Video Nasties Podcast
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsLooking at all the films in the Video Nasties scare
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Introductions and farewells
October 23, 2021 11:54 - 20 minutes - 17.8 MBAn introduction to the Video Nasties Podcast, if you're just taking you're first look and a farewell, if you've finsihed listening.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
October 16, 2021 12:34 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBTobe Hooper's classic horror film has a reputation that proceeds it. Notoriously the BBFC refused the film a certificate even with cuts due to the very nature of the film.
Suspiria
October 16, 2021 10:33 - 23 minutes - 18.8 MBDario Argento's classic supernatural horror is an incredible achievment, both visually stunning and scary.
Zombie Lake
October 02, 2021 10:32 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBEven fans of Jean Rollin's work aren't that keen on Zombie Lake, that includes the director himself. But Rollin managed to make some beautiful and fascinating films during his career
The Hills Have Eyes
September 26, 2021 08:41 - 27 minutes - 22.4 MBIn an inhospitable part of California Wes Craven returned to the horror genre and created a cult classic.
Massacre Mansion
September 18, 2021 10:08 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MBOne of Charles Band's first productions features an amazing cast for a very sombre mad scientist movie. Better know as Mansion Of The Doomed
Nightmare City
September 11, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 20.6 MBUmberto Lenzi's high-energy zombie movie, that's not a zombie movie, actually.
The Black Room
September 06, 2021 18:44 - 18 minutes - 13.5 MBThis, slightly sleazy, modern vampire movie is an under-appreciated gem
Oasis Of The Zombies
August 22, 2021 09:29 - 20 minutes - 15.1 MBJess Franco snoozes his way through this low-key horror effort about lost treasure and monsters in the sand
Nightbeast
August 08, 2021 12:05 - 24 minutes - 18.9 MBDon Dohler's Nightbeast is a fun creature feature that thrives on its DIY attitude and low-budget charm
Phantasm
July 17, 2021 09:53 - 24 minutes - 17.9 MBSurreal, dream-like, low budget horror that sparked a franchise and created a cult fandom. It's an American classic. "BOY!"
The Mad Foxes
July 10, 2021 13:37 - 21 minutes - 16.3 MBAbsolutely barking Spanish exploitation about a playboy battling Hells Angels in a ludicrously escalating battle
Martin
July 04, 2021 13:03 - 23 minutes - 18.6 MBA look at the film George A Romero made before his huge hit, Dawn Of The Dead
The Last Horror Film
June 19, 2021 10:22 - 23 minutes - 19.3 MBJoe Spinell stars in this comedy horror film that makes a lot of its silly premise and Cannes setting.
The Erotic Rites Of Frankenstein
June 12, 2021 10:04 - 22 minutes - 16.5 MBI am again asking you to consider watching a Jess Franco film. Honestly, this is one of his more interesting ones.
Don’t Answer The Phone!
June 07, 2021 14:08 - 21 minutes - 16.5 MBA sleazy little slasher featuring a OTT central performance and some fab views of a rundown Hollywood
Mark Of The Devil
May 30, 2021 08:44 - 30 minutes - 24.5 MBVicious violence in this exploitation film that was heavily influcenced by Witchfinder General and stars Udo Kier
Tomb Of The Living Dead
May 15, 2021 09:28 - 20 minutes - 16.6 MBFar better known as The Mad Doctor Of Blood Island. This Filipino horror from 1969 features lots of young women and a man/plant monster causing mayhem
Prom Night
May 08, 2021 10:30 - 21 minutes - 16 MBLeslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis star in this slasher that features a fairly amateur killer, a severed head, and plenty of disco dancing.
Scanners
May 03, 2021 09:16 - 25 minutes - 19.5 MBDavid Cronenberg's Scanners was his breakthrough movie into Hollywood and provided an iconic scene.
The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith
April 25, 2021 08:51 - 27 minutes - 22.2 MBThe multi-award winning, hard-hitting Australian drama that ended up being seized by overly enthusastic police officers in England.
Cannibal
March 13, 2021 14:13 - 22 minutes - 18.2 MBRuggero Deodato's Last Cannibal World, also known as Ultimo mondo cannibale and Jungle Holocaust, is an offensive, heady jungle action movie that shows a director toying with ideas he will later return to in his infamous Cannibal Holocaust
The Headless Eyes
March 06, 2021 12:33 - 19 minutes - 17.1 MBFairly arty, quite odd, pretty sleazy. The Headless Eyes, from 1971, is a bit of an aquired taste, but this is a wonderfully grubby serial killer flick, shot in New York.
Death Weekend
February 27, 2021 12:07 - 20 minutes - 18.1 MBWilliam Fruet's exploitation film is considerably better than you'd expect, considering it was trashed on its release, lashed as the other film with touring prints of Last House On The Left, and fell into relative obscurity. It's all due to some strong character work and great acting.
Dawn Of The Dead
February 21, 2021 12:13 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBGeorge A Romero's classic zombie film. From more from me about the film go here. This podcast focuses on the censorship history in the UK of this notorious movie.
