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The Beast in Heat is a 1977 Italian exploitation feature film. Directed by Luigi Batzella from a ‘screenplay’ co-written by Lorenzo Artale, The Beast in Heat was essentially a rehash of soldiers …
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The Killer Nun will be released on Blu-ray in the USA and Canada by Arrow Video on October 15, 2019. The 1978 Italian film has been newly restored in 2K …
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Evilspeak is a 1981 American supernatural horror film directed by Eric Weston from a screenplay co-written with Joseph Garofalo. The movie stars Clint Howard, R.G. Armstrong, Joseph Cortese and Claude Earl Jones. …
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La Maldición de la Bestia – translation: “The Curse of the Beast” is a 1975 Spanish supernatural horror film directed by Miguel Iglesias as M.I. Bonns from a screenplay written …
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‘Many people visit, few ever leave the…’ Madhouse – aka There Was a Little Girl – is a 1981 Italian horror feature film produced and directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis (The …
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‘Bit by bit… by bit he carved a nightmare!’ The Toolbox Murders is a 1978 American slasher horror feature film directed by Dennis Donnelly from a screenplay written by Robert …
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‘Molly really knows how to cut men down to size!!’ The Witch Who Came from the Sea is a 1976 American horror feature film directed by Matt Cimber from a …
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‘The dream you can’t escape alive!’ Nightmare is a 1981 American slasher horror feature film written and directed by Italian filmmaker Romano Scavolini (Spirits of Death). It has also been released as Nightmare …
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Kiss of Death is a horror-themed rock song by The Lords of the New Church written by Brian James (ex-The Damned) and Stiv Bators (ex-The Dead Boys), and a track …
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Mardi Gras Massacre is a 1978 American horror feature film written and directed by Jack Weis. The movie stars Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo and Laura Misch Owens. It is an unofficial semi-remake of the …
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‘Is it a Nightmare? or is it…” The Slayer – also known as Nightmare Island – is a 1982 American slasher horror feature film directed by J.S. Cardone (Wicked Little Things; The Forsaken; …
Read MoreVideo Nasty is a six part British comic book series, first published in March 2014. The story takes place in 1983 and is a mix of police mystery and horror, set …
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This is a historical listing of all films that were deemed to be ‘video nasties’ in the UK. Read the story of the ‘video nasties’ here. When horror films began …
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The film world in Britain during the early 80s was grim. Most of the grand cinema palaces of yesteryear were, if not already transformed into bingo halls, falling apart, offering …
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The 1970s saw many old cinematic taboos falling away, and few horror film sub-genres benefited from the relaxation in censorship more than the cannibal film. In fact, this is a …
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‘The blood runs in rivers… …and the drill keeps tearing through flesh and bone’ The Driller Killer is a 1979 American horror feature film written, directed by, and starring, Abel Ferrara. …
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Devil Hunter is a 1980 Spanish/West German horror feature film directed by Jesus Franco [as Clifford Brown]; has also been released as The Devil Hunter, Chasseurs d’Hommes, Jungfrau under Kannibalen, The Man Hunter, Mandingo Manhunter. The …
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‘It begins with a horrifying killing and then starts to get bloody!’ The Boogey Man – or The Boogeyman on promotional material – and The Bogey Man in the UK – is a …
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‘Haunting intrigue… a shock to your system!!!’ The House on Straw Hill is a 1975 British psycho thriller feature film about a paranoid writer is unable to get started on …
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‘When the price of lust is death!’ The Mountain of the Cannibal God (Italian title: La montagna del dio cannibale) is a 1978 Italian-Spanish exploitation feature film directed by Sergio Martino. It stars Ursula Andress, …
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‘The entrance is the gateway to Hell!’ Don’t Go Near the Park – also known as Curse of the Living Dead, Nightstalker and Sanctuary for Evil – is a 1979 American horror …
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‘Mad creatures of the night existing only for sensual sadistic moments of human slaughter!’ The Ghastly Ones, retitled as Blood Rites for its UK release and Blood Orgy for some drive-in dates, …
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The Cannibal Man – original title: La Semana del asesino “The Week of the Killer” – is a 1972 Spanish horror feature film, directed by Eloy de la Iglesia from a screenplay co-written with Antonio Fos. It …
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The Burning is a 1981 American slasher horror feature film directed by Tony Maylam (Split Second; The Sins of Dorian Gray) from a screenplay written by Peter Lawrence and Bob …
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‘She struck back in a way only a woman can!’ Day of the Woman – better known by its re-release title, I Spit on Your Grave – is a 1978 exploitation film directed by …
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‘Violence beyond reason. Victims beyond help…’ Unhinged is a 1982 American slasher horror feature film produced and directed by Don Gronquist from a screenplay co-written with Reagan Ramsey. It stars Laurel Munson, Janet Penner and Sara Ansley. …
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