Barricade is a 2007 Germany / USA horror thriller by Timo Rose. Starring Raine Brown,
Joe Zaso and André Reissig.
German gore fest that never made it to the UK. Exists in a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
After several years apart, old friends Nina and Michael reunite in Germany, accompanied by Michael's associate, David. The three decide to take a weekend trip into the woods to escape the stress of their lives and relax for a few days. Unfortunately, the woods are inhabited by a long-forgotten family of cannibalistic mountain people - and these three look like the perfect meal.
Black Past is a 1989 West Germany horror by Olaf Ittenbach Starring Olaf
Ittenbach, Andrea Arbter and André Stryi
German gore fest that was never released in the UK.
Summary Notes
Tommy finds a cursed
mirror and a diary in an attic in the new house they moved in. The mirror starts to give Tommy horrible and gruesome visions as his crush keeps rising from the dead.
v Blue Movie
- 1978 Italy horror thriller by Alberto Cavallone.
Blue Movie is a 1978 Italy horror thriller by Alberto Cavallone.
With Danielle Dugas, Claude Maran and Joseph Dickson.
Never released in the UK. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Promotional Material: The film that breaks all boundaries
Touching upon art, trauma, madness and sexual perversion
Blue Movie is one of the most obscure of the many late 70s Italian genre films, the film centers around Silvia (Dirce Funari) who has suffered an attempted rape. She escapes the attack and is rescued by Claudio (Claude Maran), a photographer who takes
her under his wing. Claudio is obsessed by war images that tell of death, devastation and pain. While working with a supermodel, Daniela (Danielle Dugas), it appears that their relationship is bordering sado-masochistic. Things slowly build, with a fair
dose of nudity and perversion. Observing all this as best she can Silvia begins to fall in love with Claudio, however she struggles to discern between reality and her traumatic past, especially while Daniela, who is locked in a room, regresses to an
almost bestial dimension.
Bone Sickness is a 2004 US horror by Brian Paulin Starring Kevin
Barbare, Griff Brohman and Brian DeClercq
Never released in the UK. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Low Budget Gore Flick
Kristen is caring for her Terminally ill husband who is suffering from a degenerative
bone disease. With no cure available she turns to a friend to help find an alternative form of medicine that has unimaginable side effects.
it looks like it cost 5$ to make and yet it was quite impressive.
The gore and make up fx were very good it includes one person's head being split open and his brains being eaten and one of the cops gets his spinal cord ripped out of his a** another scene has someones face being spilt with acid
and torn off and other gross out scenes yes the film has a ton of blood and gore almost as much as dead alive or city of the living dead not to mention the disgusting sound fx so make sure you don't eat while watching this film trust me.
you could tell that the director was influenced by Lucio Fulci and a lot of other Italian horror films, the film also has a lot of nudity but most of the time it just wasn't that good especially when they show that ugly blond chick
taking her clothes off several times lol.
The Burning Moon is a 1997 Germany horror by Olaf Ittenbach. With
Andrea Arbter, Ellen Fischer and Ronald Fuhrmann.
A German gore fest that has never made it to the UK.
Summary Review: Unbelievably gory
The Burning Moon centers on
two bedtime stories that a delinquent brother reads his kid sister. These disturbingly morbid stories focus on a serial killing blind date and a murderous, psychotic priest.
The Burning Moon is an unbelievably gory splatter film
from German Director Olaf Ittenbach. In the movie a little girls older, drug addicted brother tells her horrifying bedtime stories filled with some of the most over the top splatter ever seen. I have seen many gruesome splatter movies and this one is
definitely near the top of the list.
Chaos is a 2005 USA horror thriller by David DeFalco. With Kevin Gage, Sage Stallone and
Kelly KC Quann.
Initially cut for an MPAA R rating but later the uncut Director's Cut was released on US home video. The film has never released in the UK, this is exactly the sort of nastiness that the BBFC would never allow at the time.
Summary Notes
Emily and her friend Angelica go to a rave in the woods, and when they arrive, they meet a stranger called Swan that promises some Exstasy for the girls. They follow him to a cabin into the forest
where they meet the sadistic gang leaded by the psychotic Chaos. The girls are abused, tortured and raped in a night of nightmare and murder.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
76:18s
pal:
73:15s
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Kino Lorber [Chaos + Don't Look in the Basement] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
2018 Kino Lorber [Chaos + Don't Look in the Basement] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
From IMDb. The cut version runs 74 minutes, deleting much
graphic footage and using zoomed or alternate shots to tone down the content. Among the differences in the cut version:
the torture and murder of Angelica is about 36 seconds shorter, with the nipple severing, force-feeding, and vomiting implied rather than depicted, and one stab instead of three;
the
necrophilia is about 45 seconds shorter and omits the rear nudity;
the murder of Emily is about 25 seconds shorter and omits her agonized reaction shots.
self banned
The film has never been released in the UK, possibly for fear of censorship
A Chinese
Torture Chamber Story is a 1994 Hong Kong film by Bosco Lam Starring Yvonne Hung Yung, Lawrence Ng and Mai Ching
Never released in the UK. There are Mandarin & Cantonese language variants.
Chinese Torture Chamber Story 2 is a 1998 Hong Kong horror thriller by Kin-Nam Cho Starring Mark Ho-nam Cheng, Yolinda Yam and Wai-Kin Lam
Never released in the UK.
Promotional Material
Notorious even amongst Hong Kong's Cat III films, A CHINESE TORTURE CHAMBER STORY 1 & 2 remain some of the most
outrageous entries in the genre, thanks to their shameless blending of explicit sex and extreme violence all played with a touch of macabre humor. Unfolding like a set of Shaw Bros wuxia films gone horribly wrong, both take full advantage of their period
settings to indulge in the grisly details of all types of archaic torture. Vinegar Syndrome is proud to present these two jaw-dropping highlights of early 90's Hong Kong exploitation filmmaking on Blu-ray for the first time in the U.S., newly and
exclusively restored from their original negatives and presented completely uncut, along with the never-on-disc presentation of the Mandarin language edit of A CHINESE TORTURE CHAMBER STORY featuring exclusive and alternate scenes.
