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Video Nasties Podcast

Looking at all the films in the Video Nasties scare

Ranked #1

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I Spit On Your Grave

I Spit On Your Grave

This controversial rape / revenge drama was a catalyst for the Video Recordings Act and is still a powerful and difficul... Read more

20 Jul 2014

44mins

Ranked #2

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Snuff

Snuff

The film that fired the fears that snuff movies were available in our video shops. Spoiler – they weren’t.

21 Aug 2014

24mins

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The Funhouse

The Funhouse

Tobe Hooper’s 1981 fun fair flick is a strange addition to the video nasties list. Christopher tries to explain why it w... Read more

6 Apr 2014

30mins

Ranked #4

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The Beyond

The Beyond

Lucio Fulci’s film about the gates of hell opening and the walking dead is a cult favourite

19 Jan 2014

40mins

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Ranked #5

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Brutes And Savages

Brutes And Savages

Brutes And Savages is an unpleasant Mondo rip-off. The story behind who made it though is fascinating.

29 Dec 2019

32mins

Ranked #6

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Dead & Buried

Dead & Buried

This classic cult horror features plenty of mystery, zombies and Glenn Miller Orchestra

9 Mar 2014

29mins

Ranked #7

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Deep Red

Deep Red

Is this Dario Argento’s best film? Also known as Profondo Rosso this is a glorious slice of giallo and deeply beautiful ... Read more

11 Aug 2019

33mins

Ranked #8

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House on the Edge of the Park

House on the Edge of the Park

Grim and sleazy horror staring David Hess as a psychopath raping and killing his way around a house party.

6 Jul 2014

28mins

Ranked #9

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Don’t Look In The Basement

Don’t Look In The Basement

Ultra low-budget drive-in movie set in a bizarre mental hospital.

8 Jun 2014

23mins

Ranked #10

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Evilspeak

Evilspeak

Demonic pigs raised from hell by a teenager who can barely tie his shoelaces and a 1981 computer programme. As you do

13 Apr 2014

23mins

Ranked #11

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Naked Fist

Naked Fist

“The world’s first erotic kung fu classic” Also known as Firecracker from 1981. Literally features a woman fighting unti... Read more

26 Oct 2019

27mins

Ranked #12

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The Driller Killer

The Driller Killer

Our last film on the video nasties list is a seminal arthouse film with a very notorious cover.

19 Oct 2014

27mins

Ranked #13

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The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead

Christopher takes a look at the media reaction and court cases linked to Sam Raimi’s classic horror The Evil Dead.

7 Apr 2013

29mins

Ranked #14

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Introducing a new podcast from Christopher Brown – The Last Horror Podcast

Introducing a new podcast from Christopher Brown – The Last Horror Podcast

Introducing the latest podcast from Christopher Brown. All about horror, cinema and storytelling.

15 Aug 2016

2mins

Ranked #15

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The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue

The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue

Also known as Let Sleeping Corpses Lie and Don’t Open The Window this zombie film sees the living dead attack the Englis... Read more

7 Jul 2013

33mins

Ranked #16

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The Burning

The Burning

A launch pad for many careers including the Weinsteins. It’s a great slasher too

5 Jan 2014

30mins

Ranked #17

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SS Experiment Camp

SS Experiment Camp

Notorious bad taste, high camp horror. Famous more for its poster than its content though

7 Sep 2014

22mins

Ranked #18

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Werewolf Woman

Werewolf Woman

An Italian sexploitation film with some lofty ambitions. Some times it even gets close to reaching some of them

8 Dec 2019

19mins

Ranked #19

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What Happened Next

What Happened Next

1985 to 1999 in about 30 minutes plus a fond farewell

26 Oct 2014

41mins

Ranked #20

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Parasite

Parasite

An early Charles Band film, which also features Demi Moore is a 3D horror that mixes Mad Max with creature feature

9 Nov 2019

25mins

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