agreeably twisted denouements. Its hard to believe that the director of this film was also responsible for Bloodsucking Freaks as this is quite a restrained effort. This is a very worthy addition to the Anthology horror genre, and there's plenty of gore and laughs to be had. Availability Released in 1982 by Rank. Wasn't listed as a video nasty but was yanked from the shelves as it shared its name with the real video nasty, Mario Bava's Blood Bath Current UK status: No release since US: Uncut and MPAA PG Rated for: 2006 Subversive R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

Blood Feast

Egyptian Blood Feast

Feast of Flesh Blood Feast is a 1963 US horror by Herschell Gordon Lewis.

With William Kerwin, Mal Arnold and Connie Mason. Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Cut by the BBFC for 2001 DVD and uncut since 2005 DVD. Uncut and unrated in the US Summary Review : Pretty Damn Cool Crazed Egyptian attempts to invoke the goddess Ishtar by building the perfect woman out of body parts from victims not yet ready to donate them. An u tterly barebones production, flatly pathetic acting, stilted and pointless dialogue, and lots and lots of ultra-phony gore. Of course, this is pretty undisputedly the first real gore film, so horror fans pretty much have to see this. And, even if it weren't so important historically it would be worth seeing anyway, cause it's pretty damn cool either way.



You get flaying, leg severing, heart extracting, tongue ripping, brain snatching etc. And, while the gore effects are incredibly dated, they aren't quite as cheap and old as I would have imagined. The blood itself actually holds up fairly well, and looks better than much of the stage blood you'd see over the next 20 years or so. It's actually red! Availability Astra released the video in May 1982. it was an early casualty of the video nasty scare and was banned in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so is one of the collectable DPP39s Passed 18 with 23s of cuts in 2001 for Tartan Video Passed 18 uncut in 2005 for an Odeon DVD release Current UK status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence and gory horror for: 2017 Arrow Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2016 Arrow The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast (RB) Blu-ray/(R2) DVD Combo at UK Amazon UK: Passed 18 with previous cuts waived for: 2005 Odeon R0 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2017 Arrow Special Edition RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon

2011 Image Blood Trilogy RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2000 Image R0 DVD at US Amazon

Blood Rites

The Ghastly Ones Blood Rites is a 1969 US horror horror by Andy Milligan .

With Veronica Radburn, Maggie Rogers and Hal Borske. Mysterious killer retard stalks family will reading. Summary Review : Eating Live Rabbits Three married couples are forced to spend the night in a Victorian-era house where they start getting killed off by a deranged psycho who's bent on claiming an inheritence they are all entitled to. The Ghastly Ones (aka. Blood Rites ), Andy Milligan's first horror film, is a 1968 film shot in cranium-cleaving color at his Victorian mansion on Staten Island. After a prologue in which a couple with a really large umbrella are hacked up by some guy, this movie has three daughters and their husbands at a reading of their late father's will. It is his wish that the couples spend three days in the family mansion in sexual harmony, and then they will find out who gets what from the old man. But once there the handyman is eating live rabbits, the couples start fighting, and then people start dying and showing up as the main course at dinner. Very slow staring, but if you are loose for a high content of cheese with your blood and gore, you will not be disappointed. Availability Released on video by Scorpio in March 1983. Banned as a video nasty in August 1984. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s Current UK status: No UK Release since ban US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2015 Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker Andy Milligan Grindhouse Experience Triple Feature R1 DVD at US Amazon

2004 Image/Something Weird Double Bill [+Seeds of Sin] R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

Bloody Moon

Collegialas Violadas

Profonde Tenebre

Die Saege des Todes Bloody Moon is a 1981 Spanish/German slasher by Jess Franco.

With Olivia Pascal, Christoph Moosbrugger and Nadja Gerganoff. Cut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. The same version was released on pre-cert video along with the uncut version. These were then banned as video nasties. Later cut by the BBFC for 1993 VHS. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2008 DVD. Uncut in the US. Summary Review: Dumb Victims This movie is basically the infamous Jess Franco having a go at the American-style slasher films that were big in the early 80's, and what's most remarkable about it is how unremarkable it is. It's pretty violent, but except for one nasty knife exit wound there's nothing here that hasn't been done in hundreds of American slasher movies. It's set at an adult Spanish-language school which seems to cater exclusively to incredibly dumb and slutty German and Scandinavian women. The girls are being stalked by two of the reddest herrings imaginable. One is a burnt youth in a Mickey Mouse mask. The other is a gardener who is always laughing maniacally and coincidentally wielding the exact same implement that has just been used to kill the latest victim. The best thing I can say about this movie it is it is so over-the-top with its dumb victims, obvious red herrings, and ridiculously gory murders that it might have actually meant to be a parody of the slasher film. Availability Cut by 1:38s when submitted for a cinema release in 1982 Inter-Light released 2 versions of the video in 1992, ie cut and uncut. The cut version was the same as the cinema release. The video was banned as a video nasty in July 1983 and stayed on the list throughout the panic, so is one the the collectable DPP 39s Re-released after 1:20s of BBFC cuts (Vipco) in 1993 The BBFC waived their cuts for 2008 Severin R0 DVD Current UK status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 for strong violence and gore with previous cuts waived for: 2015 Severin Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2008 Severin R0 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2014 Severin (RA) Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2008 Severin R0 DVD at US Amazon

The Bogey Man

Ulli Lommel's Boogeyman

The Boogey Man The Boogey Man is a 1980 US horror by Ulli Lommel

With Suzanna Love, John Carradine and Ron James. Various killings precipitated by domestic objects aided by the power of the occult. Summery Review: One of the better nasties Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder. I was surprised that this movie got such a low rating, to me it's one of the better horror films I've seen in some time. Ulli Lommel allows the horror in this story to gradually build until it erupts in very frightening and disturbing and occasionally blackly comic ways. The boogeyman's appearances in the film are effectively kept very brief, he doesn't become a silly charactor of the Freddy/Jason mould. Ulli lommel keeps the location barren and banal and uses them in inventive ways. The scenes in which the disturbed deaf brother paints over every mirror in the house is brilliant and foreshadows a lot of scenes in clean-shaven. Availability The 1980 cinema release was uncut. Released on video in November 1981 by Vipco. The video was listed as video nasty in October 1983 but was dropped from the list in July 1985 Re-released after 44s of BBFC cuts in 1992 (Vipco) Re-released uncut in 2000 with an 18 certificate An extended version was again passed uncut in 2004 Current UK status: Passed 18 uncut UK: An extended version was passed 18 uncut for: 2015 88 Films R0 DVD at UK Amazon

2015 88 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2004 Hollywood R2 DVD via UK Amazon UK: The Original Version was passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for: 2000 Horror Video/Vipco R0 DVD via UK Amazon Netherlands: Uncut for: NL 2007 Shock R2 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2008 Synergy R0 DVD at US Amazon

2008 Synergy VoD [US only] at US Amazon

2005 Sony R1 DVD

Cannibal Apocalypse

Apocalisse Domani

The Cannibals are in the Streets

Invasion of the Flesh Hunters

Savage Apocalypse

Slaughterers

Cannibals in the City Cannibal Apocalypse is a 1980 Italian/Spanish horror by Anthony M Dawson. With John Saxon, Elizabeth Turner and Giovanni Lombardo Radice. Banned as a video nasty in 1982. Passed 18 after animal cruelty cuts for UK DVD. There is a cut US MPAA R rated version and an uncut MPAA Unrated version. Summary Review: Horror and action Cannibalism has become a disease brought back to the US by soldiers returning from Vietnam. French kissing becomes inadvisable as the plague spreads. Interesting and disgusting mix of horror and action from the director of Castle of Blood Antonio Margheriti. What makes it work is that there is some nasty gore scenes like the infamous shotgun wound scene and eating chunks out of human flesh, a cool if cheesy funk soundtrack with a war theme that almost sounds like the theme to "G.I. Joe", a grisly twist in the end and the film is also a metaphore on how the horrors of vietnam can affect a soldier and this is one of Quentin Taratino's personal faves. Availability The uncut video was released by Replay in July 1982. It was an early casualty of the press panic and was added to the DPP list of banned videos in July 1983. It remained on the list until the end of the scare so became one of the collectible DPP 39s Passed 18 with 2s of cuts for animal cruelty for the 2005 Cinema Club DVD and 2010 Optimum DVD Current UK status: Passed 18 with 2s of cuts US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2020 KL Studio Classics RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

2020 KL Studio Classics R1 DVD at US Amazon

2002 Image R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

Cannibal Ferox

Cannibal Feroz

Make them Die Slowly

Let them Die Slowly

Woman from Deep River

Die Rache der Kannibalen Cannibal Ferox is a 1981 Italian adventure by Umberto Lenzi.

With Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lorraine De Selle and Danilo Mattei. Released cut and uncut on pre-cert videos that were destined to become video nasties. Extensively cut by the BBFC for 2001 DVD. The cuts for violence were waived for 2018 home video, but cuts for animal cruelty have persisted. Note that the running time has been maintained by slowing down the footage of the remainder of the scenes that have been allowed to remain. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Summary Review: Delivers the Goods Three friends out to disprove cannibalism meet two men on the run who tortured and enslaved a cannibal tribe to find emeralds, and now the tribe is out for revenge. Not a patch on Deodato's excellent Cannibal Holocaust , which is just as gory and a hell of a lot more realistic, with believable actors and an intelligent script. In comparison, Ferox seems like just an exploitative rip-off. But taken in its own terms, Cannibal Ferox does deliver the goods (I'm talking gore-wise) with hard-to-watch sexual violence accompanying genuine animal deaths. The music is cheesy, and again not up to the standards of Holocaust, but it grows on you. Versions

Director's Cut run: 93m pal: 89m US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for: 2017 Grindhouse Releasing R0 DVD at US Amazon

2015 Grindhouse Releasing RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2006 Aquarius R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon cut: 1:55s run: 92:50s pal: 89:07s UK: Passed 18 for strong bloody violence, gore after some previous cuts waived but still with 1:55s of BBFC compulsory cuts for: 2020 Shameless Fan Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2020 Shameless Amazon Prime VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon

2018 Argent / Shameless Limited Edition RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon The BBFC commented: Compulsory cuts required to sequences of real animal cruelty. The BBFC commented further in the annual report covering 2017: Required cuts to remove sight of real animal cruelty that appeared to be orchestrated and directed for the purposes of the film (a jaguar killing a monkey and a man stabbing a pig and a crocodile). See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com/ Although cut by nearly 2 minutes, the running time of the cut version has been maintained by slowing down scenes that have been allowed to remain

total cut: 6:57s run: 86:28s pal: 83:00s

6s

pre-cut

6:51s UK: Passed 18 after 6:51s of pre-cuts + 6s of BBFC cuts for: 2001 Horror Video/S Gold R0 DVD

2001 Horror Video/S Gold VHS The BBFC cuts were: Cut required to sight of small animal on end of rope banging against side of a jeep From IMDb. The Pre-cuts were: Removed scene of coati being eaten by a snake whilst the adventurers look on.

Removed scene of a monkey being attacked by a jaguar.

Removed scene of iguana fending off snake

Removed scenes of Pat & Mike tormenting a native girl about being a virgin and then threatening to hurt her with a knife drawn across her naked breasts

Removed scene of live turtle having its head an legs chopped off.

Removed scene of Mike removing a native's eye with a knife.

Shortened scene of Joe getting speared and his innards becoming a cannibal feast.

Removed scene of Mike being castrated with a machete and then the natives eating the tasty morsel.

Removed flashback to Mike's ex-girl being kicked in the head.

Removed scene of a crocodile being killed and devoured by natives

Removed scenes of Mike's hand being chopped off.

When Zora Kerowa is killed, this edited version plays as though she has disappeared, never once showing either the actual event of the aftermath of the famous "hooks through the breasts" death.

After having his skull sliced off, cuts to natives eating his brains. An e-mail from the BBFC explained further: Cannibal Ferox was passed '18' by the BBFC in 1983 after approximately 7 minutes of cuts to remove scenes of cruelty to animals, sexual violence and some of the film's more extreme moments of violence. Before the introduction of the Video Recordings Act in 1984, the BBFC issued a number of such "informal" video certificates but once the VRA came in to effect (at the beginning of 1985), all such "informally" classified videos had to be judged again under the precise terms of the VRA. By this stage, both the BBFC cut and uncut versions of Cannibal Ferox (both were released on video in the UK) had been successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act. It was therefore not possible for the BBFC to provide a formal classification at this stage since our cut version (as well as the uncut version) had been found obscene. The BBFC-cut version of Cannibal Ferox was seen again for classification last year and was finally approved at '18' earlier this year after one brief cut for animal cruelty. The classified version will be the version passed in 1983. By today's standards the cut version of the work was judged to be acceptable at '18' and the previous conviction was not felt to be significant today. The cut version was removed from the DPP list at a later date and there have been no prosecutions since the early 1980s.

pre-cut

6:51s UK: In September 1982 the BBFC unofficially approved an 18 video version cut by 6:51s for: 1982 Replay VHS Cannibal Ferox was listed as a video nasty in July 1983 and both the cut and uncut versions were successfully prosecuted. The cut version was eventually removed from the list.

uncut run: 92:51s pal: 89:08s UK : Released uncut on pre-cert video for: 1982 Replay VHS The uncut version was released in August 1982. It was listed as a video nasty in July 1983 and both the cut and uncut versions were successfully prosecuted. The uncut version stayed listed throughout the panic so became a one of the collectable DPP 39's.

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Massaker

Holocausto Cannibal

Nackt und Zerfeischt Cannibal Holocaust is a 1979 Italian adventure by Ruggero Deodato.

With Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi and Perry Pirkanen. Famously banned in the UK as a Video Nasty in 1983. Unbanned for the heavily cut 2001 DVD. The cuts were reduced to animal violence only for 2011 DVD. Deodato produced a new edit in 2011 to more tidily remove the animal violence. Uncut in the US and Italy Summary Review: Very well written plot Film crew sent into the jungle captures some pretty gruesome local customs and then go on to indulge in a little raping and killing themselves. The natives strike back and the film crew are beaten, castrated, stripped down to their skeletons and eaten. Cannibal Holocaust was, first and foremost, a disgusting movie with more violence than I have ever seen. Despite this, it is also one of my favorite movies. It gives a feeling of Blair Witch done right, even though there are some very obviously contrived scenes in which nobody is holding the camera, but despite some small cosmetic problems this is the best horror movie I have ever seen. Cover art Garish video magazine adverts featuring the iconic VHS cover art for Cannibal Holocaust have been attributed as causing the video nasty moral panic. The other 2 films cited are SS Experiment Camp and Driller Killer. Snuff movie This film suffered repeated outrageous claims of being a snuff movie by the ever-ludicrous gutter press. This can only be a testament to the quality of the film as the TV film crew's demise is presented solely from news footage that they have supposedly shot. Ten days after its premiere in Milan, the film was seized by the Italian courts, and director Ruggero Deodato was arrested and charged with obscenity. He was later charged with murdering several actors on camera, and faced life in prison. The cast had signed contracts requiring them to disappear for a year after shooting, to maintain the illusion that they'd died. Deodato contacted Luca Barbareschi and told him to contact the three other actors who played the missing film team. When the actors appeared in court, alive and well, the murder charges were dropped. Availability Go Video pre-cut their February 1982 release. It was quickly labelled as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so is one of the collectable DPP39s Passed 18 with 5:44s of cuts in 2001 Passed 18 after 15s of BBFC cuts for 2011 Shameless video with all violence restored along with most of the animal violence The pre-cut Ruggero Deodato's New Edit was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts 2011 Shameless video. This version restores all human violence but was edited by the director to reduce the animal violence Current UK status: Passed 18 after 15s of BBFC cuts France: Uncut for: Fr (R2) DVD at UK Amazon Italy: Uncut and 18 rated for: CineKult RB Blu-ray via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2014 Grindhouse [Original Theatrical Version + Deodato's New Edit] R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2008 Grindhouse R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon UK: Ruggero Deodato's New Edit (missing some animal violence) was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for: 2014 Shameless [Deadato's Cinema of Death set] R2 DVD at UK Amazon

2011 Shameless Blu-ray, at UK Amazon

at UK Amazon 2011 Shameless R2 DVD, at UK Amazon Grindhouse Releasing look set for a Blu-ray release in 2014.

The Cannibal Man

The Apartment on the 13th Floor

La Semana del Asesino

Week of the Killer The Cannibal Man is a 1972 Spanish thriller by Eloy de la Iglesia.