A CHINESE
TORTURE CHAMBER STORY - A beautiful young woman named Little Cabbage is sold by her family to a wealthy scholar named Yang in order to become his future concubine. However, Yang's overbearing wife becomes jealous of Little Cabbage and arranges to have
her married off to a well-endowed peasant. When Little Cabbage's new husband is found dead, poisoned by a powerful aphrodisiac, Little Cabbage and Yang are brought in front of a bloodthirsty court to face charges of conspiring to commit murder.
Maintaining their innocence, Little Cabbage and Yang are forced to endure unspeakable torture at the hands of a corrupt judge in an attempt to make them confess. Cleverly told in a series of flashbacks, this horrific and hilarious film features
wall-to-wall sex and violence, culminating in an explosive "climax" unlike anything you've seen before.
A CHINESE TORTURE CHAMBER STORY II - Ma, a man rising in the ranks of politics, is traveling to the capital when he is accosted by
two down-on-their-luck bandits, Wong and Cheung. Taking pity on the two lowly peasants, Ma agrees to help his new friends better their lives, partly due to Ma's attraction to Wong's sister (who also happens to be Cheung's fiancée), the young and
beautiful Lotus. When they all arrive in the capital to take Ma up on his generous offer, they discover that Ma has embroiled them in an elaborate con, and soon find themselves caught up in a saga of jealousy, betrayal, and of course...torture. An
equally deranged follow-up to its infamous predecessor, this in-name-only sequel does its best to increase not only the amount of sex and eroticism, but also the levels of cringe-inducing violence.
Versions
uncut
US:
Both films are uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2024 Vinegar Syndrome [A Chinese Torture Chamber Story 1 + 2] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
released on 27th August 2024
Cockfighter is a 1974 USA drama by Monte Hellman. Starring Warren Oates, Richard B Shull and Harry Dean Stanton.
The film was denied a screening at the 2006 Edinburgh Film
Festival after advice from the BBFC who stated that UK Law does not allow public performance of films with real animal cruelty staged for the film.
The film has never been submitted to the BBFC but they have commented about
the film as follows: The film COCKFIGHTER, as its title would indicate, contains several scenes of cock fighting in which birds are goaded to fury in order to fight each other. These sequences are unsimulated and were expressly
created for the purposes of the film. As a result, this work would be in breach of the Animals Act.
Summary Review
Frank Mansfield has wanted to win the Cockfighter of the Year medal for
ages. Frank never speaks. After shooting his mouth off one too many times then losing a champion rooster in a casual hotel room cockfight, he swore never to speak again until he's won that award... He makes a bet with old crony Jack to be settled at the
upcoming meet. Frank puts his car and his trailer on the line; he loses. Jack gets the trailer, and Frank's part-time girlfriend who goes with it. Frank's long-time girlfriend Mary Elizabeth wants him to get serious and settle down. But Frank has to
raise some money for a new cock - $500 - then he can form a partnership with fellow cocksman Omar Baradansky and make another try for that medal...
Warren Oates plays Frank Mansfield in 1974's Cockfighter .
Although outlawed in most states, cockfighting was legal in Georgia, and Oates portrays a top trainer. However, Mansfield is also a deeply flawed man whose success leads him to recklessness. On the night before a major fight, he impetuously enters a
cockfight that ends badly. At that moment, he takes a vow of silence, which he will not break until he can regain his position in the sport. Throughout most of the movie, therefore, Oates is mute, with his thoughts serving as narration.
Warren
Oates is truly great in this role. His weathered face and ability to portray unsympathetic characters in a likeable manner bring great authority to this film.
Despite being a solid character study, the film is
probably of limited appeal. For the most part, the sport of cockfighting (if you consider it a sport) serves only as the background, and the characters drive the film. However, the sport is presented in an unflinching manner. The bloody and violent
aspects of cockfighting are not glossed over in any way. Thus, this film is definitely not for people who are squeamish or extremely passionate about humane treatment of animals.
If you can set aside your
distaste for the topic matter, then you will be treated to some great acting and directing and a truly unique cinematic experience.
UK: Occasionally shown in the UK without a certificate, most recently at the NFT during a Monte Hellman retrospective.
Thanks to Graeme, July 2022. The film is available uncut on the streaming platform Pluto TV
Japan:
Thanks to Andrew:
There's a Japanese Blu Ray from Amazon Japan that's region A and B of Cockfighter. It's around £16 basic, but it's £29 in total with DHL delivery and import duty of around a fiver. Very
speedy delivery and great quality transfer.
banned
UK : Never submitted to the BBFC knowing that key scenes would have to be cut.
The film was denied a screening at the 2006
Edinburgh Film Festival after advice from the BBFC who stated that UK Law does not allow public performance of films with real animal cruelty staged for the film.
The film has never been submitted to the BBFC but they have
commented about the film as follows:
The film COCKFIGHTER, as its title would indicate, contains several scenes of cock fighting in which birds are goaded to fury in order to fight each other. These
sequences are unsimulated and were expressly created for the purposes of the film. As a result, this work would be in breach of the Animals Act.
Countess Perverse is a 1974 France horror thriller by Jesús Franco. With Alice Arno, Howard Vernon, Kali Hansa.
The Director's Cut is the original version before Franco tried various
edits to try and sell it. An Italian version include hardcore inserts with Alice Arno and Lina Romay whilst a French hardcore version featured Monica Swinn and Pierre Taylou. Franco later remade this film in 1997 as Tender Flesh.
It is reported that
the cannibal elements restricted distribution, perhaps this was an issue for British distributors and censors. There has been no attempt to release the film in the UK.
Summary Review: Sordid flesh festivities
Two wealthy aristocrats lure a virginal girl to a Spanish island for a night of sex, death and cannibalism.
Half the film is devoted to Sapphic sessions and sordid flesh festivities just shy of pornography.
Franco is the ultimate cinematic voyeur and his films appeal to those with voyeuristic tendencies, and what they always lack in plot development offer prurient interest and degenerate lust as compensation.
Franco stable mate
Howard Vernon's back as his usual creepy self, the baron chef with unusual culinary skills and a smile that would make your skin crawl.
