Not familiar with Video Nasties , eh? Well, gather round, kids, and let ol’ Uncle Skin tell you a story: A long, long time ago, back in the VHS era, somehow the British government became convinced that horror movies were single-handedly sending the morals of English youth straight down the toilet. So they assembled a list of 72 titles, each featuring content– nudity, gore, graphic torture, David Hess–that was deemed inappropriate and thus banned or censored in the UK. Of course, once this list was leaked to the media, each of those 72 movies became instant must-sees for horror fans, and the resulting notoriety has buoyed their popularity to this very day. To celebrate the twisted legacy of the Video Nasties, Los Angeles’ Cinefamily is holding a month-long series of 30 midnight movies, each hand-picked from that scandalous 72. We’ve already missed Night Warning (1981), Hell of the Living Dead (1980), and The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976), but never fear- the lineup only gets more nasty as the month goes on, culminating with a 35mm screening of the infamous Cannibal Holocaust (1980) on Halloween night. And as a test for the most hardcore of horror hounds, Cinefamily is also holding a contest: each movie-goer who attends a midnight screening will be issued a scorecard, and the lucky guy (or gal) whose stomach of steel endures the most Nasties gets to guest program a Cinefamily screening of their choice! See the full schedule for Cinefamily’s Nightmare City: A Video Nasties Celebration series after the jump!
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Cinefamily Gets Nasty with a 30-Day Celebration of "Video Nasties" [PICS]