With Vicente Parra, Emma Cohen and Eusebio Poncela. Banned as a video nasty in 2003. Cut by the BBFC for 1983 18 rated VHS. The Spanish Version is uncut and has also been released in Germany and the US. There is also an extended integral version assembled from unique footage from several other versions, such as the German Cinema Version. Summary Review: Pseudo-sleazy Alienated slaughter house worker kills cabby on Monday, fiancée on Tuesday, brother on Wednesday, brother's wife on Thursday, Father on Friday and then takes Saturday off. Real slaughterhouse footage and scenes of dirty urban slums set the tone for this stark and obsessive Spanish thriller. A slaughterhouse employee named Marcos gets attacked by a cabdriver who takes objection when he and his girlfriend are making out in the back seat, and Marcos kills him. This sets in motion a week of killing, first to cover up the cabdriver's death, and afterward to keep the bodies piling up in his bedroom a secret. Weird, pseudo-sleazy film that works even though it doesn't even attempt to live up to its title - there's *no cannibalism*. The dubbing is pretty bad and there's not much gore (most of the nastiness happens off-screen), but there's plenty of atmosphere and a sense of desperation builds in Marco's apartment. Availability Released by Intervision uncut in November 1981. It was banned as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and became one of the collectable DPP39s. The cover was a flimsy slip case that didn't last long so adding to the rarity of a mint condition cover. Re-released after 3s BBFC cuts in 1993 (Redemption) Current UK status: Passed 18 with 3s cuts US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2012 Blue Underground Midnight Movies [Cannibal Man + Cannibals] R1 DVD at US Amazon

2012 Real 3D DVD-R at US Amazon [check compatibility details]

2007 Blue Underground R0 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Cannibal Terror

Terreur Cannibale Cannibal Terror is a 1981 Spain/France adventure horror by Allan W Steeve.

With Silvia Solar, Gérard Lemaire and Pamela Stanford. Criminals kidnap rich kid and unfortunately hole up in a cannibal infested jungle. The kid is adopted by the cannibals but the kidnappers donate their intestines for a tug-of-war match. Summary Review: Fails Miserably After botching a kidnapping, two criminals hide with their victim in a friends house in the jungle. After one of them rapes the friend's wife, they're left to be eaten by a nearby cannibal tribe. Cannibal Terror fails miserably on all accounts. Cannibal films aren't known for great plots this film literally has no plot. Some lowlife criminals kidnap a girl and run into Cannibals in a jungle. Almost the entire film is filler with pointless, boring dialogue. There is only two gore scenes but nothing viewers haven't seen in this genre before and better. The worst aspect of the film is the cannibal tribe itself as they don't even look like jungle tribal members. It's a bunch of extras from all different races and hairdos. Some of the tribal members are fat, middle aged white men and there is even one tribal member with 70's style sideburns! Availability Released on video by Modern Films in October 1981. Banned as a video nasty in July 1983, probably down to the title. Removed from the DPP list in September 1985 Passed 18 uncut in 2003 Current UK status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut for: 2019 88 Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2003 International Trading/Film 2000 R0 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2015 Severin Films [Devil Hunter + Cannibal Terror] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

2014 Severin Films Cannibal Massacre Collection R0 DVD at US Amazon

2014 Severin Cannibal Massacre Collection R0 DVD at US Amazon

2008 Severin R0 DVD via US Amazon

Contamination

Contaminazione

Alien Contamination

Alien 2

Astaron Strut des Scheckens

Toxic Spawn C ontamination is a 1980 Italian horror by Luigi Cozzi

With Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau and Marino Masé. Exploding alien pods ripen and burst, any unfortunate humans in the vicinity join a chain reaction of a slow motion offal explosion. Summary Review : Odd and cheesy A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones. This was a very odd and cheesy Italian gore flick, it was a mix of horror and science fiction and it was directed by Luigi Cozzi. While Contamination was a decent film I just didn't think it was that good, the first half was very promising as we get to see some impressive gore scenes with the exploding stomachs but then the second half kind of loses steam and becomes slightly boring. The green alien eggs were a knock off from Alien and you could tell that this film was trying to cash in on its success which was typical of Italian horror films at the time, some of these films were of course great cause you can't take them too seriously and they were usually gorier than the original films. Contamination has some pretty bad acting and the direction from Luigi Cozzi was rather low-key with some scenes looking a bit too dark, the pacing was a bit uneven despite having a great opening sequence which had some great suspense and the film also has a weak plot, but if your a gore hound then you won't mind since there were plenty of great gore scenes. Availability A short version was released after 2:40s of unofficial BBFC cuts on 1982 ViP VHS and 1985 European Creative Films VHS. The video was banned as a video nasty in October 1983. It was dropped from the list in January 1985 though. The DVD was passed 15 uncut in 2004 Current UK status: Passed 15 uncut UK: Passed 15 uncut for: 2017 Arrow RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2017 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon

2015 Arrow RAB Blu-ray/R12 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

2004 Anchor Bay R2 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2012 Blue Underground Midnight Movies Sci-Fi Double Feature R0 DVD at US Amazon

2004 Blue Underground R0 DVD US Amazon VoD: Uncut for: 2014 VoD at YouTube

US VoD [US only] at US Amazon

Death Trap

Eaten Alive

Brutes and Savages

Legend of the Bayou

Murder on the Bayou

Starlight Slaughter Motel

Slaughter Motel

Horror Hotel

Horror Hotel Massacre

Amok Death Trap is a 1976 US horror by Tobe Hooper.

With Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer and Carolyn Jones. Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1978 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Cut by the BBFC for 1992 VHS but uncut for DVD since 2001. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Review: Messed Up Deranged motel proprietor feeds people to his pet crocodile. The crocodile eventually ensures justice by eating its master. Delirious, surreal, and savage, Tobe Hooper's follow-up to his landmark debut Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is one of a kind while bearing the same signature stamp he left with his predecessor. A sheer unrelenting onslaught of pure madness, macabre and dark humor. Although not as entirely successful as Chainsaw, Eaten Alive is one messed up little drive in flick with good performances particularly by Brand as the psycho Inn keeper of "Starlight Hotel". Mumbling incoherently through most of his screen time and sputtering gibberish when audible, Neville Brand is eerily convincing. The beginning of this picture owes to Psycho in that you meet a character that you are led to believe is the (no pun intended) titular heroine but is quickly dispatched and we are left with the equally sleazy and\or oddball residents of the locale like ole' country boy Buck (Englund, who's a hoot) or that oddball couple who's dog gets chomped by the gator that lives in the swamp behind the hotel. It's that kind of movie folks so be aware what you're getting into. Creepy, oddball fun. Availability The 1978 cinema release was cut by the BBFC The first pre-cert video rental release was in 1980 on the VCL label and featured the cut cinema version. Then Vipco released an uncut version in July 1982. This got listed as a video nasty in July 1983. But after several unsuccessful prosecutions it was dropped from the list in December 1985 The first BBFC certified video version from Vipco in 1992 fell foul of the the post Video Nasties scare and suffered 25s of cuts for an 18 certificate. Passed 18 uncut in 2000 for a 2001 Vipco VHS and a 2003 Vipco DVD Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut for: 2015 Arrow Video RAB Blu-ray/R12 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

2010 Cornerstone R2 DVD at UK Amazon

2003 Horror Video/Vipco R0 DVD

2001 Horror Video/Vipco VHS US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2007 Dark Sky R1 DVD via US Amazon

Deep River Savages

Il Paese del sesso selvaggio

The Man from Deep River

Nel Paese del Sesso Selvaggi

Au Pays del'Exorcisme

Mondo Cannibale

sacrifice Deep River Savages is a 1972 Italy horror romance by Umberto Lenzi.

With Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai and Prasitsak Singhara. Banned by the BBFC for 1975 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty in 1984. Passed 18 after extensive animal cruelty cuts for 2003 DVD. Slightly fewer cuts for 2016 DVD & Blu-ray. Uncut in the US Summary Notes: Not much gore Forerunner of Cannibal Ferox set in South East Asian cannibal infested jungles. Tongue amputations are the order of the day after snacking on traditionally served monkey brains. A photographer on assignment in the rain forest is ambushed and held slave by a primitive tribe, until the chief's daughter chooses him as her groom. After being initiated by various tortures, he becomes a part of the tribe and helps them against modern dangers and a cannibal tribe they're at war with. I liked this one strictly for its exoticness. Me Me Lay looks great dressed or naked. She has a great face. I have the Prism edition video. That one is missing a brief cannibal scene that later showed up in Lenzi's Eaten Alive by the Cannibals . The cinematography was well done and I may catch some heat for this but I actually liked the music. The love scene in the river came very close to XXX. A well placed bush (no pun intended) kept it soft-core. Not much gore, so jungle flick fans should like it. I know I did. Availability UK Censorship History Rejected for a cinema release in 1975 as The Man from Deep River Derann released the uncut version on video in November 1982. It was listed as a video nasty in March 1984 but it was dropped from the list in September 1985 Re-released in 2003 after 3:45s cuts for animal cruelty for an 18 certificate Slightly fewer cuts for 2016 DVD & Blu-ray. Uncut Versions US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2016 Raro Video USA R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

2004 Shriek Show R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon Current UK Version: Passed 18 with 3:01s cuts UK: Passed 18 for sexual violence, strong violence after 3:01s of BBFC compulsory cuts for: 2016 88 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2016 88 Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon

Delirium

Psycho Puppet Delirium is a 1979 USA thriller by Peter Maris.