All in all, I found this to be a really enjoyable watch
The tag, Director's Cut means that it is the original film before Franco started to splice in hardcore inserts. Normally these are a bit of a negative, but when they involve Lina Romay I think I would prefer the version with the inserts.
Sexy Nature
run:
99:02s
pal:
95:04s
Italy : The Italian version titled Sexy Nature includes hardcore inserts featuring
Alice Arno and Lina Romay. One scene is included at a more logical point in the film than the French version
Les croqueuses
run:
98:44s
pal:
94:47s
France : The French version titled Les croqueuses features illogically order
hardcore inserts and an extra plot element that turned the whole film into a dream.
The Curse of
Doctor Wolffenstein is a 2015 Germany horror by Marc Rohnstock. Starring Isabelle Aring, Anja Becker and Jack van Cuusen.
Exists as an Unrated Version and a Director's Cut. Never released in the
UK.
Summary Notes
Dr. Victor Wolffenstein, a genius and at the same time devilish doctor, has set himself a huge goal, he wants to become immortal. In the Year 1930, in a small
village and with the help of scientific experiments and occult rituals, he brews a serum (POTION), which is supposed to help him achieve his goal. But the Serum has an unwanted side effect, he becomes immortal but has to pay a huge price, he becomes
infected with necrosis, through which his limbs start to rot and the only thing left for him to do is to replace his body parts.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
120m
pal:
115m
Germany
Germany: The Director's Cut is available on the 8 Films Label
The uncensored Director's Cut has almost 4.5 minutes of additional
footage. That being said, the additional scenes are more disappointing then satisfying. Apart from redundant plot, there are a few close-ups of the female genital area (with tubes being inserted in the vagina). Those who expected more violence will be
disappointed.
Debauchery is a 1983 Japanese film by Hidehiro Ito. With Mizuho Nakagawa, Shinshô Nakamaru and Tatsuya Nanjo.
Unreleased in the UK
Promotional
Material:
Celebrating 100 years of NIKKATSU PRODUCTIONS, Impulse Pictures is proud to present THE NIKKATSU EROTIC FILMS COLLECTION, a continuing series of critically acclaimed, classic eroductions designed to shock and titillate fans of erotic cinema.
The sexy Ryoko Watanabe stars as Ami, a jaded housewife who pitches herself, body and soul, into the Tokyo decadence of the decade in an attempt to pep up her marriage. She secretly joins the elite Madame Machiko
Society Club to experiment with discrete sex games and the thrill of making love to anonymous men. The sexual perversion and sick depravity she is subjected to, by her clients, is much more than she bargained for. Bondage, beads and whips are only
the beginning! Can she escape this secret life she has chosen, or will it destroy her forever?
Defenceless: A
Blood Symphony is a 2004 Australia horror by Mark Savage. With Susanne Hausschmid, Bethany Fisher and Colin Savage.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Notes
A woman seeks revenge after being brutally attacked by dishonest land developers.
For those of you who enjoy venturing deep into the nastier things the horror realm has to offe. A film that revolves around
themes of revenge and staying true to oneself in rough times . The kicker is, there isn't a word spoken in the film. And to come across as powerful as it did, is pretty commendable.
Devil in the Flesh is a 1986 Italy/France romance by Marco Bellocchio. With Maruschka Detmers, Federico Pitzalis and Anita Laurenzi.
Film with explicit blowjob never released in the UK.
Thanks to
Gary.
Controversial and MPAA X-rated due to an unsimulated fellatio scene between Maruschka Detmers and Federico Pitzalis.
Never submitted to the BBFC but it was shown at the Piccadilly Film
Festival in 1990; (I saw it there - five people walked out after the fellatio scene!) It would pass without difficulty at 18 nowadays if someone were to submit it.
Summary Notes
An Italian high
school student becomes infatuated with a woman he sees outside his class window. Her fiancée is in jail for being involved in a radical movement, and she spends much time in court providing moral support. At first she resists the student's
advances, but eventually begins an affair with him. Their situation is condemned by her family and his father, who is the woman's psychologist.
Dr. Lamb is a 1992 Hong Kong crime horror by Danny Lee, Billy Hin-Shing Tang Starring Danny Lee, Simon Yam and Kent Cheng
Notably never submitted to the BBFC for UK release. Cut in Hong Kong but uncut and MPAA
Unrated in the US.
Summary Review : Has to be seen to be believed
Simon Yam Tat-Wah portrays the title character (not a doctor), an insane maniac who does things to women (living and dead) that are
better left undescribed. This early 1990s movie is an infamous Category III title from Hong Kong. Danny Lee plays the inspector in charge of solving the case and getting a confession (i.e., beating the suspect up until he confesses).
What can one say about this movie? sick or twisted? I'd put this one in the has to be seen to be believed category, but then that might be seen as a recommendation, and I can't recommend this one.
If you dislike violence and nudity thrown together, avoid this at all costs. If you think jokes about severed bodily parts are in poor taste, feel free to pass. However, if you are a fan of HK Category III movies, don't mind gore,
extreme violence toward women, have enjoyed HK police procedurals/confession beating stories, and like Simon Yam and/or Danny Lee, well, how can I stop you?
End of the Road is a 1970 USA comedy drama by Aram Avakian. With Stacy Keach, Harris Yulin and Dorothy Tristan.
Never released in the UK.
Thanks to Gary:
Anti-establishment black comedy/drama that received a MPAA X-rating on release. The UK release without a certificate was
by Contemporary Films and was around 1972, as the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed it in September of that year.
I suspect that the lack of submission to the BBFC was due to fears of significant cutting (the chicken-fucking and
abortion scenes) at the time, but now it's likely 15 material, with the chicken scene possibly tipping it over into an 18. (Trivia point: the chicken man was played by Joel Oppenheimer, a poet of some repute, now dead, in his only film role.)
It probably doesn't count as self-banned any more, just forgotten about and not submitted.
Summary Notes
After a catatonic episode on a railway station platform, Jacob Horner
is taken to "The Farm", a bizarre insane asylum run by Doctor D. After being cured, Jacob takes a job as an English lecturer and begins a disastrous affair with Rennie, the wife of a colleague.
