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Join Christopher Brown as he examines all 72 of the films on the DPP video nasties list.

Christopher Brown


    • Oct 23, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 161 EPISODES


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    Introductions and farewells

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 20:44


    An 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 34:45


    Tobe 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 23:10


    Dario Argento's classic supernatural horror is an incredible achievment, both visually stunning and scary.

    Zombie Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 30:42


    Even 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 27:36


    In an inhospitable part of California Wes Craven returned to the horror genre and created a cult classic.

    Massacre Mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 21:21


    One 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 27:35


    Umberto Lenzi's high-energy zombie movie, that's not a zombie movie, actually.

    The Black Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 18:43


    This, slightly sleazy, modern vampire movie is an under-appreciated gem

    Oasis Of The Zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 20:04


    Jess Franco snoozes his way through this low-key horror effort about lost treasure and monsters in the sand

    Nightbeast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 24:03


    Don Dohler's Nightbeast is a fun creature feature that thrives on its DIY attitude and low-budget charm

    Phantasm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 24:09


    Surreal, dream-like, low budget horror that sparked a franchise and created a cult fandom. It's an American classic. "BOY!"

    The Mad Foxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 21:44


    Absolutely barking Spanish exploitation about a playboy battling Hells Angels in a ludicrously escalating battle

    Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 23:20


    A look at the film George A Romero made before his huge hit, Dawn Of The Dead

    The Last Horror Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 23:44


    Joe Spinell stars in this comedy horror film that makes a lot of its silly premise and Cannes setting.

    The Erotic Rites Of Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 22:17


    I 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!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 21:38


    A sleazy little slasher featuring a OTT central performance and some fab views of a rundown Hollywood

    Mark Of The Devil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 30:35


    Vicious violence in this exploitation film that was heavily influcenced by Witchfinder General and stars Udo Kier

    Tomb Of The Living Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 20:53


    Far 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 21:02


    Leslie Nielsen and Jamie Lee Curtis star in this slasher that features a fairly amateur killer, a severed head, and plenty of disco dancing.

    Scanners

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 25:23


    David Cronenberg's Scanners was his breakthrough movie into Hollywood and provided an iconic scene.

    The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 27:11


    The multi-award winning, hard-hitting Australian drama that ended up being seized by overly enthusastic police officers in England.

    Cannibal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 22:25


    Ruggero 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 19:36


    Fairly 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 20:08


    William 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 30:25


    George 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 20:37


    Wrong 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 36:10


    A 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 23:23


    Street 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 19:46


    A 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 24:02


    Probably 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 22:49


    A rape revenge thriller, that is probably best known for a lead performance from Harry Reems and some hysterics from Sallee Young

    Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 21:52


    Steve 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 22:13


    A 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 25:11


    John Russo's Midnight was made for very little money back in the early 80s and lordy, does it have a lot going on.

    Mausoleum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 17:57


    Vehicle for upcoming starlet Bobbie Bresee which is probably better known for its cover than the film itself

    Home Sweet Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 23:28


    An 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 20:35


    Ed Adlum was a bored editor when he wrote, directed and produced this cult classic regional horror.

    Inseminoid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 22:22


    Another 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 19:44


    Not 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 20:21


    A fairly flat haunted house film is elevated by one incredible cameo.

    Final Exam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 24:38


    Known 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 19:11


    It's the one where the woman gives birth to the alien man mutant on screen. You know the one.

    The Toy Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 23:14


    The Toy Box is a bizarre psychotronic mix of porn, sci-fi and horror. It's a real trip.

    Superstition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 15:49


    This 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 25:18


    Better 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 62:04


    In 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 21:01


    An Indonesian cannibal film. Not the best in a fairly thin field for the genre.

    Prey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 22:00


    We 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 23:11


    Surprisngly classy for an early 80s slasher film. That said, it's equally nuts.

    Foxy Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 25:41


    Pam Grier is Foxy Brown, a key moment in blaxploitation and female-led action movies.

    Friday The 13th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 29:30


    Yes, that Friday The 13th. A quick spin around one of the films that sparked the slasher boom.

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