Starring Turk Cekovsky, Debi Chaney and Terry TenBroek. A kangaroo court of right wing nuts hires Vietnam veteran to clean the scum off the streets. The vet turns out to be an impotent psycho who summarily executes nubile girls who remind him of his deficiency. Summary Notes An ex-soldier is hired by local right-wingers as a vigilante to clean up criminals and street people. However, he freaks out and starts killing off everybody. This is one of the strangest and definitely one of the most atypical titles to be found in the whole list of infamous Video Nasties. The concept has potential but ends up being confusing and dull. The first slasher half is rather exciting, with a couple of truly nasty murder sequences and the most laughably inept police investigation ever, but the second half is painfully tedious and derivative of much better films. Availability The video was released in July 1982 by Video Tape Centre (VTC). The video was added to the DPP list of nasties in November 1983 but was later dropped in May 1985 The BBFC passed the 1987 Global Sales video 18 after cuts. This release was titled Psycho Puppet . Current UK Status: Passed 18 after cuts VoD: VoD at YouTube titled Delirium

VOD to rent/buy [US only] at US Amazon titled Delirium

The Devil Hunter

Sexo canibale

El Canibal

The Man Hunter

Mandingo Manhunter

Il Cacciatore di Uomini

Jungfrau unter Kannibalen

Chasseur de l'enfer

Chasseurs d'hommes Devil Hunter is a 1980 Spain / France / West Germany horror adventure thriller by Jesús Franco (as Clifford Brown).

Starring Ursula Buchfellner, Al Cliver and Antonio Mayans. A short version was banned as a video nasty in 1984. The BBFC later passed the complete film 18 uncut on 2008 DVD. Summary Review: Plods Along A Vietnam veteran heads to an island inhabited by cannibals to save a kidnapped model not only from her kidnappers, but also from the cannibals' lurking Devil god. Devil Hunter gained notoriety for the fact that it's on the DPP 'Video Nasty' list, but it really needn't have been. There isn't a lot here that warrants banning...which is a shame because I never would have sat through it where it not for the fact that it's on 'the shopping list'. The plot actually gives the film a decent base - or at least more of a decent base than most cannibal films - and it follows an actress who is kidnapped and dragged off into the Amazon jungle. A hunter is then hired to find her, but along the way he has to brave the natives, lead by a man who calls himself The Devil (hence the title). The film basically just plods along and there really aren't many scenes of interest. It's a real shame that Jess Franco ended up making films like this because the man clearly has talent; but unfortunately his good films are just gems amongst heaps of crap and Devil Hunter is very much a part of the crap. Availability A pre-cut short version was released on the Cinehollywood label in November 1981 Added to the Video Nasties list in August 1984. It remained on the list throughout and so became one of the collectable DPP39s. A rare one at that The BBFC passed the full length 2008 Severin DVD 18 uncut under the title El Canibal but it got released as The Devil Hunter Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: The Complete Spanish Version was passed 18 uncut for:strong nudity, sex and sexual violence: 2019 88 Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2019 88 Films Amazon Prime VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon

2008 Severin R0 DVD via UK Amazon US: The Complete Spanish Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2015 Severin Films [Devil Hunter + Cannibal Terror] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

2014 Severin Films Cannibal Massacre Collection R0 DVD at US Amazon

2008 Severin R0 DVD US Amazon

Don't Go in the House

Don't Go in the House is a 1979 US horror film by Joseph Ellison.

With Dan Grimaldi, Robert Osth and Ruth Dardick. Cut by the BBFC for 1980 cinema. Banned as a video nasty 1983. Cut by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. Uncut on DVD since 2012. An extended version with additional plot was released on US Blu-ray. Summary Review : A Bit Lacklustre A slasher film about a victim of child abuse (Dan Grimaldi) who grows up to become a maniacal construction worker. He stalks women at discos, takes them home, then hangs them upside-down in a special steel-walled room and sets them on fire.



Don't Go in the House gets off to a fairly good start, but after the first murder scene things begin to slowly fall a apart and it goes from a good movie to an average movie that never is able to get off the ground.



The screenplay written by Joseph Ellison, Ellen Hammill and Joseph R. Masefield starts off well enough with some good insight into the mind of the villain, but there comes a point to where the story never moves forward and in a sense it feels like the same scene is playing out over and over again.



Don't Go in the House isn't a terrible film, but it's just a bit lackluster, while it does have it's moments it just never reaches its full potential. Availability The BBFC cut the 1980 cinema release Arcade released the video in May 1982, cut as per the BBFC approved cinema release. Arcade then released the uncut version on video. The video then got listed as a nasty in July 1983 but was dropped in March 1984 after promises that only the BBFC approved version would be sold Re-released after 3:05s BBFC cuts in 1987 Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for the 2012 Arrow DVD Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated: Scorpion Releasing RA Blu-ray at UK Amazon UK: Passed 18 uncut with all previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2012 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2005 Shriek Show R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Don't Go in the Woods ...Alone!

Don't Go in the Woods Don't Go in the Woods is a 1981 USA horror by James Bryan.

Starring Jack McClelland, Mary Gail Artz and James P Hayden. Victims are garrotted, stabbed, impaled and have various limbs lopped off Summary Notes Four young campers, Craig, Peter, Ingrid and Joanie, back-pack through the mountains for a supposedly relaxing weekend in the wilderness. I f you're into comedy, this movie had deadpan acting, no storyline at ALL (a maniac roaming around, killing people for no reason, which may not be THAT bad), and a stupid looking killer. The gore was supplemental and I always recommend this movie for a laugh Availability Released uncut on the Video Releasing Organisation label in March 1982 Banned as a video nasty in October 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so became one of the collectable DPP39s Passed 15 uncut in February 2007 Current UK Status: Passed 15 uncut UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence for: 2015 88 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2007 Film 2000 R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2015 Vinegar Syndrome (RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2008 Code Red/Navarre R1 DVD at US Amazon

Don't Go Near the Park

Nightstalker Don't Go Near the Park is a 1979 USA horror by Lawrence David Foldes.

With Aldo Ray, Meeno Peluce and Tamara Taylor. Vampire cavemen sentenced to eternal life for blood drinking, incest & cannibalism are rejuvenated in the modern day. Summary Review: Wonderfully Bad Two members of a superhuman and pre-historic tribe abuse the treasured secret of eternal youth. They are cursed to an eternity of old age with no chance to ever die. Now, in present day Los Angeles, their only hope to recapture eternal youth is the ritualistic sacrifice of a 16-year-old female virgin. Their existence is discovered by an investigative reporter and a young runaway child and this leads to an unexplained and terrifying confrontation. Everything about this film goes way beyond amateur, from the 'old person' make up, to the Persian rug cavemen clothes, to the dissolve shot ageing FX. The lighting is abysmal; spot lights are shone straight into the set giving each shot an early silent film style ring of shadow around the edge of the shot. The acting is appalling, especially from the grimacing Crackers Phinn. The plot progresses at bizarre speeds, some scenes dragging on for way too long and other plot points zooming past at top speed.



Despite all of the above (or perhaps because of it) I love this movie. I really could bang on about it for days but I won't. If you ever find a copy (which isn't easy) you have to see it. I defy you to find anything worse in such a truly wonderful way. Availability Released by Home Video Productions in 1983. Listed as a video nasty in November 1983 but was later dropped in July 1985. Passed 18 uncut when submitted for an Anchor Bay DVD in 2006. Broadcast on the Horror Channel in 2004. Missing some footage of entrails being removed, but the stomachs were still ripped open with gusto. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence for: 2006 Anchor Bay Box of the Banned R2 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2006 Dark Sky R1 DVD via US Amazon

The Driller Killer

Driller Killer The Driller Killer is a 1979 USA crime horror by Abel Ferrara.

With Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz and Baybi Day. Shortened for 1982 pre-cert VHS which was then famously banned as a video nasty. A pre-cut version was released on 1999 18 rated VHS. Uncut and 18 rated since 2002. Unrated and uncut in the US. Summary Review: Dour but Good Power tools only make a brief appearance in the film but the cover picture of a power drill boring into a guys forehead probably started the press baying for blood in the video nasties panic. An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill. It has been said of Abel Ferrara that you will either be turned on by his artistic vision, or be left cold by it. This one fits firmly in the 'like' side of the equation.