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead is a 1980 Italy erotic horror by Joe D'Amato Starring Laura Gemser, George Eastman and Dirce Funari
Never released in the UK as hardcore sex is never allowed in a film also featuring
violence. Elsewhere the film has been released in an uncut hardcore version and a cut softcore version.
Summary Notes
With a 20 year lease on an tropical island, horny John heads
out with Fiona on a yacht skippered by horny Larry, to inspect the island for resort development. They meet Luna/Laura Gemser. John didn't expect zombies.
Fantacide is a 2007 UK horror by Shane Mather Starring Peter Rands, Paul Stone and
Ivan Brady
Never submitted to the BBFC. Exists as an original version and a shorter Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
A Nazi cult wreaks havoc in it's search for a
mythical spear, convinced it will bring about the return of the Third Reich.
Thanks to Mike: Censor baiting
The story is some nonsense about a Nazi cult trying to recover a historically
important relic, but it's basically an excuse to make what the filmmakers think is the most politically incorrect movie ever made. Included are simulated intercourse with a cat, unchallenged racism and homophobia, graphic violence and sexual violence and
apparent animal cruelty. BBFC would demand extensive cuts, and possible concerns about breach of the Obscene Publications Act.
The Farmer's Daughters is a 1976 US hardcore adult
film by Zebedy Colt Starring Gloria Leonard, Susan McBain and Nancy Dare
An example of an infamous 'roughie' from the Golden Age of Porn that, due to the depiction of non-consensual sex throughout, would mean that it would be totally
impossible to release it in the UK.
Summary Notes
After the farmer's insatiable daughters gang-rape their farmhand Fred, three escaped convicts arrive and have their way with
members of the family. Fred surprises the convicts, then determinedly replaces them in victimizing the predatory family.
555 is a 1988 US splatter horror by Wally Koz. With Ricardo Alverez, Mara Lynn Bastian and Christine Cabana.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Review: It's a
splatterfest...but
A spate of killings of teenagers by a maniac dressed like a hippie causes a detective to check the records for similar killings. He discovers that every five years, in the fifth month of the year,
for five consecutive days, the same type of killings have occurred, and the few descriptions of the suspect always match: he's dressed like a hippie.
it is a tough one to sit through. There are gory killings, there is necrophilia,
there is nudity but there is also a lot of dialogue. It's a splatterfest but not the full 80 minutes.
Not that great. One to watch with your friends having a beer and a pizza.
The Gateway Meat is a 2008 USA horror by Ron DeCaro. Starring David
Barry, Baro Carvalho and Christianne Cicilio.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Notes
The Gateway Meat is a disturbing and sadistic film, that strays far from the normal conventions of the horror genre. It is about a group of
Satanists, living in a quaint, coastal fishing town. As the film progresses we get to know the character played by DeCaro himself, Markus. The film is mainly about how Markus struggles as he tries to deal with the great expectations that are placed on
him after his fathers death. Markus' father, who was a Satanist, was trying to open up a portal into hell. Now that he is gone, Markus must take the reigns, and gain the power that his father wanted. With the help of his family and a couple of friends,
Markus murders his way to power, as his young, preschool aged daughter watches."
Versions
uncut
US:
Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
US 2008 For the Better of Mankind R0 DVD at UK Amazon
The Good Old Naughty Days is a 2002 France adult documentary and compilation of vintage stag films by Michel Reilhac. Starring Liandra Dahl, Annabelle Lee and Joost Smoss.
Passed R18 uncut for 2002 cinema release. The film is notable for being one of only three films with an R18 rating for cinema (as of May 2019).
UK law has changed since the cinema certificate of 2002 and the film is now illegal to
publish or even possess under the definition of Extreme Pornography in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act (2008).
Summary Review : Grandparents as horny as us
Series of 12 short movies from
the start of the twentieth century, compiled by Michel Reilhac. These movies were the first adult movies, most of them were made in order to explain how sex works to unexperimented young men before their first relation with a prostitute...
I found this movie to be very interesting. It gives a brilliant look into early movie-making and the mentality of the old folks.
Having seen this thing, i have to say it is amusing, relieving and a
bit shocking and even disgusting to know that our great grandparents generation was as horny as we are. The apparent openness about both homosexuality and bestiality is shown in this movie is quite amazing, today no one would even imagine mixing porn
genres in such a way, but it seems like back in the day they wished to cater to all audiences at once.
This is, by all means, pornography. But it is also a very interesting and fascinating look at a time gone by,
both in movie history and history in general.
Versions
banned
UK
law
UK: Banned by UK law from 2008.
The scene of a dog being given a blow job is now illegal to publish or possess on video in the UK. The doggy blow job is now illegal under the definition of extreme porn in the
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act (2008)..
uncut
run:
71:27s
pal:
68:36s
UK: Passed R18 uncut for:
2002 cinema release
BBFC classified films are exempt from prosecution but a cinema classification does not exempt a video.
Guinea Pig 1: Devils Experiment (1985) by Satoru Ogura
Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh And Blood (1885) by Hideshi Hino
Guinea Pig 3: He Never Dies (1986) by Masayuki Kusumi
Guinea Pig 4: Devil Woman Doctor (1986) by Hajime
Tabe
Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in a Manhole (1988) Japan by Hideshi Hino
Guinea Pig is a 1985-1988 Japan series of torture videos
Never released in the UK but uncut versions have been released in Japan, Austria and the US.
Snuff controversy
The second episode, The Flower of Flesh and Blood, easily wins the prize for outright sleaze and nastiness. It's difficult to imagine any film approaching (or descending to) the levels seen in this mind blasting forty-minute
movie. This movie is a sledgehammer blow to the head and stomach with its unrelenting scenes of carnage and depravity. They ought to sell copies of this wrapped in a barf bag.
Forget about character development. Two characters exist
in this movie: the poor young woman picked up by the killer, and the killer himself. At least they made the murderer look like a complete psycho, as the guy wears a samurai helmet, a full body leather apron, and some sort of black caps on several of his
teeth. This gentleman does not fit the bill of a role model in any way, shape, or form. He's a degenerate who likes to wax philosophic between removing arms and legs, blurting out weird lines about how his next activity will imitate blooming flowers and
the like. At the end of the movie, he sings a melancholy song about sending people to the underworld. He also shines a different colored light on his victim at various times, although why he does this makes little sense. The majority of the film takes
place in some seedy basement splashed with blood and filled with numerous tools of pain. Then you watch this guy commit his atrocities and that's it.
