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Are you ready to be SEDUCED?

John Martin’s definitive dissection of the ‘Video Nasties’ scandal is now available in an fully updated, lavishly illustrated colour volume - with DVD availability!

In this book, John Martin definitively dissects the “nasties” phenomenon, exposing the secret agendas behind the media manipulation en route to some startling conclusions about this uniquely British moral panic!

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‘Video nasties’... a quarter of a Century on, the very words still chill the blood. After all, Snuff was a genuine “snuff” film, wasn’t it? People were really eaten in cannibal films, weren’t they? The judge in the James Bulger murder case specifically linked this notorious crime to the film Child’s Play 3, didn’t he? Hungerford killer Michael Ryan was obsessed with Rambo, right?
As it happens, the answer to all of these questions and scores of similar ones is a resounding “no.” Now it can be revealed how kids went “crazy over death for kicks videos” (some of which didn’t even exist)... what really happens when you burn your “video nasties”... how the Daily Star dreamed up an unholy alliance of paedophiles, the IRA, Colonel Gadaffi and Argentina’s military rulers... how, not to be outdone, The Guardian came up with a bogus “snuff movie” exclusive... how Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton and Lassie became “nasty” stars... and how people killed themselves because they’d seen The Deer Hunter - several years before Michael Cimino actually shot it!


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ARE YOU READY FOR GUT-
CRUNCHING TERROR?
The natives are revolting, and so are their eating habits in Cannibal, the Ultimate Consumer Guide to some of the nastiest movies ever made!
ARE YOU
The most notorious and taboo of all horror movie subgenres, the Cannibal movie was cooked up by the Italian film industry as a natural progression from the true-life third world nightmares so graphically depicted in ‘Mondo’ documentaries of the 1970s.
Not surprisingly many of them ended up being classified as ‘Video Nasties’ in the UK witch-hunts of the early 80s.
Their continued obscurity means these films remain as unexplored as the remote areas of the Amazon jungle where their stomach-churning action is set.
But now respected author and film journalist John Martin (author of Seduction Of The Gullible, the definitive book on the Nasties phenomenon) sets out to explore the history of the Cannibal movie from critical and cultural viewpoints, providing an entertaining and informative examination of the genre which will satiate the appetites of exploitation movie buffs everywhere! He also interviews many of the men who made these ultra-violent anthropohagous shockers… directors such as Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi and Antonio Margheriti, plus the ace special effects men and stars who created some of the most unsettling images ever seen on screen.
Packed with eye-popping, stomach-bursting colour stills, posters and lobby cards from a host of carnivorous classics, be warned that Cannibal is not for those with delicate sensitivities.
But if, like Quentin Tarantino, you are hungry for the wildest and weirdest that exploitation cinema can deliver, grab this book and prepare to eat your fill!

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You axed for it, you begged for it -
and now it's time to strike up the banned once more
as Stray Cat Publications proudly present
Video Nasties - The Return!
Video Nasties! was the first ever Dark Side book and it proved a sellout hit. Now it has been reprinted, and in an ultra-glossy new edition which has been updated to include reviews of the most infamous titles on DVD, plus information on how you can build your very own Nasties collection on disc. Video Nasties is available right now, and we suggest you order your copy fast because the print run is limited!
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... The dawn of the video age also brought the birth of the so-called "Video Nasties". Suddenly a whole new world of uncensored horror opened up for UK genre buffs. For all too short a time, movies like Driller Killer, The Last House On The Left, Zombie Flesh Eaters and Cannibal Holocaust were legally available in an uncut form, and we grabbed our viewing chances while we could.Then in 1984 came the dreaded "Bright Bill" that outlawed non-certificated videos, and sent the Video Nasties underground. Horror fans in search of forbidden thrills would thereafter use the DPP's hit list of banned titles as their shopping guide, picking up bootleg copies at car boot sales and via carefully worded adverts in horror mags. But now they are back with a vengeance in Video Nasties!, a 164-page, full colour book containing the original full-size video sleeves for every one of the 75 movies that earned themselves a feel of the collar from the local constabulary! Every beautifully reproduced sleeve is accompanied by full cast, credits and running time, plus a concise and informative up-to-date review written by Dark Side editor Allan Bryce. This picture-packed volume really is the last word on the "Nasties" phenomenon and includes an introductory feature putting the history of video censorship in context.

