The Daily Mail list of video Nasties...
Discussion
Yes, apologies for posting from everyone's favourite rag, but among the normal tripe, I spotted this little article.
I have not seen all of the movies, in fact a fairly small number, Faces of death being one. but a different version which was more documentary style showing executions etc seemingly filmed in glorious 180p.
Anyway, a couple of classics among them, but I had no idea the original "Evil Dead" was classified as a nasty?.
I seem to recall the movie "videodrome" being restricted for a while, along with "scanners" but my memory might be wrong on that one.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-1235...
for those who don't want top visit an ad laden site, here's the list:
Absurd (original title - Rosso Sangue; 1981)
Anthropophagous: The Beast (original title - Antropophagus; 1980)
Axe (1974)
A Bay of Blood (original title - Reazione a Catena; 1972)
The Beast in Heat (original title - La Bestia in Calore; 1977)
Blood Feast (1963)
Blood Rites (1968)
Bloody Moon (original title - Die Säge des Todes; 1981)
The Burning (1981)
Cannibal Apocalypse (original title - Apocalypse Doman; 1980)
Cannibal Ferox (1981)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
The Cannibal Man (original title - La Semana del Asesino; 1972)
Devil Hunter (original title - El Canibal; 1980)
Don't Go in the Woods (1981)
The Driller Killer (1979)
Evilspeak (1981)
Exposé (1981)
Faces of Death (1978)
Fight For Your Life (1977)
Flesh For Frankenstein (1973)
Forest of Fear (also known as Toxic Zombies; 1980)
Gestapo's Last Orgy (original title - L'ultima orgia del III Reich; 1977)
House by the Cemetery (original title - Quella villa accanto al cimitero; 1981)
House on the Edge of the Park (original title - La casa sperduta nel parco; 1980)
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Island of Death (original title - Ta Pedhia tou dhiavolou; 1976)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Love Camp 7 (1969)
Madhouse (1981)
Mardi Gras Massacre (1978)
Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)
Night of the Bloody Apes (1972)
Night of the Demon (1980)
Snuff 1976)
SS Experiment Camp (1976)
Tenebrae (original title - Tenebre; 1982)
The Werewolf and the Yeti (original title - La Maldicion de la Bestia; 1975)
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
The Beyond (original title - E Tu Vivrai Nel Terrore ‒ L'Aldilà; 1981)
The Bogey Man (1980)
Cannibal Terror (original title - Terreur Cannibale; 1981)
Contamination (1980)
Dead & Buried (1981)
Death Trap (1976)
Deep River Savages (original title - Il paese del sesso selvaggio; 1972)
Delirium (1979)
Don't Go in the House (1980)
Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
Don't Look in the Basement (1973)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Frozen Scream (1980)
The Funhouse (1981)
Human Experiments (1979)
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
Inferno (1980)
Killer Nun (original title - Suor Omicidi; 1979)
Late Night Trains (original title - L'ultimo treno della notte; 1975)
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (original title - Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti; 1974)
Nightmare Maker (1981)
Possession (1981)
Pranks (1982)
Prisoner of the Cannibal God (original title: La montagna del dio cannibale; 1978)
Revenge of the Bogey Man (original title - Boogeyman II; 1983)
The Slayer (1982)
Terror Eyes (1981)
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
Unhinged (1982)
Visiting Hours (1982)
The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976)
Women Behind Bars (original title - Des diamants pour l'enfer; 1975)
Zombie Creeping Flesh (1980)
I have not seen all of the movies, in fact a fairly small number, Faces of death being one. but a different version which was more documentary style showing executions etc seemingly filmed in glorious 180p.
Anyway, a couple of classics among them, but I had no idea the original "Evil Dead" was classified as a nasty?.
