UK: Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide 1st November

[MarcMorris]

Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as Nucleus Films releases the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon – one of the most extraordinary and scandalous eras in the history of British film.

For the first time ever on DVD, all 72 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions are featured with specially filmed intros for each title in a lavish three-disc collector’s edition box-set, alongside a brand new documentary - VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP AND VIDEOTAPE, directed by Jake (Doghouse) West.

Producer Marc Morris, co-author of Art of the Nasty and Shock Horror: Astounding Artwork from the Video Nasty Era comments: "Hopefully, every true movie fan will want this in their collection".

Disc One This era-defining documentary features interviews with filmmakers Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday), Christopher Smith (Severance, Black Death) and MP Graham Bright as well as rare archive footage featuring James Ferman (director of the BBFC 1975-1999) & Mary Whitehouse. Taking in the explosion of home video, the erosion of civil liberties, the introduction of draconian censorship measures, hysterical press campaigns and the birth of many careers born in blood and videotape, West’s documentary also reflects on the influence this peculiar era still exerts on us today.

Disc Two presents the 39 titles which were successfully prosecuted in UK courts and deemed liable to deprave and corrupt. These included: Absurd, Cannibal Holocaust, The Driller Killer, I Spit on Your Grave, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain, Snuff & Zombie Flesh-Eaters.

Disc Three presents the 33 titles that were initially banned, but then subsequently acquitted and removed from the DPP’s list. These included: Death Trap, Deep River Savages, The Evil Dead, Human Experiments, The Toolbox Murders & Zombie Creeping Flesh

Both discs can be viewed either as a non-stop trailer show, or with newly-filmed introductions from a wide range of acclaimed media academics and notable genre journalists. Each disc is preceded by a brief introduction by cult horror presenter Emily Booth.



The documentary was screened at this year's Frightfest festival which took place in London's Leicester Square over the August bank holiday weekend. More info here

Extras include a gallery of original video company idents and extensive gallery of lurid cover art for every video nasty.

Approx run time: over 13 hours

Release Date: 1 November2010 / RRP: £24.99

3 x DVD box set: amazon.co.uk | Play

[Slinker]

Possibly the greatest moment in my DVD collecting history ! WoW

[fredzilla]

I don't know what to say... Really Marc! "Wow" is probably the best word

[Companero]

Very cool. I'm loving the cover art - I take it that's another of Graham Humphries's efforts, Marc?

[paintnothing84]

Excellent stuff Marc! Really hoping to see the doc at Frightfest next month.

[tarpot]

Sounds great. I'll be getting this.

[Myersfan73]

Out right buy for me. Will even be given this out as Christmas Presents to my movie loving family members.

[zanner]

I'll definitely be having some of this Thanks for the heads up Marc.

[zanner]

According to this site,Marc is the producer.
It also has a brilliant write up about the whole era which I found amazing

http://www.cloutcom.co.uk/files/Vide...presspack1.pdf

[MarcMorris]

That's our PR company's site, and my write-up .

[zanner]

You did STerling job there Marc,you should be proud of yourself.To be honest I only new about a quater of the stuff you have written Nice one mate

[Peter Neal]

I'm definetely hooked- so much in fact that I'll try to (re-)watch as many of the good ol' nasties as possible till the release of this neat looking 3 discer.

I hope it's not one of those strictly limited goodies, or is it?

[zanner]

Hope its not limited Peter.
Marc is it lmited?
Also Marc where can we purchase it? Hopefully on the Nucleus site for a start
When will it be available for pre-order?

[ForestFilmsUK]

count me in. Great work there from Graham Humphries as ever.
I can think of a few people who'd be interested in this

you should include a poster of the cover art

[paintnothing84]

Were you able to find trailers for all the films in the end, Marc? I know you posted both here and on AV Maniacs about a few that were proving elusive, like Return Of The Bogeyman?

[Harold Monroe]

this looks like alot of fun. must buy for me

great stuff

[Rollo Yates]

Cover art is quite swank. Is it by Graham Humphries? Um..who is Graham Humphries? Good luck with this anyways, Mr Morris.

[jacksmith1983]

You managed to track down the last elusive few of those trailers in the end then Marc?

This certainly looks like a great release and I'll be interested to see how the documentary portion compares to the excellent Ban The Sadist Video's doc which was spread across the two Anchor Bay Box Of The Banned sets. Just to add to the fanfare I also love that cover art.

Roll on October 11th is all I can say!

On a related note I thin it would be unfathomably cool if Nucleus could follow this up by releasing a couple of actual Nasties which have yet to see a legitimate DVD release to date elsewhere. Perhaps something like Mardi Gras Massacre or Human Experiments? However, with the market the way it is at present I would imagine that is unlikely.

[MarcMorris]

I've just added a teaser trailer for the new documentary to the first post.

[zanner]

Nice little teaser there Marc,nice one