Released on this day in 1974:
Foxy Brown | USA | Jack Hill

After her undercover boyfriend is murderered, tough chick Foxy Brown goes undercover as a prostitute to get revenge on the crime syndicate that killed her man...

#foxybrown #pamgrier #blaxploitation #70sfilm #jackhill #cultfilm #videonasty

Released on this day in 1982:
Pranks | USA | Stephen Carpenter & Jeffrey Obrow

A group of college students stay behind during the Christmas holidays to clear out a dormitory building, only to be slain one by one by a maniacal prankster...

#pranks #thedormthatdrippedblood #80sslasher #videonasty

Cannibal Holocaust (🇮🇹 1980). Ruggero Deodato's found footage film preceded The Blair Witch Project by nearly two decades 🎬

#horrorfilm #horrormovies #exploitation #cannibalholocaust #moviesky #cultcinema #foundfootage #junglehorror #videonasty #grindhouse #shockcinema #1980shorror

Released during this month in 1983:
GBH | UK | David Kent-Watson

When the Manchester nightclub scene is threatened by a local mob boss, legendary bouncer Steve Donovan is hired to maintain order and use brute force when necessary...

#gbh #clifftwemlow #davidkentwatson #shotonvideo #videonasty

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

Recollections From A Rotting Brain: Author Nick Cato Talks "DARK DREAMS: AN OBSESSIVE LOOK AT ROMANO SCAVOLINI'S 'NIGHTMARE'" - Rue Morgue Experience the 1981 cult favorite slasher through the eyes of its most dedicated fan in the new book from Headpress.

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...

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker | GeekChocolate A teenage boy looking to a bright future is held back by the increasingly deranged aunt who raised him in Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker.

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