Wrong Way
February 14, 2021 12:21 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MBWrong Way, from 1972, is a fairly grim softcore sexploitation film that features drugs, hippies and rape. It managed to get a theatrical release in the UK, but only with all the sex scenes cut out of it. It's now lost to obscurity.
The Thing
January 31, 2021 13:58 - 36 minutes - 12.9 MBA classic film that was unloved when it first came out. This looks specifically at what made the film a bit of a flop when it was released and cult classic when it reach VHS. Plus a little bit about the BBFC knocking back Gestapo's Last Orgy again.
Street Killers
January 23, 2021 16:34 - 23 minutes - 8.19 MBStreet Killers is a hyper-violent poliziotteschi, Italian Crime, film from 1977. It's better known as Beast with a Gun, La Belva Col Mitra, Ferocious, The Human Beast, and Mad Dog Killer
The Killing Hour
January 17, 2021 13:34 - 19 minutes - 17.3 MBA low-key police drama with moments of violence became caught up in police seizures in the UK. It's an odd little thriller, also known as The Clairvoyant, that has some odd twists to its narrative.
Friday The 13th Part 2
January 09, 2021 10:22 - 24 minutes - 26.4 MBProbably a lot better than a rushed sequel has the right to be, this is a lean slick summer camp slasher that set the template for a long list of sequels
Demented
December 19, 2020 11:48 - 22 minutes - 22.4 MBA rape revenge thriller, that is probably best known for a lead performance from Harry Reems and some hysterics from Sallee Young
Aftermath
December 05, 2020 10:32 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBSteve Barkett Writes, directs, produces and stars in the sci-fi action movie which manages to mangle mutants, astronauts and Sid Haig into a fairly unusual mix
Dawn Of The Mummy
November 14, 2020 12:51 - 22 minutes - 23.5 MBA fun little Egyptian-shot gore film that takes its time to get going to delivers on cheap sets and graphic violence
John Russo’s Midnight
October 31, 2020 10:58 - 25 minutes - 27.5 MBJohn Russo's Midnight was made for very little money back in the early 80s and lordy, does it have a lot going on.
Mausoleum
October 25, 2020 11:56 - 17 minutes - 19.6 MBVehicle for upcoming starlet Bobbie Bresee which is probably better known for its cover than the film itself
Home Sweet Home
October 17, 2020 09:02 - 23 minutes - 25 MBAn odd little slasher film with an even odder cast and strange edition in the characters. Don't take PCP, kids.
Invasion Of The Blood Farmers
October 04, 2020 11:38 - 20 minutes - 18 MBEd Adlum was a bored editor when he wrote, directed and produced this cult classic regional horror.
Inseminoid
September 29, 2020 14:14 - 22 minutes - 19.4 MBAnother Norman J Warren film, this time one which has a bit of an Alien feel to it. Also includes alien impregnation and rubber ETs
Enter The Devil
September 20, 2020 11:20 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBNot to be confused with Enter The Devil from 1974 or any other films from the time with devil in the title, this is a slow-burn slice of Texan regional horror from Frank Q. Dobbs.
The Evil
September 05, 2020 09:30 - 20 minutes - 21.9 MBA fairly flat haunted house film is elevated by one incredible cameo.
Final Exam
July 14, 2020 13:43 - 24 minutes - 25.1 MBKnown for being a surprisingly bloodless affair this slasher tries for suspense rather than sex and violence. The response to that in some quarters went as you'd expect.
Xtro
July 07, 2020 15:02 - 19 minutes - 20 MBIt's the one where the woman gives birth to the alien man mutant on screen. You know the one.
The Toy Box
June 28, 2020 09:35 - 23 minutes - 24.7 MBThe Toy Box is a bizarre psychotronic mix of porn, sci-fi and horror. It's a real trip.
Superstition
June 20, 2020 09:51 - 15 minutes - 17.9 MBThis American supernatural slasher, also called The Witch, didn't do great business and was left on the shelf. It still delivers in the kills, though
Rosemary’s Killer
June 15, 2020 13:53 - 25 minutes - 27.6 MBBetter known as The Prowler, this slasher from 1981 is best known for some great effects from Tom Savini. While the film did not do well on release, it's now a bit of a cult classic.
Video Nasties With Screaming Queenz’ Jon Larkin
June 05, 2020 16:32 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBIn a break from our usual programming we talk video nasties with one of the hosts of the Screaming Queenz podcast, Jon Larkin. The Screaming Queenz podcast is here.
Savage Terror
May 29, 2020 10:09 - 21 minutes - 22.3 MBAn Indonesian cannibal film. Not the best in a fairly thin field for the genre.
Prey
May 22, 2020 09:49 - 22 minutes - 24.1 MBWe return to the world of Norman J Warren for this horror film about an alien who has a taste for humans in the English countryside
Happy Birthday To Me
May 15, 2020 12:32 - 23 minutes - 25.7 MBSurprisngly classy for an early 80s slasher film. That said, it's equally nuts.
Foxy Brown
May 08, 2020 21:36 - 25 minutes - 27 MBPam Grier is Foxy Brown, a key moment in blaxploitation and female-led action movies.