The story follows an artist, who, through the pressures of his work and various things going on around him, is slowly driven insane. His insanity is brought about by lack of money and a punk rock band that has moved in upstairs. We are able to see the frustrations of our 'hero' increase throughout the movie, especially when the plot thickens and several other things in his life go awry. The Driller Killer was originally banned as a "video nasty" because of the notoriety it gained for it's cover art, as opposed to it's content. This can be seen clearly by the fact that The Driller Killer isn't actually that gory. The horror doesn't come as a result of the huge amounts of gore spurting from the wounds, but rather from the noise that the drill makes while being used, and the insanity of the main character.



Overall, the Driller Killer is a creative and inventive insight into insanity. Cover Art The lurid and iconic cover for Driller Killer. along with Cannibal Holocaust and SS Experiment Camp, has been attributed to the kicking off of the video nasty moral panic. It seemed to be promotions based on these covers that first alerted the press and politicians to high street video shops being awash with films that would never have been passed by the British censors. Maybe these claims would have not gained much traction if they had been based only on the actual content of the films. Availability A shortened version missing a non violent scene was released by Vipco in February 1982. It was one of the iconic early batch of video nasties banned in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so is one of the collectable DPP 39s. It rema ined banned in UK until 1999 when it was passed 18 with 54s of pre-cuts . It has been passed 18 uncut ever since the ILC Prime DVD of 2002. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for: 2016 Arrow Limited Edition Steelbook (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

2016 Arrow Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

2008 4Digital R2 DVD at UK Amazon

2005 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

2002 ILC Prime R2 DVD US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2016 Arrow Limited Edition Steelbook (RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon

2016 Arrow Limited Edition Steelbook (RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon

2013 Mill Creek American Horror Stories Set R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2005 Cult Epics R1 DVD at US Amazon VoD: 2013 VoD at YouTube

Synergy VoD to buy [US only] at US Amazon

The Evil Dead

Book of the Dead The Evil Dead is a 1981 USA horror by Sam Raimi.

With Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss and Richard DeManincor. Cut by the BBFC for cinema release. This cut cinema version was then banned as one of the iconic video nasties. Further cut for a BBFC approved VHS release in 1990. Passed uncut for DVD in 2001. Uncut in the US Summary Review: Raimi is already a legend Raimi is already a legend, because he created 'The Evil Dead', without a doubt one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Made on a shoe string budget as a labour of love, it still remains Raimi's best movie. He has subsequently worked on bigger projects with bigger names but it is arguable whether he has ever surpassed the invention, thrills, energy and sheer fun of this. And why Bruce Campbell never became a genuine movie star after his debut here, and not just a much loved cult figure, is a complete mystery to me. 'The Evil Dead' is a modern horror classic and absolutely ESSENTIAL viewing for any self-respecting movie buff! It doesn't get much better than this! Availability The BBFC cut the 1983 cinema version This cut cinema version was transferred to video by Palace. It was banned as a video nasty in October 1983, but was dropped from the banned list in September 1985. Video re-released after further 1:06s of BBFC cuts, now totalling 1:55s, in 1990 Passed uncut for the Anchor Bay DVD of 2001 Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut with all previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2010 Sony R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2006 Anchor Bay R2 DVD at UK Amazon

2002 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

2001 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

2001 Anchor Bay VHS US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2014 Anchor Bay Steelbook RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

2010 Anchor Bay RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

2002 Starz/Anchor Bay R1 DVD at US Amazon VoD: 2014 VoD at YouTube

2014 VoD to rent/buy [US only] at US Amazon

Evilspeak

Evilspeaks Evilspeak is a 1981 USA horror by Eric Weston.

With Clint Howard, RG Armstrong and Joe Cortese. Fun starts when an ancient tome is unearthed and used to summon up a pack of man eating pigs into an unfortunates girls bedroom. Decapitation, disembowelments and open heart surgery with a sword follow. The climax involves a nail launched from a crucifix flying into the baddies head. Summary Review: Stands up well A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer. It's strange when you see a film for the first time in twenty years, you expect it to have the same impact as it did when you first saw it as a gore-hungry teenager. And of course it can't, but it does stand up remarkably well. Stuart disagrees: I love cheesy B movie horror, but this was an overlong borefest. There are 2 death scenes during the film that are minimal in gore, then by the time the final act comes, you really don't care about the cheesy quick cut gore. Availability Released uncut on video (Videospace) in August 1983. The distributor later replaced this with a pre-cut version Banned as a video nasty in March 1984 (both cut & uncut versions). It stayed listed throughout the panic so became one of the collectable DPP 39s Re-released in 1987 after 3:34s BBFC cuts (Horror Classics) Cuts waived in 2004 for the Anchor Bay DVD Current UK Status: Passed 18 Uncut UK: A complete but composite version was passed 18 uncut for: 2016 88 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2004 Anchor Bay [Shortened + Composite Uncut] R2 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2014 Shout! Factory RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Exposé

House on Straw Hill

The House on Straw Hill

Trauma Exposé is a 1976 UK horror thriller by James Kenelm Clarke.

With Udo Kier, Linda Hayden, Fiona Richmond. Cut by the BBFC for 1975 cinema release. Released uncut on pre-cert VHS but was later banned as a video nasty reaching DPP39 status as it stayed banned throughout the moral panic. Cut by the BBFC for releases from 1997. Released uncut in the US in 2013. Summary Review: Sleazy and Gruesome Writer Paul Martin has scored a massive hit with his first novel and has retreated to a remote cottage in the heart of the English countryside to concentrate on his follow up. He's accompanied by his new secretary, Linda, a housekeeper and occasionally his lover Suzanne. However there is something strange about Linda and soon the bodies begin to pile up. Udo Kier is decent as a highly unlikeable writer and Linda Hayden is excellent as his secretary. She openly masturbates few times and has a great lesbian encounter with Fiona Richmond. The violence is quite tame except for the bathroom murder scene which is pretty nasty. The direction is lifeless, the characters are unpleasant and the film is slightly dull. Still I enjoyed it and you should too, if you like exploitation cinema. Availability Passed X for a cinema release with approximately 3 minutes of cuts in 1975 The uncut Intervision video was banned as a video nasty in March 1984. It then stayed on the list throughout the panic and therefore became one of the collectable DPP39s It was also notable in that this was the only UK video that achieved the DPP39 status. Re-released after 51s BBFC cuts in 1997 Current UK Status: Passed 18 after 51s of BBFC cuts US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2013 Severin RA Blu-ray/ R1 Combo via UK Amazon and at US Amazon France: Uncut titled House on Straw Hill

Austria: Uncut titled House on Straw Hill The Australian VHS is also reported to be uncut.

Faces of Death

The Original Faces of Death Faces of Death is a 1981 US documentary video by Conan Le Cilaire.

With Michael Carr, Samuel Berkowitz and Mary Ellen Brighton. A heavily cut version was banned as a vide nasty in 1982. It was passed 18 by the BBFC in 2003 with cuts for animal cruelty. It is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US and there is an extended version on Dutch VHS. Summary Review : Quite a reputation Mixed bag of death scenes, badly acted surgical and autopsy scenes, monkey brain eating, phony video footage of death by alligator and bear, political assassinations etc. Faces of Death has quite a reputation. Needless to say, there's no way the film will live up to its own hype. The narration is predictable, all the scenes involving human death are faked, and the final twenty minutes are basically newsreel footage, which we've all seen elsewhere. The film runs around 105 minutes, which is way too long for something of this nature. However, the film is now a cultural icon and it's most definitely worth seeing, provided you're a fan of horror movies, exploitation films, or bizarre fringe relics. The only real death you see is in the beginning where we see all sorts of animals slaughtered. It's not as bad as it sounds though. The animals weren't killed for the film, but rather as part of the routine slaughtering that happens everyday. Versions

Extended

Version run: 105m pal: 101m

Netherlands Netherlands: An Extended Version is available on VHS US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2008 Gorgon 30th Anniversary RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2008 Gorgon 30th Anniversary R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon See article from refused-classification.com The Extended Version in includes an additional uncontentious 2:31s of foootage \: 15m 42s. A shot of a man holding a long knife is longer (at the end of a reel).

20m 33s. Two extra shots of streets in the Middle East

32m 28s. An extra medium close up of a man (at the end of a reel).