I seem to recall the movie "videodrome" being restricted for a while, along with "scanners" but my memory might be wrong on that one.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-1235...
for those who don't want top visit an ad laden site, here's the list:
Absurd (original title - Rosso Sangue; 1981)
Anthropophagous: The Beast (original title - Antropophagus; 1980)
Axe (1974)
A Bay of Blood (original title - Reazione a Catena; 1972)
The Beast in Heat (original title - La Bestia in Calore; 1977)
Blood Feast (1963)
Blood Rites (1968)
Bloody Moon (original title - Die Säge des Todes; 1981)
The Burning (1981)
Cannibal Apocalypse (original title - Apocalypse Doman; 1980)
Cannibal Ferox (1981)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
The Cannibal Man (original title - La Semana del Asesino; 1972)
Devil Hunter (original title - El Canibal; 1980)
Don't Go in the Woods (1981)
The Driller Killer (1979)
Evilspeak (1981)
Exposé (1981)
Faces of Death (1978)
Fight For Your Life (1977)
Flesh For Frankenstein (1973)
Forest of Fear (also known as Toxic Zombies; 1980)
Gestapo's Last Orgy (original title - L'ultima orgia del III Reich; 1977)
House by the Cemetery (original title - Quella villa accanto al cimitero; 1981)
House on the Edge of the Park (original title - La casa sperduta nel parco; 1980)
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
Island of Death (original title - Ta Pedhia tou dhiavolou; 1976)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Love Camp 7 (1969)
Madhouse (1981)
Mardi Gras Massacre (1978)
Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)
Night of the Bloody Apes (1972)
Night of the Demon (1980)
Snuff 1976)
SS Experiment Camp (1976)
Tenebrae (original title - Tenebre; 1982)
The Werewolf and the Yeti (original title - La Maldicion de la Bestia; 1975)
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
The Beyond (original title - E Tu Vivrai Nel Terrore ‒ L'Aldilà; 1981)
The Bogey Man (1980)
Cannibal Terror (original title - Terreur Cannibale; 1981)
Contamination (1980)
Dead & Buried (1981)
Death Trap (1976)
Deep River Savages (original title - Il paese del sesso selvaggio; 1972)
Delirium (1979)
Don't Go in the House (1980)
Don't Go Near the Park (1979)
Don't Look in the Basement (1973)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Frozen Scream (1980)
The Funhouse (1981)
Human Experiments (1979)
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
Inferno (1980)
Killer Nun (original title - Suor Omicidi; 1979)
Late Night Trains (original title - L'ultimo treno della notte; 1975)
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (original title - Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti; 1974)
Nightmare Maker (1981)
Possession (1981)
Pranks (1982)
Prisoner of the Cannibal God (original title: La montagna del dio cannibale; 1978)
Revenge of the Bogey Man (original title - Boogeyman II; 1983)
The Slayer (1982)
Terror Eyes (1981)
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
Unhinged (1982)
Visiting Hours (1982)
The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976)
Women Behind Bars (original title - Des diamants pour l'enfer; 1975)
Zombie Creeping Flesh (1980)
If you’re interested in the ‘video nasties’ then there’s a fantastic podcast called (unsurprisingly) ‘The Video Nasties Podcast’. He has watched and gone through the whole list and does about half an hour on each, talking about the films and why they were on the list.
The Burning
Cannibal Holocaust
I Spit on your Grave
Last House on the Left
Contamination
Evil Dead
The above are the only ones on the list I’ve seen. Scanners was on the Section 3 list (with a whole host of decent films) which weren’t banned as such but were able to be confiscated. The Section 3 films generated a lot less hysteria.
The Burning
Cannibal Holocaust
I Spit on your Grave
Last House on the Left
Contamination
Evil Dead
The above are the only ones on the list I’ve seen. Scanners was on the Section 3 list (with a whole host of decent films) which weren’t banned as such but were able to be confiscated. The Section 3 films generated a lot less hysteria.
Edited by TT1138 on Sunday 6th August 20:21
An interesting tight distribution around the start of the 80s. Why was this?
I randomly picked up Cannibal Ferox whilst I was in the horror section of HMV a few months ago. It did read pretty grim.
I do wonder how much we've changed and become more acclimatised to. My wife is watching the Hannibal series (pre cursor to the films) at the moment and that is pretty shocking.
I randomly picked up Cannibal Ferox whilst I was in the horror section of HMV a few months ago. It did read pretty grim.
