Monthly Archives: November 2018

The Video Nasties #135 – Blood Song (1982, Alan J Levi)

Posted on November 28, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Don’t you like my music?’ Blood Song is the kind of slasher film that tries to class itself up by opening with a Tennyson quote, but somehow ends up with 60s heart-throb Frankie Avalon strangling a nude woman. Part stalker … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #134 – The Black Room (1982, Elly Kenner and Norman Thaddeus Vane)

Posted on November 24, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘The most beautiful thing in the world is to be killed by someone you love.’ The Black Room is one of those rare Nasties that I watched and then realised I had forgotten to take any notes, so mesmerised was … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #133 – The Aftermath (1982, Steve Barkett)

Posted on November 21, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Look pal, it’s been no big secret to me. You’ve hated the world in general for a long time.’ The Aftermath is another one of those odd duck movies that crop up from time to time on the Nasties. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #132 – Zombie Lake (1981, Jean Rollin)

Posted on November 17, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Why of all things, are you interested, precisely, in the Lake of the Damned?’ This one really hurts. A Eurocine film that started out with Jess Franco at the helm, then became a Jean Rollin film when Franco vanished; what should … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #131 – Terror Eyes (1981, Kenneth Hughes)

Posted on November 14, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Our friend really has a taste for the bizarre – the old head in a fish tank routine.’ Terror Eyes, a title that is hopelessly irrelevant to the movie, is brought to you by the director of beloved children’s classic … Continue reading →

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