This video was then made famous by Charlie Sheen who thought it was a snuff movie and
reported it to the US authorities. See Snuff Movies: an Urban Legend for a fuller story. The makers cashed in on the ensuing FBI investigation with a 'making of' documentary.
Summary
Review : The notorious Guinea Pig series
I think nearly every horror movie fan is aware of the notorious Guinea Pig series by now. If you like horror films or gory
curiosities and aren't aware of this explosive series of Japanese movies, you ought to rush out right now and see a few of them. Made throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Guinea Pig pushes envelopes few people in this country would ever conceive
possible. After viewing one of these repugnant films, a natural impulse is one of extreme revulsion. Why would anyone create such soul shattering images? It's important to remember that Japanese audiences possess a different attitude about horror films.
As far as I can tell, in Japanese cinema anything and everything is fair game. A typical jaunt through the wilderness of Asian horror cinema (in which Japan plays a significant role) typically reveals graphic scenes of dismemberment, torture, and other
no-no nasty behavior that rarely, if ever, appears in American films. Some films containing such stomach churning themes do occasionally rear their heads on this side of the pond, but these films rarely play to a wide audience. In Japan, the Guinea
Pig franchise was a spectacular hit.
Guts of a Virgin is a 1986 Japan Sci-Fi horror by Kazuo 'Gaira' Komizu (as Gaira). Starring Saeko Kizuki, Naomi Hagio and Megumi Kawashima.
Notably not released in the UK until 2024 presumably over fears of BBFC
censorship.
Summary Review : Sleazy, trashy and a bit gory
Soft-core filmmakers take nubile young women to a remote house under the pretense of advancing their careers. Too bad for
them a maniac in the form of a demon with a large penis is stalking and killing them.
There is a ton of soft-core sex (including demon sex), a beheading, a disemboweling, severed hand masturbation....well, these are things already
mentioned in previous comments so let's get to the point of why I enjoyed this movie.
Its sleazy, trashy, a bit gory, and a whole helluva lot of fun. This movie does things that were completely shocking and unexpected and had me, more
than once, laughing and crying out, OMG! . If you're like me you've seen just about every piece of exploitative filth made in the US and Europe, but this film tops them all. And it has an ending which left me gape-mouthed and wanting more.
As far as the optical censoring mentioned in other posts, yes, its true. Now to clarify this. The Japanese do not allow below the waist nudity, period. Optical fogging is a fact even in porn. To the user who hopes Synapse would
correct this, they won't. Check out their website and you can find an old news piece that talks about how the actress' wore small pieces of white tape over their genitalia. So, even if the fogging is removed, you won't see anything. But don't let this
stand in the way.
If you are a fan of Asian exploitation, horror, or manga I can't imagine you wouldn't enjoy this movie. In fact, that's what it reminded me of; a live action manga. So, check it out.
Gutterballs is a 2008 Canada comedy horror by Ryan Nicholson. Starring
Alastair Gamble, Mihola Terzic and Nathan Witte.
Exists as a cut MPAA R rated version; an MPAA Unrated version titled Balls-Out; and a version with hardcore inserts titled Bare-Boner.
The film was heavily
cut in Germany for an FSK 18 rating, and has notably never been released at all in the UK.
Summary Review
A brutally sadistic rape leads to a series of bizarre gory murders during
a midnight disco bowl-a-rama at a popular bowling alley. One by one, players of two teams meet blood-drenched gruesome deaths at the hand of a black bowling-gloved masked killer. This alley runs red with blood by sunrise.
However,
there is one notable exception. Gutterballs amps the sexual violence way past the norm with a near eight minute graphically sadistic gang rape that sets the rest of the movie into motion. It will repulse you and frankly, it sets Gutterballs close to a
level of grindhouse porn.
Is Gutterballs cheap and cheesy, slick and sleazy? Heck yes. Although I must admit, the ending did catch me off guard by about one third, so maybe pure gorehounds might get a kick from the naked boobies
and the sexual violence. I can even say I liked this more than Hostel II, so if you thought those were too tame, then Gutterballs is up your alley.
Versions
Bare-Boner Version
US: There are also reports of a version with hardcore inserts
US: There are reports of a 94m cut but MPAA Unrated version.
There are several different versions with
different cuts and different soundtracks. Details are somewhat elusive for these.
cut ~20m
US: There are reports of a heavily cut R rated version but maybe this is referring to an offered R rating that was not taken up by the director who
opted for an MPAA Unrated release instead.
cut
cut:
~20m
run:
73:24s
pal:
70:28s
Germany FSK 18
Germany: The film was cut by about 20m for an FSK 18 rated version.
banned
UK: Never released in the UK probably due to the likelihood that it would be rejected
The film contains depictions of explicit sexual violence and sexualised violence that are very high in impact, as well as prolonged depictions of violence which are
offensive and/or have a very high degree of impact. Depictions of violence include detailed mutilation and disfigurement, viscera and shattered bone as well as blood gushes, splatter and spray.
A male character is tortured with a
blow torch while two others are choked to death - one with excrement and the other with a used tampon. Sexual themes underpin the depictions of violence with pornographic footage and still images featuring full frontal nudity with genital detail and
explicit sexual intercourse frequently viewed in the background.
Other scenes of violence are cut with depictions of sexual activity and/or sexualised nudity. The sexual content and sexualised context both serve to heighten the
overall impact of the violence viewed throughout the film.
This content exceeds what can be accommodated within the R18+ classification and, as such, is Refused Classification.
Germany: Heavily cut:
Hanger was released July 2009 in a severely cut and censored version for the German market. Unfortunately a torrent version of this was spread around the world and undermined the standing of the film.
Summary Review: New
Depths
Hardcore gore from Ryan Nicholson who previously directed Gutterballs, another extreme gore video that hasn't made it to the UK.