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Full Colour Original Video Sleeves For Every Title! Snuff Films! Zombie Horrors! Cannibal Holocausts! Death Camp Nightmares! Every Banned Horror Tape Reviewed! Complete Cast And Credits! History Of The Nasties Phenomenon!
 
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the video shop, along comes Video Nasties 2! Yes, following the sellout success of our first Video Nasties book, here comes another bumper batch of full-size, full colour covers from some of the most outrageous pre-certificated videos ever to have their collar felt by Mr. Plod! It's hard to believe now that back in 1980 the jaded British video viewer could settle down with movies like The Amazing Mr. No Legs, Elsa, Fraulein SS, Flesh Feast and The Corpse Grinders, but indeed they could - which probably helps explain why the country is in such a mess today! Now we're giving you a chance to re-live those golden days as you leaf through the most incredible selection of video sleeves ever gathered together in one awesome coffee table collection. In addition to the covers, each title has full cast and credits supplied by that connoisseur of celluloid esoterica Marc Morris (he collects this crap), and the text is written by yours truly, Allan Bryce. Since I was accused of being lazy with the first Nasties book, every review here is at least twice as long. As with the first Video Nasties book this is a limited edition that is sure to take pride of place in your collection, and like all of our Dark Side volumes is not to be missed by anyone of unsound mind!
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By Adrian Luther Smith,
Introduction by Top Giallo Scriptwriter Ernesto Gastaldi. 		  Complete Review, Cast & Credits On Hundreds Of Titles Rare Full Colour Pictures Throughout.
Style, sex and savagery are the chief elements of Italian Giallo cinema, which thrives on images of beautiful, scantily-clad women being chased around by knife-wielding maniacs! Now a lavish new volume from the publishers of the best-selling Video Nasties! brings you the definitive guide to this notorious and rarely chronicled film genre! Blood And Black Lace is an essential read for anyone who has an interest in the darker side of Italian exploitation pictures. Written by Adrian Luther Smith, editor of Delirium magazine, and lavishly printed in full colour throughout, this 164-page book packs in astonishing images from movies by such masters of the giallo art as Dario Argento, Mario Bava and Lucio Fulci alongside lively, entertaining reviews and full cast and credit details of hundreds of films which have never appeared in any movie guide before. Where else could you look up movies like Strip Nude For Your Killer or Why These Strange Drops Of Blood On The Body Of Jennifer? - as well as seeing mouth-watering colour posters and stills from movies that you'd never even dreamed existed! There's even a specially-written introduction by legendary Italian screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi. As with Video Nasties!, this amazing volume is a limited edition, and only available through Dark Side magazine. The price will undoubtedly increase as copies grow scarcer, so order today to ensure Blood And Black Lace a place in your collection! Where else can you get such a tome for only £16.99? No-where, it's not available in the shops. TO ORDER CLICK HERE
  “When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!” Flesh-eating zombies are on the prowl in this fabulous new Dark Side book which digs up a literally eye-popping gallery of living dead ghouls for fear fans to feast upon! Zombie! is the definitive reference book on those ghastly gourmets from beyond the grave, containing entertaining and informative contributions from some of horrordom's most respected writers.

