A selection of predictably hysterical and ill-informed British TV documentaries and discussion shows from the height of the Video Nasty moral panic.
Author: reprobatepress
Difficult Ideas for Difficult Times
Take This Job And Shove It – Actors Biting The Hand That Feeds
The curious habit that celebrities have of utterly hating the very thing that has made them rich and famous.
The Shame Of Punishing People For Their Childhood Mistakes
Ruining someone’s life because of the stupid things they said as a child does not seem a very progressive thing to do.
Academic Click ‘Bate: The War On Porn Continues
The latest academic anti-porn study is full of holes, misinformation, scaremongering and supposition – don’t be fooled.
Boris Karloff’s ‘Mad Doctor’ Cycle: An Appreciation
Looking back at the short series of underrated and provocative films that Boris Karloff made for Columbia Pictures at the start of the 1940s.
“I Prefer Not To”: Herman Melville’s Bartleby: The Scrivener
Literature’s great refusenik remains as ambiguous as ever – the everyman protestor who rebels of all stripes feel represents them.
Jesus Christ! The Unbearable Horrors Of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Bibilical Rock Opera
The film version of the post-hippy reinterpretation of the Passion of the Christ tries hard but is ultimately hamstrung by the terrible, terrible songs.
Here Comes Peter Cottontail: A Stop-Motion Easter Special
A classic stop-motion animated Easter TV special starring Vincent Price.
Satanic Panic Stations – Lil Nas X Stokes The Fires Of Hysteria
A humorously profane music video and a pair of shoes spark mass panic amongst the religious right.
The Unremarkable Nature Of The Serial Killer: Exploring Dennis Nilsen’s Autobiography
The book they wanted to ban turns out to be an unsettling look into the mind of a murderer – and just how ordinary he actually was.
Carry On, Emmanuelle – The Rise And Fall Of The Iconic Erotic Film Series
How one of the biggest movies of the 1970s was reduced to an endless series of disposable direct-to-video sequels.
Fractured Visions And The Cult Movie Market
The ins and outs of launching an independent cult movie blu-ray label in 2021.