The director describes his film as:
A horrifying tale of revenge that begins with a back-alley abortion, and ends with a bloodbath so vicious that it brings a new meaning to an eye for eye. From pimps to dealers and hookers to junkies, this film
dives headfirst into the depths of human depravity.
Hookers in Revolt is a 2006 US crime thriller by Sean Weathers Starring Sean Weathers, Olivia Maria Lopez and Osas Ighodaro
Never released in the UK.
Summary Review: A must watch
Tired of mistreatment from the hands of their pimps, a group of hookers ban together to start their own escort agency under the credo, all women are equal to men .
But as the money quickly comes in, the hoes in charge become corrupt from their newfound power.
An entertaining offbeat movie. A Mix between Animal Farm, A Clockwork Orange and Death Race 2000. Action, dark
comedy, political satire, beautiful women, naked bodies and wild sex scene. A must watch for any cult movie fan.
House of Blood is a 2006 Germany horror by Olaf Ittenbach. Starring Christopher Kriesa, Martina Ittenbach and Simon Newby.
Not released in the UK. Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Uncut in Europe
Summary Notes
A prison bus with over a dozen criminals on board has an accident and rams another car, in which Dr. Douglas Madsen was on his way home. Most of the prisoners die. Four of them survive,
one of them severely injured. After having killed all the guards, they head for the woods. They take Dr. Douglas Madsen hostage. Suddenly a huge house appears in the middle of the woods. The leader of the group, Arthur, emphasizes that he will kill
Douglas and every single member of the "family" if his wounded brother would die. Meanwhile some members of the family show strange behavior, and very soon mayhem breaks loose.
House of the Damned is a 1996 US comedy horror by Sean Weathers With Valerie Alexander and Blue.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Review: Evil Mom
The plot revolves around Liz who is having her 21st birthday party and finds out that her mother, Emily
is an evil witch who wants to kill her and steal her youth so that she can go without aging for another 21 years.
The major thing that makes House Of The Damned stand out from a lot of crappy low budget horror movies is
that as opposed to just moving from site gag to site gag it has an actual story-line to follow and it gets you wrapped up in wanting to know what's going to happen next. So if you are of fan of camp like me this movie is definitely worth a watch.
House of Flesh Mannequins
is a 2009 USA horror thriller by Domiziano Cristopharo. With Domiziano Arcangeli, Irena A Hoffman and Giovanni Lombardo Radice.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Review: Over the Top Art
House
Sebastian, a loner artist, photographer and filmmaker spends his days in the seediness of life's elements. Taking pictures, photographing violent acts and spending a lot of time watching homemade films filled
with jarring imagery, Sebastian also happens to be his building's landlord. He has also suffered an abused childhood, being subjected to sleep deprivation and constant home videos. Things begin to change for him when apartment tenant, Sarah Roeg, begins
to take interest in his work and Sebastian himself. Boldly brave, House of Flesh Mannequins pulls you into its own hell!
Both loved and hated by the critics but tough watch with a BBFC baiting mix of real sex, torture, horror and
BDSM. Unlikely to be submitted in the near future.
I'll Never Die Alone is a 2008 Argentina / Spain horror thriller by Adrián García Bogliano. Starring Gimena Blesa, Marisol Tur and Magdalena De Santo.
Exists as an Original Version and an Extended Sleaze Version. Redemption
lined up a UK release in 2013 but it was cancelled presumably for censorship reasons.
Summary Notes
A violent thriller set in the outback of remote La Plata region, I'LL NEVER DIE ALONE (aka NO MORIRE
SOLA) is a tough and pounding story of revenge for rape, mercilessly carried out by a group of women intent on pursuing their attackers to the bitter end
Versions
Extended Sleaze Version
Austria
95:56s
Austria: The Extended Sleaze Version is uncut for:
In a Glass Cage is a 1987 Spain drama by Agustí Villaronga. With Günter Meisner, David Sust and Marisa Paredes.
Banned in Australia. Never released in the UK, perhaps in [probably misplaced] fear of BBFC censorship.
ummary Review: A Black Heart
A former
Nazi doctor-turned-pedophile, paralyzed from the neck down after a suicide attempt, is forced to accept a boy as his nurse under threat of blackmail. The boy possesses the man's diary, which details his wartime experiments and his subsequent descent into
pedophilia and murder. Before long, the boy displays his ambition to follow in the older man's footsteps.
Although it is frequently mesmerizing and brilliantly filmed, its aesthetic beauty is unable to disguise its nihilism and
black heart. The film nevertheless presents one of the only truly effective psychological portraits of human evil on film. It's a schizophrenic film to say the least. But it's an unforgettable one, as well.
The Mardi Gras Film Festival 1995 showing was banned by the Australian film. The ban was confirmed on appeal. See article from
refused-classification.com
The 2005 DVD release was banned by the film censor and this was confirmed on appeal.
The Italian Zombie Movie is a 2010 USA comedy Sci-Fi horror by Thomas Berdinski. Starring Jeffrey S Bromley, Laurie Beckeman and LaShelle Mikesell.
There are no censorship issues with these films, beyond noting that they have
notably not received a UK release.
Zombie Abomination: The Italian Zombie Movie - Part 1 is a 2010 USA comedy Sci-Fi horror by Thomas Berdinski. Starring Jeffrey S Bromley, Laurie Beckeman and LaShelle Mikesell.
Zombie Atrocity: The Italian Zombie Movie - Part 2 is a 2010 USA horror by Thomas Berdinski. Starring Jeffrey S Bromley, Laurie Beckeman and Dan Grams.
Summary review
Part 1. While investigating the death of his twin brother, a special forces veteran, a sexy psychic, an evil succubus, her oafish boyfriend, two mysterious aliens and the Michigan
Militia inadvertently join forces in a landfill of the living dead.
Part 2. Vicious hordes of the living dead have escaped imprisonment in an old Army landfill. Can our brave (but occasionally naive) heroes combine forces and escape, or will they
succumb to their own dated, sexist attitudes and become a flesh feast for the vengeful living dead soldiers?
Thomas Berdinski is a mad genius of schlocky no-budget zombie cinema and no fan of
Italian zombie films, gore or a disturbing horror comedy should deprive themselves of this one, this is one of the goriest comedies since Peter Jackson's Dead Alive!