• Alan Jones discusses the virtues and vices of Italian zombie movies… • Maitland McDonagh peeks behind the screams on the Return Of The Living Dead and Re-Animator movies… • Nigel Burrell meets The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue, and goes in search of The Blind Dead… • Allan Bryce interviews Sam Raimi, George Romero and Tom Savini and examines the The Evil Dead and Night Of The Living Dead series… • Dark Side's Zombie Guide rates and reviews every zombie flick from The Alien Dead to Zombie 3 - for both film quality and gore content… • Adrian Luther-Smith goes hunting for the grossest moments in spaghetti stomach turners… • John Martin interviews top zombie director Lucio Fulci, the master of maggot mayhem…

All this and much more can be found in this exhaustive look at filmdom's favourite flesh-eating fiends. Packed with shocking stills and rare posters from every living dead movie you could think of (and quite a few you wouldn't want to), Zombie is a horror fan's nightmare come true. Get it before it gets you!
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SKULLS AND PSYCHOPATHS MAD DOCTORS AND DALEKS! Welcome to the delirious world of British horror, 60s style!
     
 
Welcome to the delirious world of British horror, 60s style! During the 60s and early 70s, Britain’s Amicus Productions were one of the world’s leading makers of cult sci-fi, fantasy and horror movies. They rivalled Hammer Films in popularity with such worldwide successes as Tales From The Crypt, From Beyond The Grave and The Land That Time Forgot. But the story behind the company has never been told - until now! Amicus - The Studio That Dripped Blood is an important new film book from the publishers of The Dark Side, following the incredible success of our previous volumes, Video Nasties, Blood And Black Lace and Zombie. The product of many years of research, it tells the story of Amicus from it’s birth in the late 1950s, charting the company’s rise through Dr Who movies and horror anthologies like Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors to the prehistoric spectaculars which brought about its downfall in the seventies. Amicus is famous for its classic British horror films, and each and every one is discussed in more detail than ever before. Unique access was granted to the company’s archive in Los Angeles, and the author has examined letters, scripts, contracts, notes, press books and diaries to bring the story of Amicus to life. He has also conducted dozens of interviews with key Amicus personnel, including Max J. Rosenberg, Roy Ward Baker, Susan Penhaligon, Linda Hayden, Paul Annett, Caroline Munro, Peter Duffell, Freddie Francis, Suzanna Leigh and Jennie Linden - many of them speaking for the first time in print! Every key film is examined in depth, and detailed from conception to release. Amicus president Max J. Rosenberg has blocked previous attempts to tell the Amicus story, but this book has been created with his official authorisation. In fact as Max says in his Afterword: “This book has captured the spirit of Amicus, warts and all!” As with other Dark Side volumes, this deluxe 164-page softcover is lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout with never-before-seen stills, posters, lobby cards, flyers, candid photographs and unused artwork. It’s an essential purchase for anyone who is interested in the colourful history of British horror movies!
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FANTASY FEMALES
 

LOOKING FOR THE GIRL OF YOUR SCREAMS?
Well look no further than the latest and most lavish volume in The Dark Side's ever-growing film book library!
It's called Fantasy Females, and it's a glorious, picture-packed celebration of the movie world's femme fatales! Edited by The Dark Side's Allan Bryce and featuring contributions from such acclaimed genre writers as Alan Jones, Maitland McDonagh,Steve Swires and Pete Tombs, Fantasy Females is the hottest film book of the year. This is the place to look to find Bad Girls, Bond Girls, Cave Girls, Cult Heroines, Hammer Vamps, Porn Starlets and S&M Babes! In fact Fantasy Females features a truly fascinating collection of exclusive interviews with some of the most famous and controversial movie actresses of the last three decades, accompanied by a host of eye-popping pin-up shots and rarely seen movie stills and posters! Within these pulchritude-packed pages you'll discover

* Why Exorcist star Linda Blair wasn't worried about being possessed by the Devil!
* How Buffy's Sarah Michelle Gellar gets in shape for slaying vampires!
* What Susan George went through filming her controversial rape scene in Straw Dogs!
* Which famous scream queen turned down Elvis Presley to make Italian horror movies!

Other legendary starlets interviewed or profiled include Barbara Steele, Asia Argento (daughter of Dario!), Laura Gemser, Dyanne Thorne (Ilsa, She-Wolf Of The S.S.!), Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Sybil Danning, Brigitte Lahaie, Fiona Lewis, Barbara Leigh and many more!
This amazing limited edition book is available right now, and it's sure to be a sellout, so place your order immediately or you may regret it!
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