Monthly Archives: June 2018

The Video Nasties #88 – Eaten Alive! (1980, Umberto Lenzi)

Posted on June 13, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘You’ll see worse before this is over.’ Eaten Alive is like a cannibal movie supergroup, the Travelling Wilburys of gut-munching schlock. We’ve got Cannibal Holocaust‘s Robert Kerman. We’ve got a reunion for Ivan Rassimov and Me Me Lai from Deep … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #87 – Don’t Answer the Phone (1980, Robert Hammer)

Posted on June 9, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Get up or I’ll tear your tit off.’ Before we begin, we must first ponder an important question that Don’t Answer the Phone raises. In the opening scene, a nurse comes home and begins to get undressed. The first thing … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #86 – The Devil Hunter (1980, Jess Franco)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘I hate the jungle, and its humidity, and these shadows, and this heat.’ Oh, another Jess Franco cannibal film. This time he seems to have a slightly higher budget than was the norm for his 80s work – there are … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #85 – Demented (1980, Arthur Jeffreys)

Posted on June 2, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘I hope I never have to go through anything like that again.’ If you enjoyed I Spit on Your Grave but felt that we spent too much time getting to know Jennifer and sympathising with her, then have I got … Continue reading →

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