Released on this day in 1979:
Phantasm | USA | Don Coscarelli
Orphaned brothers Jody and Mike become suspicious of a mysterious mortician, the Tall Man, whose cosmic plans involve interstellar dwarves, reanimated corpses, and deadly metal orbs...
#phantasm #angusscrimm #videonasty #tallman
Released on this day in 1980:
Zombie Holocaust | Italy | Marino Girolami
Morgue assistant Lori travels to Indonesia to find a remote tribe, only to become caught between a tribe of cannibals and zombified patients...
#zombieholocaust #videonasty #ianmcculloch #alexandradellicolli #zombie #cannibal
Released on this day in 1980:
Don't Go in the House | USA | Joseph Ellison
Suffering years of abuse from his zealot mother, Donny becomes overwhelmed with emotions after her death and lures unsuspecting women into his house to set them ablaze with flames...
#dontgointhehouse #videonasty #edgein
Released on this day in 1980:
Escape From Hell | Spain/Italy | Edoardo Mulargia
A group of imprisoned women suffer abuse by the sadistic guards. When a new doctor arrives at the jungle camp, they seize an opportunity to flee...
#hellprison #escapefromhell #ajitawilson #womeninprison #videonasty
Released on this day in 1981:
Bloody Moon | Spain/Germany | Jesus Franco
Many years after a girl was murdered there, a Spanish language school reopens for a new semester, only for the new schoolgirls to be targeted by a vicious killer...
#bloodymoon #jessfranco #slasher #videonasty #80sslasher
Born on this day in 1926: Italian composer Riz Ortolani!
(Cannibal Holocaust, Madhouse, Don't Torture a Duckling, Mondo Cane, House on the Edge of the Park)
#rizortolani #cannibalholocaust #italianfilm #houseontheedgeofthepark #madhouse #videonasty
Born on this day in 1958: Italian actress/model Serena Grandi!
(Anthropophagous, Delirium, Adventures of Hercules, Exploits of a Young Don Juan)
#serenagrandi #vanessasteiger #anthropophagous #videonasty #delirium #adventuresofhercules #louferrigno #exploitsofayoungdonjuan
Released on this day in 1981:
Inseminoid | UK | Norman J. Warren
Encountering an alien creature, a female scientist is impregnated with a strange force, causing her to attack her comrades to ensure her offspring's survival...
#inseminoid #videonasty #judygeeson #stephaniebeacham #normanjwarren
Released on this day in 1982:
The Aftermath | USA | Steve Barkett
After returning from a space mission, astronaut Newman discovers the world has been devastated by nuclear war, leaving behind a few survivors, mutated zombies, and merciless slavers...
#aftermath #stevebarkett #sidhaig #videonasty
Born on this day in 1939: Italina character actor Marino Masé!
(Contamination, The Night Porter, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, Live Like a Cop Die Like a Man)
#marinomase #contamination #thenightporter #videonasty #theredqueenkillsseventimes #livelikeacopdielikeaman
Born on this day in 1940: French actress Silvia Solar!
(The Werewolf and the Yeti, Cannibal Terror, Eyeball, Devil's Kiss)
#silviasolar #thewerewolfandtheyeti #cannibalterror #videonasty #eyeball #devilskiss
Released on this day in 1980:
Eaten Alive | Italy | Umberto Lenzi
Sheila heads to the jungles of New Guinea to locate her sister who may be involved with a cult, only to be caught between the leader and a tribe of cannibals...
#eatenalive #umbertolenzi #italianhorror #videonasty #robertkerman
Born on this day in 1936: Swiss actress and model Ursula Andress!
(Mountain of the Cannibal God, The 10th Victim, Stateline Motel, The Nurse)
#ursulaandress #mountainofthecannibalgod #the10thvictim #statelinemotel #thenurse #videonasty
Born on this day in 1945: American actress Susan Tyrrell!
(Nightmare Maker, Angel, Bad, Flesh + Blood)
#susantyrrell #nightmaremaker #angel #bad #andywarhol #fleshandblood #videonasty
Released on this day in 1976:
Werewolf Woman | Italy | Rino Di Silvestro
Daniella suffers with lycanthropic psychosis whenever she is confronted with sex. After she meets a kind-hearted actor, her rage seems to be kept in check...