101m 14s. A complete extra 2m 6s sequence involving a psychic However the Extended Version is missing a gas chamber execution scene that has appeared on a German release (albeit only in VHS quality)

cut cut: 2:19s run: 103:26s pal: 99:18s UK: Passed 18 after 2:19s of BBFC cuts for: 2003 International Trading/Screen Entertainment R2 DVD The BBFC commented: Compulsory cuts required to sight of fighting dogs and monkey being cruelly beaten to death. The BBFC have also clarified exactly which part of the monkey eating scene has been cut. The part of the scene that shows the brains being eaten (out of an obviously fake rubber head) has NOT been cut. What we HAVE cut is the material leading up to that in which a clearly real and clearly terrified monkey ("goaded to fear and fury" as the Animals Act puts it) is brought to the table in a special 'monkey eating' contraption and is then bashed on the head. It seems entirely possible that the head bashing was done with rubber hammers and the monkey came to no harm. However, the monkey was clearly - at least in the short term - restricted in a cage/head clamp and terrified and this is prohibited by law. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

pre-cut cut: 32:36s run: 81:11s pal: 77:56s UK: A heavily pre-cut version was banned as a video nasty for: 19882 Atlantis VHS A video heavily cut by 32:36s was released by Atlantis Video Productions in September 1982. This was listed as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed banned throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s

Fight for your Life

Bloodbath at 1313 Fury Drive

Getting Even

Held Hostage

I Hate Your Guts

Staying Alive Fight for your Life is a 1977 Canadian crime drama by Robert A Endelson.

With Robert Judd, Catherine Peppers and Lela Small. Banned by the BBFC for 1981 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty 1984. Not seen since in the UK. Uncut in the US. Summary Review : Disturbing Scenes Strange entry in the list in that most of the video is taken up by talking about vengeance rather than getting on with the job. Three escaped convicts seek refuge at the home of a black minister and his family, there the family is humiliated and beaten. When his daughter is violated the family begin to embark on some vengeance.



A film which has very little to offer other than racial hatred and some rather disturbing scenes of violence. But so became a grindhouse classic. Availability Banned from a cinema release in 1981 The 1982 uncut video release from Vision On was banned as a video nasty in September 1984 a nd remained on the DPP list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39's Current UK Status: still b anned US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for 2004 Blue Underground R0 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon VoD: 2014 VoD at YouTube

Forest of Fear

Blood Butchers

Blood Eaters

Bloodeaters

Toxic Zombies Forest of Fear is a 1980 USA Sci-Fi horror by Charles McCrann.

Starring Charles McCrann, Beverly Shapiro and Dennis Helfend. A shortened version was banned as a UK Video Nasty in 1983. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Review : Cheesy Classic This is one of those cheesy classics from the 70's. I enjoyed it somewhat.



A group of people growing dope get dusted with a chemical meant to kill their crop. They turn into flesh eating zombies and try to kill campers in the same area. Not one of the goriest nasties but does have a few violent set pieces. Availability The November 1982 Monte video release is missing the epilogue about FBI agent quitting his job but all the violence was intact It was added to the DPP list of video nasties in November 1983 and stayed on the list throughout the panic, so becoming one of the collectable DPP39s Current UK Status: Not released in the uK since The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2007 Telavista R1 DVD titled Toxic Zombies via UK Amazon and at US Amazon US: Uncut for 2019 Massacre Video Blu-ray releases to be announced Massacre Video promises a new 4k scan from a rare 35mm print

Frozen Scream

Frozen Scream is a 1975 US video by Frank Roach.

With Renee Harmon, Lynne Kocol and Wolf Muser. Banned as a video nasty in 1984. Not released in the UK since. US uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. There are few international releases too. Summary Review: For bad movie fans V ery few nasty bits bar an injection into an eyeball. A pretty lame horror flick about a scientist's attempts to make people immortal. This is a bad movie, featuring several funny parts. I particularly liked the scene of two women in the hospital talking, when out of nowhere the policeman narrator's voice is dubbed over the conversation. It's just sloppily put together.



After watching it again. I now value Frozen Scream. Some stretches of boredom, but more amusement than I had originally thought. Don't go too far out of your way to see it, but bad movie fans should find something of interest here. Availability Released on video in 1983 by Home Video Productions . It was added to the video nasty list in August 1984 but was soon dropped by October 1984 Current UK Status: Still banned Germany : It was released on DVD in Germany in 1997 with an English soundtrack for: De Laser Paradise R2 DVD via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2016 Vinegar Syndrome [The Executioner Part 2 + Frozen Scream] R0 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The Funhouse

The Funhouse: Carnival of Terror

Carnival of Terror The Funhouse is a 1981 US horror by Tobe Hooper

With Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson and Jeanne Austin. Mainstream film about a murderous mutant on the loose in a fairground. It is not a particularly violent film and it has been suggested that the video appears on the list due to a confusion with another film Last House on Dead End Street that is also known as The Fun House . Summary Review: Underrated slasher Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a Frankenstein mask. This is an effectively underrated slasher entry. One of it's most impressive feats is that it gives us a nice carnival atmosphere with some interesting sights. The setting is the best thing about this, as great pains is taken to turn the early part into setup, and this does create a great atmosphere for later on in the film. This little gem has minimum bloodletting but its good, its better than good. It has a genuine sense of dread and a fear and paradoxically, an understanding of human vulnerability and mutation. Availability The cinema release of 1981 was X (18) uncut. A shortened version was released without censorship cuts by CIC in June 1983. It was shortened by deleting some uncontentious plot. Added to the DPP list of video nasties in September 1984 and was dropped in June 1985 A shortened version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 1987 CIC VHS The complete version was passed 15 uncut in 2007 Current UK Status: Passed 15 uncut UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate horror, sex, violence and threat for: 2011 ArrowDrome R2 DVD at UK Amazon

2011 Arrow R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2007 Freemantlemedia/Arrow R2 DVD US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for 2012 Shout! Factor RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

2012 Shout! Factor R1 DVD at US Amazon

2004 Universal R1 DVD at US Amazon

US VOD to rent/buy [US only] at US Amazon

The Gestapo's Last Orgy

L'Ultima Orgia del III Reich

Bourreaux SS

Last Orgy of the Third Reich

Des Filles pour le Bourreau

Caligula Reincarnated as Hitler The Gestapo's Last Orgy is a 1977 Italian prison film by Cesare Canevari.

With Adriano Micantoni, Daniela Poggi and Maristella Greco. Bannable scenes include girls being dunked in quick-lime, girls fellating pistols and sodomising the commandant with the butt of a whip. Summary Review: Way Better than Expected Caligula Reincarnated as Hitler was way better than what I expected. The young blonde star of the film is gorgeous and someone both men and women would find attractive to sleep with. There are some five star sexual violence scenes that are unfortunately too brief. Beatings, whippings, gang raping of women prisoners, dipping naked women into vats of lime, hanging the young blonde star nude and upside down over a box of live rats! I mean, hey you "sicko" Nazi fans, is this something or what?



There are no actual hard core sex scenes, however, there are multiple simulated sex scenes that are quite hot to watch. Availability The video was released in 1983 by VFP with a missing 10:48s scene of an Aryan fantasy and a feast of human flesh. The video was re-released in 1984 by Videoshack Added to the DPP video nasty list in March 1984 and stayed on the list throughout the panic so became of the the collectable DPP39's. The Videoshack version is particularly rare. Current UK Status: Still banned in the UK US: uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2011 Intervision R0 DVD at US Amazon

The House by the Cemetery

The House Outside the Cemetery

Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero The House by the Cemetery is a 1981 Italian horror film by Lucio Fulci

With Catriona MacColl & Paolo Malco. Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1982 cinema release. This cut version was released on pre-cert video and was banned as a video nasty. It was then heavily cut for BBFC approved VHS in 1988. The cuts were reduced for 2001 DVD and later waived for 2009 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Apparently praised by the Sunday Times for its constraint but still includes decapitation, stabbing in the head, scalping, a throat ripping, a bat attack and more. The banned video had already been cut to remove the decapitation of the baby sitter and most of the violence committed with a poker. Summary Review: Dread and Fear This is the third in a loose trilogy of films by Italian master of the macabre Lucio Fulci set in New England that evoke the uncanny and cosmic terrors of H.P. Lovecraft. At times Fulci succeeds very well in creating an atmosphere of dread and fear, and the film is not without some subtle moments of terror, due mainly to an eerie soundtrack and a couple of creepy kids. But fans of Fulci and Italian horror cinema in general are not interested in the type of subtle scares one might find in ghost stories. Although this film is not without its moments (throats ripped out, maggot ridden bodies and decapitation), the violence seems quite muted compared to other Fulci films. Availability The cinema release of 1982 was passed X after 1:26s of cuts The cut cinema version was released on Videomedia VHS in January 1983 but was banned as a video nasty in November 1983. It remained on the list through out the panic so became one of the collectable DPP 39's The 1988 Elephant video was passed 18 after 4:45s of cuts . The 1993 Vipco version suffered 7:27s of cuts. The 2001 DVD from Protected is missing 33s Passed 18 uncut after the BBFC waived their cuts for the 2009 Arrow R2 DVD Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody gore and horror after the BBFC waived their cuts for: 2017 Arrow RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2012 Arrow Limited Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2012 Arrow Dual Format R0 Blu-ray/R2 DVD at UK Amazon