Versions
uncut
US:
Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2009 The Cult of Moi and Vous The Italian Zombie Movie - Part 1 R1 DVD at US
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2009 The Cult of Moi and Vous The Italian Zombie Movie - Part 2 R1 DVD
at US Amazon #ad
v Ken Park
- 2002 USA/Netherlands/France drama by Larry Clark and Edward Lachman.
Ken Park is a 2002 USA/Netherlands/France drama by Larry Clark and Edward Lachman. With Adam Chubbuck, James Bullard, Seth Gray.
The film hasn't had a UK release yet. It is reported that Larry Clark punched the only potential distributor to date, putting an end to the release. The film was banned in Australia.
Summary Review: Not About Much
It's about several Californian skateboarder's life and relationships with and without their parents.
Ken Park has not received widespread distribution due to the depiction of young
teenagers in acts of urination, cunnilingus, auto erotic asphyxiation and group sex. It is all simulated bar for one act -- a young man was genuinely masturbating.
The reason I dislike this film, as I did both Kids and
Bully (two movies that appear tame by comparison), is simply because once you take away the shocking aspects of it - the violence, the no-holds-barred sex scenes - it really isn't about anything much.
Ken Park was originally scheduled as part of the 2003 Sydney Film Festival, but the Office of Film and Literature Classification (now known as the Australian Classification Board) handed
down a ban, citing the work's prolonged scenes of unsimulated sex.
A screening at the Balmain Town Hall was stopped by police as the opening credits rolled, prompting critic David Stratton to observe: "It is an explicit film, and it is a
confronting film, but it's a film that certainly deserves to be seen by an adult audience. It's sad that we in this country today have got to a stage where adults can't choose whether or not to see a film like this."
Kill the Scream Queen is a 2004 USA horror by Bill Zebub. Starring Deborah Dutch and Heather Forte and Rachel Plaster.
Never released in the UK. Mike comments: Very little explicit sex, but many scenes of naked women being tied up against their will and fondled by masked perverts. Not exactly BBFC-friendly.
Summary Notes
A sadist lures fledgeling actress to his den of horrors, promising them fame if they act in his "snuff film." They realize only after they are tied up that he really means to torture, rape, and kill them for
all to see.
L.A. Zombie is a 2010 US/Germany adult horror by Bruce La Bruce Starring François
Sagat, Rocco Giovanni and Wolf Hudson
The Bruce La Bruce movie got lots of hype when it was banned by Australia for the 2010 Melbourne Underground Film Festival. The film has never been given a UK release, possibly because horror is not allowed to mix with hardcore porn in the
UK.
Note that the hardcore Director's Cut has a PAL running time of 103 minutes. Versions running at 63 minutes are cut down softcore.
An extraterrestrial zombie, whose appearance constantly shifts between that of a corpse, a tusked beast with irregular genitals, and a normal man, emerges from the sea, and begins making its way to Los Angeles.
A lone creature (international adult star and metal, Francois Sagat) emerges from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Possessing the ability to reanimate the dead through depraved acts of man-sex, our creature prowls the streets of ...
Full DescriptionLos Angeles looking for corpses to gorge his sexual thirst. A critically acclaimed movie on the festival circuit, LA Zombie is cinematic, erotic, and pushes the envelope of art, porn, and the zombie-horror genre.
Availability
Current UK Status: Never Released
Versions
uncut
run:
107:38s
pal:
103:20s
US: The hardcore Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
US 2011 Dark Alley R0 DVD
cut for softcore
cut:
run:
64:33s
pal:
61:58s
Worldwide: verision running about 63m are cut down softcore versions
La petite mort is a 2009 Germany horror thriller by Marcel Walz. With Manoush, Andreas Pape and Inés Zahmoul.
Never released in the UK
Summary Review: A German Hostel
Three buddies, Simon, Nina and Dodo are going to Mallorca, but their flight to Frankfurt is delayed. They take a walk around town
and end up at the Maison de la petit mort which means The Little Death House . This restaurant is governed by Madame Fabienne who together with his two psychopathic daughters engaged in a much more lucrative business in the basement. Where
can rich businessmen buying its own torture victims to do what they please with ....
Last Caress is a 2010 France horror by François Gaillard and Christophe
Robin. With Julie Baron, Guillaume Beylard, Elina Calmels.
Maybe the accent of 'glam gore', nudity and sexual violence have made UK
distributors wary. Or maybe it is just the bad reviews.
Summary Review: Glam Gore
Five youngsters who just wanted to spend a nice
weekend among friends in a manor will find a far less peaceful place than they expected when faced with a family curse and a sadistic ruthless killer.
If you are a giallo fan of Italian horror lover then pick this up. If you love
gory shots and nudity then also pick this up but if you're looking for a good story or good acting then you have picked up the wrong DVD.
The Last Savage 2: Shocking Africa is a 1982 Italy documentary by Alfredo Castiglioni & Angelo Castiglioni.
Never release in the UK.
There is a US DVD titled Shocking Africa but it is not related to the film listed here
Summary Review: Harshest mondo
Introduced as: "The film you are about to see was made for a restricted academic audience……… The producers have decided to release this exceptional documentary
through general distribution so that everyone can be aware of what happens in our cruel, chaotic and colorful world."
This is probably the harshest mondo I've seen yet. nasty stuff that had me wincing every couple
minutes, or feeling like I was gonna blow chunks. definitely an experience I am pleased to have had though.
The Life and Death of a Porno Gang is a The Life And Death of a Porno Gang is a With Mihajlo Jovanovic, Ana Acimovic and Predrag Damnjanovic.
Widely distributed around the world but perhaps being aware of the
preceding controversy over A Serbian Film, the film was never released in the UK.
Summary Review: Disturbing
A disturbing film taking cues from the more famous A Serbian Film. It similarly
uses the setting of a porn film being made with allegories to some of the shit going down in Serbia. It's a transgressive film with the scenes of rape, self-mutilation, bestiality, snuff murders and suicide.
Long Pig is a 2008 US action horror by Carlo Rodriguez. With Jennifer Lyon, Grace
Carpenter and Laura Carter.
For some reason this has never made it to the UK. May be cannibalism is too touchy in a contemporary setting.
