Video Nasties

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1. This trashy, woefully-acted 1963 'nasty' by Herschell Gordon Lewis is considered the first true 'splatter' film. It revolves around an Egyptian wedding caterer who sacrifices his victims to the god Ishtar and serves human flesh to unwitting wedding-goers. What's the name of this splatter-fest? Blood Diner Hold the Mayo Splatter Platter Blood Feast

2. Wes Craven's directorial debut made the list. It's about a gang of thugs who terrorise and kill a young girl and her friend. They then end up at the girl's house where her parents exact brutal revenge. Which very nasty 'nasty' is this? A Nightmare on Elm Street The Last House on the Left The Hills Have Eyes Swamp Thing

3. Craven's first film initiated a slew of copy-cat home invasion and revenge movies. Otherwise unknown, director Robert A. Endelson produced his own twist on the sub-genre. His 'nasty' involves a gang of scumbags invading the home of an African-American family. Because of the almost non-stop abusive racist language and humiliation, this movie has been banned outright in the U.K. Which is it? Duck, Sucker The Second to Last House on the Left Blacula Fight for Your Life

4. The cannibal movie became a 'popular' horror sub-genre in the 70s and 80s. Italian B-directors in particular seemed to take to them. Nudity, gore, and real footage of animal killings are trademarks of the style. Ruggero Deodato directed what is perhaps the most notorious of them. Which cannibal 'nasty' is it? Cannibal Man Cannibal Ferox Cannibal Holocaust Cannibal Apocalypse

5. So-called 'mondo' films, inspired by the original, "Mondo Cane", are purported documentaries featuring graphic or sensational footage. One film on the nasties list features footage of supposedly real deaths. It has since been revealed that almost half of the footage was faked. Which 1978 nasty was on the list? Blood Rites Shocking Asia Faces of Death Deep River Savages

6. This 1980 'nasty' was once wrongly accused of featuring a 'snuff' scene. Directed by B-movie legend, Joe d'Amato, this film revolves around a not-quite-deserted Greek island with a very unsavory resident with a taste for human flesh. Which is it? Eaten Alive Anthropophagus The Hunger Unhinged

7. Originally titled "Day of the Woman", this video nasty is about a woman exacting gruesome revenge on the group of men who raped her. Roger Ebert described it as "...a vile bag of garbage." Which 1978 nasty is it? I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses I Thumb Through Your Magazines I Spit on Your Grave I Know What You Did Last Summer

8. Andy Warhol co-produced one of the listed nasties and it was marketed with his name prominent in the title. It and a 'sibling' film were directed by Paul Morrisey and it was released in 1973. Which is it? Blood for Dracula Matzah Balls for Mummy Zabaglione for Zombie Flesh for Frankenstein

9. Two Dario Argento films made it onto the list. One is "Inferno"; the other is about a famous writer visiting Rome, who becomes embroiled in a series of brutal murders, seemingly inspired by his fiction. What's the name of this 1982 classic? Suspiria Trauma Deep Red Tenebrae

10. Quite possibly the nastiest of all nasties, this Greek film from 1975 seems to have been made so that its director could include as many taboo "...alities", "...isms", and "...philias" as possible. What's the name of this very nasty 'nasty' directed by Niko Mastorakis? Eaten Alive Zorba the Greek Island of Death Anthropophagus