This Spanish/Italian/German production is directed by Jesus Franco under the pseudonym Clifford Brown. It concerns a young model/actress who is scouting for locations in South America but is then kidnapped. A Vietnam vet is sent in to find her, which is perilous as there are cannibals in that part of the world. This film is …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 14- The Devil Hunter (1980)
Marcos, a slaughterhouse worker, accidentally kills a taxi driver which sets into effect a domino effect of further murders. The original title of this Spanish film is La Semana Del Asesino which translates as Week of the Killer. The title The Cannibal Man is a bit misleading as there's no cannibalism herein (sorry to disappoint). …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 13- The Cannibal Man (1972)
Three students decide to go to the Amazonian jungle to try and disprove cannibalism. However, they encounter two drug and emerald smugglers who are forcing a local tribe to harvest cocaine for them and treating them very badly in the process. The local tribe take revenge against their oppressors and the students get to see …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 11- Cannibal Ferox (1981)
The film starts in Vietnam with a soldier, Hooper finding two colleagues in a pit waiting to be freed. However, on trying to accomplish this he sees that they are eating human flesh as they are infected with a virus that turns people into cannibals. As if this wasn't bad enough, he is then bitten …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 10- Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
Cropsey, a summer camp caretaker is burnt alive as an unfortunate consequence of a prank that goes horribly wrong. After five years he returns to the summer camp with vengeance in mind. This is the slasher movie that helped form Miramax Films and gave a young Harvey Weinstein a career as a film producer. The movie was …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 9- The Burning (1981)
Reviewing the Video Nasties is like travelling down a long and winding road with stops at unexpected destinations on the way. I hadn't seen Bloody Moon before and was wondering what kind of horror film it would be. It turns out that it's a slasher film. This Jesus Franco film concerns Miguel, who has a …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 8- Bloody Moon (1981)
Three sets of women and their husbands are asked to spend three days in their late father's house in a secluded location before his will is read. But the people there to look after them seem very odd indeed, especially a very creepy man called Colin who the audience has seen kill two people earlier …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 7- Blood Rites (1968)
A curfew has been placed on all women in Miami Beach due to a killer being on the loose. Could it be the work of a random serial killer or the local Egyptian caterer who is sacrificing young women to an ancient god? I first heard of Hershell Gordon Lewis' Blood Feast through reading Incredibly Strange …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 6- Blood Feast (1963)
Female SS officer and twisted doctor, SS Kratsch (what a great name for an evil character) has developed a genetically engineered half-man, half-maniac (think a cross between Ralphus from Bloodsucking Freaks and the real-life serial killer Fred West) who is fed a diet of 'mega-aphrodisiacs' which meets that his libido is through the roof and …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 5- The Beast In Heat (1977)
Spoiler alert This review reveals vital details about the plot or should that be, the device used for the film. A strange series of murders occurs around a bay. This is one of Mario Bava's best known films and also one of his most violent. I first learn of it whilst studying film at university. …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 4- Bay of Blood (1971)
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