For those readers interested in such things, I have today placed a link to a blog diary I have of my current VHS horror project. Not everyone's cup of tea at all I know, but for those who are interested in the UK Video scene in the early 1980's then maybe look.
It's a work in progress and a bit rough round the edges.
The link looks like this -
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- About half way down the right side-bar.
If you're offended by 1970's and early 80's trashy horror then maybe not click on it.
About time, you shared your collection of classic video nasties and horror. I don’t think these are potentially offensive as such, as the genre was part of a global phenomenon at the time. Personally, I find most modern cinema contains way more gore and horror than most of the banned VHS nasties, it’s just a reflection of the times.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill. It's a minority sport for sure but I love old VHS collecting.
DeleteWhat a wonderful research and collection project! These things come when they do, but if I had known about your project about ten years ago, I could have sent you boxes of these sorts of VHS tapes, as I had so many of them.
ReplyDeleteThe whole enigma about alternate titles is a tough nut to crack, and I think it is admirable that you have uncovered so much in this regard. When horror films were marketed to the Video Stores in the early 1980s, title switches were rampant, and similar titles became a real problem. For instance, Bloodeaters in the theater became Toxic Zombies on VHS.
Not sure I agree with Bill on current horror movies, although I can't say I have seen many of them. Back then, rampant gore and gratuitous nudity predominated. A golden age! Now, the horror movies are slick and mean and predictable, and completely lack soul.
FYI, I saw Night of the Zombies (the good Italian one) in the theater under that name. Lovely movie, one of my favorites.
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Oh, My mind is crying Noooooo at the thought of you chucking old VHS SF! I must look at American clamshells every day on eBay USA. And the alternative titles are an interesting thing and keep me in my toes. There's one DPP39'er that even had a reversible sleeve. Blood Rites by Any Milligan, known in the States as the Ghastly Ones, which later became the name of his biography, a book on my shelf!
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