#werewolfwoman #annikborel #howardross #italianhorror #videonasty
Released during this month in 1976:
House on Straw Hill | UK | James Kenelm Clarke
Paul Martin struggles with his latest manuscript, but after hiring a new secretary, his house becomes plagued by outbursts of violence...
#expose #houseonstrawhill #udokier #lindahayden #britishhorror #videonasty
Released on this day in 1981:
The Funhouse | USA | Tobe Hooper
Amy Harper and her friends visit the local carnival, only to become trapped and hunted inside the funhouse after witnessing the inhuman proprietor murder a fortune teller in cold blood...
#thefunhouse #tobehooper #videonasty #80shorror
Born on this day in 1946: American cinematographer Dean Cundey!
(The Witch Who Came From The Sea, Halloween, Without Warning, The Thing, The Fog)
#deancundey #halloween #thething #johncarpenter #withoutwarning #videonasty #thefog
Released on this day in 1982:
Superstition | USA | James W. Roberson
After Reverend Thompson moves into an abandoned home, he awakens the spirit of a vengeful witch who violently attacks trespassers of her final resting place...
#superstition #thewitch #hauntedhouse #videonasty #80shorror #banned
Released on this day in 1982:
Parasite | USA | Charles Band
In a post-apocalyptic America, Dr Dean is forced to create a deadly parasitic lifeform, only for the specimen to escape when the doctor attempts to destroy it...
#parasite #charlesband #demimoore #scifi #80shorror #videonasty
Thank you to @ruemorguemag.bsky.social for this great interview with @headpress.com author Nick Cato about his new book, Dark Dreams: An Obsessive Look at Romano Scavolini's Nightmare!
#newbooks #filmbooks #horrorfam #vhs #videonasty
rue-morgue.com/recollection...
Once denounced as a "video nasty" but streaming on Arrow from next Monday, Aunt Cheryl wants to play Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker.
geekchocolate.co.uk/butcher-bake...
#review #horror #classicfilm #VideoNasty
Released on this day in 1980:
Savage Terror | Indonesia | Sisworo Gautama Putra
A trio of students venture deep into the jungle, only to be abducted by a tribe of savages who have monstrous motives in mind...
#cannibal #savageterror #sisworogautamaputra #videonasty #80shorror
Released on this day in 1975:
Deep Red | Italy | Dario Argento
A pianist and a reporter team up together after the murder of a psychic is witnessed, making them the target of a vicious killer with a long-buried past secret...
#deepred #giallo #darioargento #darianicolodi #70shorror #videonasty
Released on this day in 1981:
Madhouse | Italy | Ovidio G. Assonitis
Julia forces herself to visit her abusive sister Mary, but after a series of threats, a vicious Rottweiler begins targeting Julia's friends...
#madhouse #therewasalittlegirl #italianhorror #ovidiogassonitis #videonasty #80shorror
Born on this day in 1947: American actor Leonard Mann!
(Night School, Cut and Run, Death Steps in the Dark, Flowers in the Attic)
#leonardmann #nightschool #terroreyes #videonasty #cutandrun #giallo #flowersintheattic
Released on this day in 1976 (Feb 29th):
The Witch Who Came From the Sea | USA | Matt Cimber
Molly struggles with her past, preferring to idolise her sexually abusive father, but the attractive men around her stir up potentially deadly emotions...
#thewitchwhocamefromthesea #mattcimber #videonasty
Released on this day in 1980 (Feb 29th):
Don't Answer the Phone | USA | Robert Hammer
A deranged Vietnam veteran stalks and slays women across Los Angeles, deciding to involve radio host Dr Gale as a way to broadcast his sadism...
#dontanswerthephone #80shorror #videonasty #vetsploitation #slasher
Born on this day in 1957: Italian actress Ania Pieroni!
(House by the Cemetery, Inferno, Tenebrae, Stay As You Are)
#aniapieroni #housebythecemetery #inferno #tenebrae #darioargento #stayasyouare #italianhorror #videonasty
grindhousecinema.com/night-of-the...
A burned survivor tells the story in wild flashbacks: a wilderness expedition, a brutal forest #creature and a #bodycount that keeps getting nastier. It's is rough, feral, and pure regional #splatter madness.
#GrindhouseCinema #VideoNasty #CultHorror