2011 Arrow/ArrowDrome Gates of Hell Trilogy R0 DVD at UK Amazon

2011 Arrow/ArrowDrome R0 DVD at UK Amazon

2009 Arrow R2 DVD US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2020 Blue Underground Limited Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

2015 Blue Underground The Lucio Fulci Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

2014 FCE [Shock Fest Collection] R0 DVD

2011 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

2007 Blue Underground R0 DVD at US Amazon

House on the Edge of the Park

La Casa Speruta Nel Parco

La Casa al Confini del Parco

Der Schlitzer House on the Edge of the Park is a 1980 Italian horror thriller by Ruggero Deodato

With David Hess and Annie Belle. Banned by the BBFC for 1981 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Unbanned after 12 minutes of cuts in 2002. Cuts reduced to 43s in 2011. Uncut in the US. Summary Review: Interesting yet Chilling A couple of rapists Alex and Ricky who are invited to a rich person's party. They decide to make their own cruel and twisted kind of fun such as murder and rape.



A harsh and unsettling Italian horror thriller from director Ruggero Deodato who definitely knows how to shock his audience. The acting isn't all that great but the music is good with a funky disco song, some gory violence with torture, nudity, and sleaze abound. Availability The BBFC banned a 1981 cinema release. It was released on video uncut by Skyline in October 1982. It was listed as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so became one of the collectable DPP39s The 2002 Protected/Vipco DVD was p assed 18 with 11:43s of heavy cuts . Passed 18 after 43s of BBFC cuts for the 2011 Shameless DVD. Current UK status: Passed 18 after 43s of cuts US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for 2018 Kino Lorber [House on the Edge of the Park + Last House on Massacre Street] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

2016 Code Red Limited Edition (RA) Blu-ray

2002 Bedford R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Human Experiments

Beyond the Gate

Women in Prison Human Experiments is a 1980 US thriller by Gregory Goodell.

With Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis and Ellen Travolta. A short version was passed for cinema without BBFC cuts. The video was banned as a video nasty for a while. No UK release since but uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Review: Women in Prison Woman in peril when falsely imprisoned in an asylum. The mandatory mad doctor is experimenting in catatonic shock induced by spiders and bugs. Country singer Rachel Foster (Linda Haynes) is undoubtedly the unluckiest person alive as she stumbles upon a young kid who has just slaughtered his family. She shoots the kid (he goes into a coma), resulting in a life sentence after the crooked Sheriff pins all the murders on her. But this is no ordinary prison as the Warden (Mercedes Shirley) and Dr. Kline (Geoffrey Lewis) are conducting bizarre behavioural experiments on their charges. There are some memorable bits in this and, on a whole, it is a pretty solid women in prison entry with a few nice twists. Lewis does a great job as the creepy doctor and their is a nice supporting role from Ellen Travolta. Haynes is an attractive lead and isn't afraid to deliver the genre required nudity. Director Gregory Goodell excels in the film's last third where Foster's nightmares come to life to haunt her. Sadly, he went on to Lifetime movies exclusively after this. Availability The BBFC passed the 1979 cinema release without cuts. The video was released by Jaguar in 1981. It was listed as a video nasty in July 1983 but was soon dropped in March 1984. Current UK Status: Never re-released US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2018 Scorpion R0 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

Drop Dead Dearest

Left for Dead 1978 Canadian horror by Murray Markowitz.

With Elke Sommer, Donald Pilon and Chuck Shamata. Summary Review: Unexceptional whodunit Stars Elke Sommer and features electrocution in a swimming pool and a paving slab being dropped on someone's head. A supposed dramatic account of a real life murder case, Canadian courtroom drama I Miss You Hugs And Kisses could be mistaken for the kind of mid-afternoon entertainment normally lapped up by bored housewives and easily pleased geriatrics: with its unexceptional whodunit plot crammed with intrigue, adultery, blackmail, and murder, one could be excused for thinking that Angela Lansbury or Dick Van Dyke might pop up in the final reel to solve the case. Viewers are treated to graphic killings (Sommers head is staved in and a young woman is stabbed in the stomach), nudity and sex, genuine slaughterhouse footage, and even a touch of necrophilia (one of the possible murderers, an escaped lunatic, enjoys raping his victims after he has killed them). Although not overly shocking by today's standards, these scenes seem so out of place in this otherwise routine thriller that they actually manage to be disturbing. Availability The uncut Intercity pre-cert video was branded as a video nasty in August 1984. It was soon dropped in October 1984. Re-released after 1:06s of BBFC cuts as Drop Dead Dearest for Heron in 1986 Current UK Status: Passed 18 after 1:06s of cuts

I Spit on Your Grave

Day of the Woman

I Hate Your Guts

The Rape and Revenge of Jennifer Hill I Spit on Your Grave is a 1981 US revenge film by Meir Zarchi.

With Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor and Richard Pace. The film was banned as one of the most notable video nasties in 1983. It was unbanned after massive 7m:02s of BBFC cuts for 2001 and 2006 DVD. These cuts were reduced to 2m:54s in 2010, and to 1m:41s for 2020 Blu-ray. Cut in the US for an R rating but MPAA Unrated releases are uncut. Perhaps one of the most famous of the video nasties probably because it is one of the better films on the list. It shows brutal and protracted scenes of the violation and humiliation of Camille Keaton. Armed with resolve and intelligence Keaton avenges herself by chopping up, hanging, drowning and castrating her tormentors. Summary Review: Brutal The film is evenly paced and unrelenting. One is forced to confront the brutality of rape and violence.



The actress is quite convincing and deserves recognition. The men are sickening and easily hated; they are just vicious animals without any redeeming qualities, yet they are believable. Without question, the rape scenes are some of the most disturbing moments in cinematic history. The castration scene is unparalleled. Availability Released in January 1982 first under the Wizard label and then labelled Astra (Astra were UK distributors for US based Wizard). The video was one of the prime targets of the moral press and it was listed as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout so is therefore one the collectable DPP39s International Tra ding gained a UK video certificate in 2001 after 7:02s of cuts to the rape scene. International Tra ding pre-cut their 2003 DVD to reframe the rape offscreen. The BBFC asked for 41s of additional cuts . It added up to the same cuts as in 2001 but these were more smoothly achieved. 101 Films released a DVD/Blu-ray version in September 2010 with the BBFC cuts reduced to 2:54s. This version was banned on video by the Irish censor in 2010. The BBFC cuts were reduced to 1:41s for 2020 DVD and Blu-ray releases from Kaleidoscope. Current UK Status: Passed 18 with 1:41s cuts US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2019 Deja Vu Llc R1 DVD at US Amazon

2011 Anchor Bay R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon Germany: Uncut for: ILLUSIONS RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

Inferno

Dario Argento's Inferno

Horror Infernal Inferno is a 1980 Italy horror by Dario Argento.

With Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle and Eleonora Giorgi. Apartment is inhabited by an evil spirit that causes a number of deaths including, stabbing, guillotining, and drowning. Summary Review: My own favourite This is my own favourite Argento movie, but if you try and work out the plot it will drive you nuts. It's best viewed as a dark and incredibly gory fairytale and companion-piece to Suspiria. Irene Miracle becomes curious about the history of the old New York mansion block where she lives. Big mistake, but oh forget the logic. Just lap up the marvellous set-pieces: a swim through an underwater apartment (why is it flooded? don't even ask!), a witchy teenager and a cat who materialise during a music tutorial, a slasher murder set to the Slave's Chorus from Nabucco, a rat attack in Central Park. The soundtrack is an audacious blend of Verdi and Keith Emerson. Sheer bliss. Availability The BBFC cut the 1981 cinema release. 20th Century Fox released the video uncut which was then listed as a video nasty in August 1984. It was dropped from he list in September 1985. The BBFC cut 28s from the 1987 Film & Video release The BBFC cut 20s from the 1993 Fox Video The BBFC waived their cuts for the 2010 Arrow DVD/Blu-ray Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2013 Arrow RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2010 Arrow R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

2010 Arrow 30th Anniversary Edition R0 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2015 Blue Underground Dario Argento Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

2011 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

2011 Blue Underground Special Edition R0 DVD at US Amazon

2007 Blue Underground R0 DVD

Island of Death

Ta Pedhia tou dhiavolou

A Craving for Lust

Cruel Destination

Devils in Mykonos

Island of Perversion

Psychic Killer 2 Island of Death is a 1972 US/Greek horror by Nico Mastorakis.

