Monthly Archives: December 2018

The Video Nasties #144 – Pranks (1982, Stephen Carpenter & Jeffrey Obrow)

Posted on December 29, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Boy, it’s creepy down here.’ ‘Shut up, Craig.’ Anyone can make a slasher movie, and back in the early 80s, anyone did. Just assemble a bunch of kids in a deserted location, throw in some kills and bam, you’ve got … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #143 – Parasite (1982, Charles Band)

Posted on December 26, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Don’t you understand? It’s just like the work camps.  It’s happening to me all over again.’ Jesus Christ, are these films getting worse or have I just seen 143 of them in a row? Parasite is a real endurance test … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #142 – Oasis of the Zombies (1982, Jess Franco)

Posted on December 22, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘We’ve got to hold on ’til dawn!’ Ahhh, Mr Franco! How nice to see you again! Oasis of the Zombies is the seventh and final Jess Franco movie on the Nasties, and it’s seven for seven in terms of sheer … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #141 – Nightmare Maker (1982, William Asher)

Posted on December 19, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Perverts and sluts! They’re doing everything they can to take him away from us!’ File this one alongside The Funhouse and Contamination in the the Why-was-this-ever-a-nasty file. There’s very little to say about this moderately interesting psychosexual incest drama that … Continue reading →

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The Video Nasties #140 – Nightbeast (1982, Don Dohler)

Posted on December 15, 2018 by paperbacksandpugs

‘Don’t call me Berty.’ If nothing else, Nightbeast is the only film on the Nasties that features music composed and performed by future Star Wars director J.J. Abrams. And you know what? His score is pretty damn good. He always … Continue reading →

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