I do wonder how much we've changed and become more acclimatised to. My wife is watching the Hannibal series (pre cursor to the films) at the moment and that is pretty shocking.
Scanners (1981) with Michael Ironside and Patrick McGoohan is one of my favourite films but I don't know why it would have been banned. Mind you I did freeze the VHS and photograph some frames off the TV.
I Spit on Your Grave is a great little franchise with a few sequels and spinoffs.
I Spit on Your Grave is a great little franchise with a few sequels and spinoffs.
Chimune said:
They missed Bambi Goes Crazy-A-Bonkers With A Drill And Sex.
Vyvyan? 
Grew up in the 70,s/ 80,s so seen most of the video nasties/ banned thanks to Mary Whitehouse if i remember rightly.
Rented from under the counter at the local VHS rental shop when they got to know you, or from the boot of the local mobile rental car. Great times
The actors who died in the film in Cannibal Holocaust were made to sign contracts from the director Ruggero Deodato that they would stay out of all media and not engage in any interviews for at least a year to convince the public that perhaps the deaths on screen were real.
In 1980, ten days after the ultra-violent film had its premiere in Milan, Italy, Cannibal Holocaust was ordered to be confiscated by law, and Deodato ended up being charged with obscenity. He had to contact the actors and the film crew in order to show and prove they were still with us!
In 1980, ten days after the ultra-violent film had its premiere in Milan, Italy, Cannibal Holocaust was ordered to be confiscated by law, and Deodato ended up being charged with obscenity. He had to contact the actors and the film crew in order to show and prove they were still with us!
Actual said:
Scanners (1981) with Michael Ironside and Patrick McGoohan is one of my favourite films but I don't know why it would have been banned. Mind you I did freeze the VHS and photograph some frames off the TV.
I Spit on Your Grave is a great little franchise with a few sequels and spinoffs.
I think it was the "head exploding" scene which got the censors all worked up.I Spit on Your Grave is a great little franchise with a few sequels and spinoffs.
here it is in glorious HD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpEiE3-CYGA
Saw Scanners at the Ace Cinema in Green Street, East Ham along with a whole load of other 'X' films when we were kids (The Exorcist being the scariest).
From that list, I think I saw SS Experiment Camp and was very underwhelmed by it.
Saw Man Bites Dog at the cinema and I thought it was quite funny, haven't seen it since, mind.
From that list, I think I saw SS Experiment Camp and was very underwhelmed by it.
Saw Man Bites Dog at the cinema and I thought it was quite funny, haven't seen it since, mind.
No men behind the sun? 1988 so maybe too late to count, real bodies used:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Behind_the_Sun
I never understood (still don't) what a video nasty was actually defined as, always sounded like a made up media term.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Behind_the_Sun
I never understood (still don't) what a video nasty was actually defined as, always sounded like a made up media term.
Speed Badger said:
The actors who died in the film in Cannibal Holocaust were made to sign contracts from the director Ruggero Deodato that they would stay out of all media and not engage in any interviews for at least a year to convince the public that perhaps the deaths on screen were real.
In 1980, ten days after the ultra-violent film had its premiere in Milan, Italy, Cannibal Holocaust was ordered to be confiscated by law, and Deodato ended up being charged with obscenity. He had to contact the actors and the film crew in order to show and prove they were still with us!
Features actual animal killings as well, so is still one of the most shocking films on this list.In 1980, ten days after the ultra-violent film had its premiere in Milan, Italy, Cannibal Holocaust was ordered to be confiscated by law, and Deodato ended up being charged with obscenity. He had to contact the actors and the film crew in order to show and prove they were still with us!
Although before we laugh at how prudish people used to be back then, we continue to retroactively censor or outright remove media deemed offensive. Something that's only getting worse with the rise of streaming.
Chimune said:
Grimest film i saw was early 90s and never gets mentioned, shown etc. Is
Man Bites Dog.
Im not into horror gore and although it has some dark humour, i didnt like it.
God, I think I remember that. Is that the one with the camera crew following a serial killer and getting drawn into his corruption? Grim.Man Bites Dog.
Im not into horror gore and although it has some dark humour, i didnt like it.
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