Summary Review: Permeating sense of menace
A terrifying film that offers
a decidedly different take on the gruesome practice of cannibalism. Long Pig - A culinary term that refers to human beings.
For more than 100 years, Halloween night has traditionally been the night that America's cannibal elite
feast on Long Pig. They are the powerful, the wealthy, and the elite - CEOs, Senators, Congressmen, and Clergy. They feed upon those whom they deem will add to their power - beautiful young people in the prime of their virility.
The film is a bleak, political / social satire wrapped in a blood-soaked blanket of horror. While clunky at times, I found the dialogue refreshingly genuine, even revealing, making the characters more than cardboard cut-outs.
Long Pig rises above its obvious budgetary constraints with a decent story, interesting characters, some humour, and a permeating sense of menace and dread.
Lost Souls is a 1980 Hong Kong TV film by Tun-Fei Mou Starring Hung Yen, Feng Chi and Ming Chen
Shaw Brothers exploitation film that managed to get banned in Germany and Australia and
never released in the UK
Summary Review : Genius? madness?
Hong Kong-based exploitation film director T. F. (Tun Fei) Mous, who would go on to worldwide notoriety eight years after this with Men Behind the Sun
, teamed up here with equally low-rent exploitation producers the Shaw Brothers for a pinky-style look at the plight of illegal Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong.
They took the most lurid stories they could find, elaborated on
those as much as they could, and then turned Mous and screenwriters loose. The end result, while not being anywhere near as brutal (or as well thought-out) as Men Behind the Sun , certainly shows the roots of Mous'... genius? madness? whatever you
want to call it.
Da She (Lost Souls) shows the way Mous got from point A to point B; the character development may be absent, but the emotional frameworks are the same, both for his illegal Chinese immigrants and his later
Chinese test subjects, and his fascination with the extremes to which a person can be taken is also in evidence, though here, with a few exceptions, the torture suffered by these folks is more emotional than physical (relatively, of course).
It's silly and predictable, but if you're a Mous fan, it's an important archival document, and it's one you should search out.
Lucker the Necrophagous is a 1986 Belgium horror by Johan Vandewoestijne. With Nick Van Suyt, Helga Vandevelde and Let Jotts.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Review: One nasty little
film
A serial killer awakens from a coma and escapes from a mental hospital to kill a survivor of his slayings years ago, all the while stalking, terrifying, and killing women on the way.
If the
thought of watching somebody lick their hands after stroking slimy, putrid corpse tang makes you queasy, I'd recommend passing on this film.
Lucker is one nasty little film, it's not very long or incredibly complex, but it's nasty
nonetheless and for that I love it. Don't be a dullard and purchase this without knowing what you're getting into first, this isn't a party flick nor is it one of those classic "Must Have" films that make everybody's favorite films lists. If
you're a fan of films like Buttgereit's Nekromantik , Cerda's Aftermath or D'Amato's Buio Omega, you're going to probably dig this as I did.
Lust for Vengeance is a 2001 US giallo by Sean Weathers
With Michelle Soto, Julia Cornish and Tumaini.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Review: A must see giallo
A psychotic serial killer makes 5 women obsessed with sex & drugs pay
for their sins.
If you are a guy you'll love this movie cause it has a lot of sex, nudity, violence and some campy dialogue.
However instead of just stopping there which he could have, Sean Weathers gives
this movie a very artistic and art house feel, there are different color schemes used from scene to scene, split screen scenes, juxtaposition scenes, character point of view shots, perfectly timed hand-held shots, and in-between all the crazy stuff going
on, a lot of time is given to develop and make you actually care about the characters
This movie is really under the category of a giallo and is a must see for any fans of Dario Argento or Mario Bava.
Maskhead is a 2009 US horror by Scott Swan & Fred Vogel. With Dani Inks, Douglas
Bell and Jerami Cruise.
Never released in the UK.
Summary Review: Well Crafted Gore
Two young lesbians Syl and Madie produce gruesome and gory fetish videos with the help of a gay cowboy. Actors or victims
show up to audition and some of them are tortured to death and slowly butchered by Maskhead, a disfigured sadist.
Maskhead is not as disturbing as August Underground trilogy but has some pretty sick and well crafted gore.
The film loses its way by trying to add a bit of a plot. Interviews with the victims are a bit boring.
Melancholie der Engel is a 2009 Germany horror romance by Marian
Dora. Starring Zenza Raggi, Frank Oliver and Janette Weller.
One of the more notably extreme films is unsurprisingly never been considered fore release in the UK. To date only German language versions have been released.
There is an Original Version and a Extended Version featuring some additional material that was originally dropped over legality concerns.
A dark secret connects Katze and Brauth, two middle aged men. Katze has the clue that his end is near. The two friends meet again after years to share their last days in the old house where everything happened a long time ago. With
three women they met on their way, the atmosphere begins to recur a second time. When Heinrich, an old artist, decides to attend after all, the friends have their last chance to renew and cut with the history and to settle an old score. In the melancholy
of the near end, Katze passes again all the situations in his life. In the hour of death, he is not alone anymore. His body is gone and his soul stays back in the same place where his destiny and fulfillment occurred.
Melancholie
der Engel literally oozes decay.There is some of the most revolting gore ever captured on screen along with various scenes of sexual perversion bordering on hard-core porn. This is truly unforgiving and deplorable journey into perversion and death.
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Men Behind the Sun 2: Laboratory of the Devil
Maruta 2: Laboratory of the Devil
Men Behind the Sun II: Laboratory of the Devil is a 1992 Hong Kong/China horror thriller by Godfrey Ho Starring Yishou Jiang, Yuen-Ching Leung and Xingqiang Li
Never released in the UK.
From IMDb: Delivering the shocks!
In the spring of 1945, Japan established a secret base, Unit 731 in Manchuria, where many innocent Chinese, Korean and
Mongolian people were killed in grotesque experiments. An idealistic young doctor , Morishima, is horrified by the experiments being performed in the camp and when his fiancée arrives disguised as a Chinese prisoner he sets out to liberate the
camp. A docudrama sequel to the notorious Men Behind the Sun , which pulls no punches when it comes to delivering the shocks!
