August 2009

VIDEO NASTIES – The Evil Dead

Published on: 31st August, 2009

Of all the seventy-two films that would at one point or another grace the DPP (Director of Public Prosecutions)’s ‘Video Nasties’ lost, arguable the most controversial was The Evil Dead, an extremely low budget splatter film that had been shot by a nineteen-year-old filmmaker with no recognizable stars and a ludicrous premise. Dubbed the [...]

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VIDEO NASTIES – Night Train Murders (aka Late Night Trains)

Published on: 31st August, 2009

Exactly how much of a fixture Aldo Lado’s 1975 rape/revenge drama L’ultimo treno della notte (Late Night Trains/Night Train Murders) was on the ‘Video Nasties’ list remains uncertain, but it was one of countless Italian productions that would at some point be targeted by the DPP (Director of Public Prosecutions) and labeled as ‘obscene.’ [...]

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CULT – Total Recall

Published on: 30th August, 2009

The writings of Philip K. Dick first came to the attention of movie audiences with Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction thriller Blade Runner. Despite having been a critically acclaimed and award winning author for thirty years, it would be after his death (three months before the release of the movie) that he would finally [...]

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INTERVIEW – APRIL MONIQUE BURRIL talks Chainsaw Sally

Published on: 30th August, 2009

Over the last few years, April Monique Burril and her alter ego, Chainsaw Sally, have become popular fixtures of the horror genre. From her alternative modelling to low budget filmmaking, Sally has gained a loyal cult following.
April reveals the genesis behind her creation and her plans for the future…
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VIDEO NASTIES – SS Experiment Camp

Published on: 30th August, 2009

Amongst the cannibals and serial killers, another formula to appear repeatedly on the ‘Video Nasties’ list was the so-called Nazi exploitation film, a notorious subgenre that was predominantly Italian and would usually feature excessive nudity, strung together with an incoherent plot. With their blasé attitude towards the true horrors of the Second World War [...]

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CULT – Bad Taste

Published on: 29th August, 2009

Long before unleashing Gollum, Saruman and the Orc army upon Middle-earth, multi-talented Kiwi filmmaker Peter Jackson was more known for his highly inventive DIY splatter flicks, including Braindead (released in the US as Dead Alive), Meet the Feebles and Bad Taste, his no-budget gorefest that was an agonising four years in the making. Acting as [...]

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VIDEO NASTIES – Don’t Go Near the Park

Published on: 29th August, 2009

As the violence in movies became more and more graphic, the films’ titles would be represented as warnings for the viewer. Thus, within a twelve-month period, audiences were subjected to the likes of Don’t Go in the House, Don’t Answer the Phone! and Don’t Go in the Woods. Cult filmmaker had even felt [...]

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CULT – Tourist Trap

Published on: 28th August, 2009

Ten years before he inflicted a fear of dolls upon a generation of horror fans with Puppet Master, David Schmoeller achieved something similar with mannequins. His bizarre feature debut, Tourist Trap, has often been categorised as a slasher by many critics due to its isolated location and Leatherface-like antagonist, yet the supernatural elements makes [...]

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CULT – Don’t Answer the Phone!

Published on: 28th August, 2009

With the 1960’s being such a confusing and contradictory era, with the Summer of Love being juxtaposed by the horrors of the Vietnam War, then perhaps it was inevitable that cinema would eventually react in an uncompromising and unapologetic manner. Few could have predicted just how reactionary it would become, however, as the following [...]

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SLASHERS – Hell Night

Published on: 27th August, 2009

Had Hammer ever made a slasher film it would no doubt have been something like Hell Night, Tom DeSimone’s gothic chiller that owed as much of a debt to William Castle’s The House on Haunted Hill than Halloween. Forgoing the usual contemporary setting of high schools, summer camps and suburban neighbourhoods, Hell Night instead [...]

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