With Robert Behling, Jane Lyle and Jessica Dublin. Heavily cut for 1976 X rated cinema release. Banned as a very famous video nasty in 1983. Even a heavily cut version was banned for official BBFC approved release in 1987. Less cut for 2003 DVD and finally uncut for 2010 DVD. Summary Review: Rough Diamond Island of Perversion is a rough diamond from the deep seas of sickness, another gem from 1970s - the golden age of Grindhouse and exploitation! A film where you can still smell the dirt from the backyard and railway station cinemas it was shown in! But it´' a great one, I enjoyed every second of it! The story is about two totally weird siblings who travel to Mykonos to free the peaceful Greek island from all those who are perverted scum in their eyes: gays, lesbians, nymphomaniacs, hippies... Unfortunately, the version that I watched was cut, so I didn't have the chance to see the notorious goat-rape! Even though the violence is not that graphic in this film, the director seemed to be possessed by the ambition to make one of the most depraved movies ever! Loved the bad surprise ending! Availability Passed X in 1976 with extensive cuts (14 mins) for cinema as A Craving for Lust AVI released an uncut video in November 1982 as Island of Death. Island of Death briefly appeared on the video nasties list in November 1983 but was deleted by the next issue. There may have been a confusion with another film with the same name by Narcisco Ibanez Serrador. The video returned to the list in October 1985 and remained on the list throughout so becoming one of the collectable DPP39s Heavily cut video version named Psychic Killer 2 was rejected by the BBFC in 1987 DVD passed with heavy cuts of 4:09s in 2002. Distributed by Michael Lee/Vipco Passed 18 uncut after BBFC cuts waived in 2010. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 uncut after previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2015 Arrow R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

2010 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2015 Video Music/Arrow (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

2003 Image R1 DVD at US Amazon

The Killer Nun

Deadly Habit

Suor Omicidi The Killer Nun is a 1979 Italy horror mystery thriller by Giulio Berruti.

Starring Anita Ekberg, Paola Morra and Alida Valli. Summary Review: Well worth checking out Patients are killed in a variety of exotic ways, perforated with pins, kicked to death, thrown out of window etc. These deaths resemble accounts of martyrdom often told by a drunkard, dopehead, lecherous old nun, Anita Ekberg. Also includes a bit of lesbian nun depravity. Anyone familiar with nunsploitation will recognise this as a stand out film. There are some very atmospheric set pieces in the film Anita Ekberg's flashbacks and the giallo inspired murder of the old woman. The dubbing detracts from the power of the film by having cheesy actors do the overdubs. Some of the editing is a bit sloppy but Italian exploitation fans are well used to this. The gorgeous Paola Morra is worth the price of the film alone. Well worth checking out. Availability Released on video by Techno Film. It was listed as a video nasty in August 1984 but was dropped by July 1985 Redemption video passed 18 with 13s of cuts in 1993 2006 Argent (Shameless) DVD Passed 18 uncut Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut. Passed 18 uncut with cuts waived for: 2011 Shameless Slasher Nasties Triple Bill R2 DVD at UK Amazon for release on 24th October 2011

2006 Argent/Shameless R2 DVD at UK Amazon The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2012 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2004 Blue Underground R1 DVD at US Amazon

The Living Dead

Non si Deve Profanare il Sonno dei Morti

The Living Dead

Don't Open the Window

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie

Breakfast at the Manchester Morgue

No Profanar el Sueno de los Muertos

Fin de Semana Para los Meurtos

Weekend Per i Morti

Le Massacre des Morts-Vivants

Invasion der Zombies

Zombi 3

Da Dove Vieni

Das Leichenhaus der Lebenden Toten The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue is a 1974 Italian/Spanish horror by Jorge Grau.

With Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock and Arthur Kennedy. Various members of the community are disembowelled and eaten. Then the heroes fight back. Summary Review: British Mini Watching this film was a real treat as it was devoid of the usual American teenage students being slaughtered and was even filmed here in the U.K. It's full of 1960's/70's kitsch and the hero's even drive a real British Mini. The picture quality is excellent so you can see the Zombies in all their lurid excellence. If you only ever buy one Zombie movie, make it this one! Availability The BBFC cut 1:27s from the 1975 cinema release as The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue VIP released the uncut video in June 1992 titled The Living Dead. Meanwhile LVC released a video Don't Open the Window. This is a version censored for a US R rating. The Living Dead was listed as a video nasty in October 1983 but it was dropped from the list in April 1985 The 1:27s pre-cut cinema version was submitted for video in 1985 by Network Distribution. The BBFC demanded 26s of further cuts . This release was titled Living Dead at Manchester Morgue All BBFC cuts were waived for the 2002 Blue Underground DVD, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie/The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut UK: Passed 18 with all BBFC cuts waived for: 2010 Optimum R2 DVD via UK Amazon

2006 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

2002 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

2002 Blue Underground R2 DVD US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2009 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

2008 Blue Underground R0 DVD at US Amazon

Love Camp 7

Lager Femminile

Camp Special No 7

Nazi Love Camp 7 Love Camp 7 is a 1969 USA war horror thriller by Lee Frost.

With Bob Cresse, Maria Lease and Kathy Williams. The film was banned as a video nasty in 1985, then banned from DVD by the BBFC in 2002. The film was banned again by the BBFC for 2020 VoD. Uncut elsewhere but there have only been a few obscure releases until the 2017 US DVD/Blu-ray Combo. Summary Review: Don't Take Seriously Set in a Nazi "Love Camp" that services the needs of front line officers. The video packaging claims that this film is based on fact, but the plot is so far fetched you would have a hard time believing that. Two young WAC officers go undercover as POW's in the prison camp hoping to get some information from a scientist that's being held there. Unfortunately things go wrong and they end up overstaying their welcome and being subjected to the same indignities as the other inmates. The violence and sexploitation are best taken as tongue-in-cheek. By enjoying the exploits of the two WAC officers, Maria Lease and Kathy Williams, the movie is quite entertaining. Both Lease and Williams could pass as Playboy Playmates. Both girls have no less than four scenes each were their wares are sampled - talk about copping a feel, these horny Nazis devour these two toothsome actresses! Availability Released by Market in 1983. The video was listed as a video nasty in April 1985 and stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectible DPP39s Banned from a DVD release when submitted in 2002 and from VoD in 2020. Current UK Status: Still banned US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2017 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Something Weird R0 DVD-R via US Amazon

Madhouse

There Was a Little Girl

And When She Was Bad

Flesh and the Beast

Scared to Death Madhouse is a 1981 Italy / USA horror by Ovidio G Assonitis (as Oliver Hellman).

Starring Trish Everly, Michael MacRae and Dennis Robertson. Initially released uncut on 1983 VHS but was soon re-released as the cut R rated version due the video nasties panic. The film was banned as a video nasty anyway. It was passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for 2004 DVD. In the US there is a cut MPAA R rated version and an uncut Unrated version. Summary Review: One of the Better Nasties Julia, a teacher in a school for the deaf, has a hideosly disformed and deranged twin sister that resides in the local looney bin. She escapes to gate-crash a surprise birthday party for Julia by murdering all the party guests with the help of a giant killer Alsation dog, which gets it's come-uppance when lobotomised by a power drill, in a scene that will offend most animal lovers. "Madhouse" is one of the better films that was previously on the "banned" list of so-called video nasties in the UK. It didn't really deserve it's place on the list, but it's easy to spot the scenes that probably put it there. T he film features two pretty over-the top gore scenes that seem almost out of place in a movie that exercises restraint in most aspects. The most infamous sequence is the one that shows just how you can put down a dangerous attacking rottweiler with a handy power drill. The other is an axe attack that is so drawn out it becomes almost surreal. Although some of the time the action can get rather slow, this slasher stands above it's rivals due to some really good cinematography. Availability An uncut version was published by Medusa in January 1983. A cut version was released later in 1983 by Medusa and was added to the DPP list of banned video nasties in November of the same year. It stayed on the list throughout the panic , so became one of the collectible DPP39's Passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for the 2004 Film 2000 DVD Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut Passed 18 uncut for: 2017 Arrow Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray/(R2) DVD Combo at UK Amazon

20 04 Film 2000 R0 DVD via UK Amazon but with reported poor sound quality The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2017 Arrow Special Edition (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon

2008 Dark Sky R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon