Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Video Nasties #58 – Brutes and Savages (1978, Arthur Davis)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Who are the brutes…and who are the savages?’ Here we go, guys. The pits. Rock bottom. As bad as any Nasty will get, save perhaps the similar Faces of Death. A laughable mockumentary that seems to exist solely to titillate … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #57 – Suspiria (1977, Dario Argento)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘It’s useless to try and explain it to you. You wouldn’t understand. It all seems so absurd, so fantastic.’ I was tempted to review Suspiria by just printing the above quote and leaving it at that. It’s the perfect summation … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #56 – Street Killers (1977, Sergio Grieco)

Posted on February 21, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Don’t worry…there will be no bloodshed.’ Street Killers is part of a genre of Italian crime films known as the poliziotteschi, and you’re damn right I had to Google that spelling. The genre is known for it’s crazy stunts, great … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #55 – Rabid (1977, David Cronenberg)

Posted on February 17, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Shooting down the victims is  as good a way of handling them as we’ve got.’ You want another example of just how arbitrary the Nasties were? Well then, I ask you this – why is David Cronenberg’s Rabid featured, yet … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #54 – Prey (1977, Norman J Warren)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘I think you should know that Jessica and I are lovers.’ Prey starts with an alien crash landing on Earth and ends with an act of extreme violence and a hair-pulling lesbian catfight. You might as well stop reading now … Continue reading →

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