Cannibal Error: Anti-Film Propaganda and the 'Video Nasties' Panic of the 1980s

Author:   David Kerekes ,  David Slater
Publisher:   Headpress
Edition:   2nd Revised ed.
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9781909394957


Pages:   596
Publication Date:   07 March 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Cannibal Error, a revised and reworked edition of See No Evil (2000), is an exhaustive and startling overview of Britain's 'video nasty' panic, the ramifications of which are still felt today.

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Author:   David Kerekes ,  David Slater
Publisher:   Headpress
Imprint:   Headpress
Edition:   2nd Revised ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9781909394957


ISBN 10:   1909394955
Pages:   596
Publication Date:   07 March 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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A 'turn the page fast' slice of history that must nestle on any film watchers shelf BBC Radio A disturbing and fascinating look at the peculiarity of Little England and the knee-jerk idiocy of our moral guardians 5 STARS SFX Brilliant overview... A superbly argued book which presents all the facts... will intrigue fans of horror movies as well as social historians. 5 STARS --FILM REVIEW Comprehensive and informed... the authors deserve high praise Shivers Exhaustive and very, very cool 5 STARS Kerrang! Impressively researched and highly readable... a compelling piece of social history Video Watchdog Intelligently and clearly written... likely to stand as the last word on the nasties brouhaha 5 STARS Empire Particularly interesting and relevant! 9/10 STARS Fortean Times Several books have been devoted to this phenomenon, but this is the most intelligent, thoroughly researched and longest Psychotronic Video Guide


A 'turn the page fast' slice of history that must nestle on any film watchers shelf. BBC Radio A disturbing and fascinating look at the peculiarity of Little England and the knee-jerk idiocy of our moral guardians. 5 STARS SFX Brilliant overview... A superbly argued book which presents all the facts... will intrigue fans of horror movies as well as social historians. 5 STARS --FILM REVIEW Comprehensive and informed... the authors deserve high praise. Shivers Exhaustive and very, very cool. 5 STARS Kerrang! Impressively researched and highly readable... a compelling piece of social history. Video Watchdog Intelligently and clearly written... likely to stand as the last word on the nasties brouhaha. 5 STARS Empire Particularly interesting and relevant! 9/10 STARS Fortean Times Several books have been devoted to this phenomenon, but this is the most intelligent, thoroughly researched and longest Psychotronic Video Guide


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DAVID KEREKES co-founded Headpress and recently Oil On Water Press. He is author of Mezzogiorno (2012) and Sex Murder Art: The Films of J�rg Buttgereit (1994), co-author of Killing for Culture: An Illustrated History of Death Film from Mondo to Snuff (1994 & 2012) and has written extensively on popular culture. DAVID SLATER co-founded Headpress and has worked as a technician in the electronics and engineering industries, co-authored Killing for Culture: An Illustrated History of Death Film from Mondo to Snuff (1994 & 2012) and has written several articles. His interests include movies, books, open country and forteana.

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