Prior to the establishment of UK state censorship implemented in the Video Recordings Act of 1984, censorship was in the realms of the courts and the Obscene Publications Act. This required the courts to apply the test of whether videos were likely to "deprave and corrupt" the viewer. The Director Of Public Prosecutions (DPP) maintained a list of those videos that were felt likely to be found obscene by the courts and hence worthwhile prosecuting.
Of course, the real drivers behind the moral panic were the UK press led by the ever obnoxious Daily Mail. Not to mention a few politicians who felt they could make a name for themselves.
Several versions of the video nasty list were published with videos added and removed over the period 1983-1985. 72 videos were listed at least for a while. Another couple of films can stake a claim via a shared name with listed films. 39 made it through to the end, and these became known as the DPP39s. These 39 titles became the most sought after collectibles.
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Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedy, Spaghetti Western, adventure, science fiction and erotica, he garnered an international cult following for his giallo and horror films. His most notable films include the "Gates of Hell" trilogy − City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981) and The House by the Cemetery (1981) − as well as Massacre Time (1966), One on Top of the Other (1969), A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971), Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), White Fang (1973), Four of the Apocalypse (1975), Sette note in nero (1977), Zombi 2 (1979), Contraband (1980), The Black Cat (1981), The New York Ripper (1982), Murder Rock (1984) and A Cat in the Brain (1990). Because of the high level of visceral graphic violence present in many of his films, especially Zombi 2 and The Beyond, Fulci is frequently referred to as "The Godfather of Gore", a title also given to Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Tubi horror. Updated regularly.
Last update: 5/3/2024
Cinema Suicide was a popular, long-running website celebrating cheap thrills and the grimy, dusty titles tucked away on video store shelves.
This is a complete list of all 117 movies banned in Germany for "dissemination or depictions of violence".
Not on Trakt:
- Submissive Geishas (bondage VHS tape published in NL in the late 90s)
Last Update: 04/2024
Not confiscated anymore:
- 03/2004: Cobra (1977) *
- 01/2024: Halloween II (1981)
- 12/2023: Demon Wind (1990) *
- 08/2023: Demons (1985) *
- 03/2023: Bloody Moon (1981)
- 02/2023: Beyond the Darkness (1979) *
- 02/2023: A Bay of Blood (1971) *
- 01/2023: Night of the Zombies (1980) *
- 01/2023: Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) *
- 01/2023: Eaten Alive! (1980) *
- 09/2022: Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) *
- 07/2022: Zombi Holocaust (1980)
- 06/2022: Tenebre (1982) *
- 04/2022: Cut-Throats Nine (1972) *
- 03/2022: I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
- 02/2022: Antropophagus (1980)
- 12/2021: Hostel: Part II (2007)
- 11/2021: Drive-in Massacre (1976) *
- 11/2021: Nightmare City (1980) *
- 09/2021: A Cat in the Bain (1990) *
- 07/2021: The Last House on the Beach (1978) *
- 07/2021: Day of the Woman (1978) *
- 03/2021: Mother's Day (1981) *
- 10/2020: Slaughterhouse (1987)
- 05/2020: Dead Next Door (1989)
- 02/2020: Night of the Living Dead (1991)
- 02/2020: Maniac (2012)
- 08/2019: Maniac (1980)
- 01/2019: Dawn of The Dead (1978)
- 02/2018: Contraband (1980)
- 10/2017: The Last House on the Left (1972)
- 06/2017: Phantasm (1979)
- 01/2017: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
- 08/2016: The Evil Dead (1981)
- 07/2016: Mark of the Devil (1970)
- 06/2016: Friday the 13th Part III (1982) *
- 05/2016: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
- 01/2014: The Horde (2009)
- 10/2013: Battle Royale (2000)
- 01/2013: Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)
- 09/2011: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
* removed from index. Therefore re-releases are possible but previous releases remain confiscated because of legal technicalities.
Source: http://www.schnittberichte.com/svds.php?Page=Beschlagnahmen&Kat=Filme
From the book of the same name, published by Rue Morgue magazine.
Italian and non-Italian Giallo movies.
The U.S. film industry term "grindhouse" refers to (now mostly defunct) movie theaters specializing in B-movies, often exploitation films, shown in a multiple-feature format.
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All movies showcased as segments or referenced with footage within this 80s horror movie documentary listed in order of first appearance.
Missing on Trakt:
- Debbie Does Dallas (1978), IMDB: tt0077415
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Custom list for Noah; absolutely must-watch horror.
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