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- In the United Kingdom, Mary Whitehouse denounced it as one of the "video nasties" subgenre of violent horror cinema, which "might" adversely affect human behaviour.
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May 15, 2024 · Originally banned as a Video Nasty, ‘Killer Nun’ is a true ‘Nunsploitation’ great, which uniquely crosses into the Giallo genre. Presented here uncut and pristinely restored from a 2K scan of the camera negative, this release finally does justice to the uninhibited and frenzied vision of its creator.
Sep 24, 2019 · There are also some gruesome murders that landed Killer Nun on the fabled British “Video Nasties” list, including a genuinely flinch inducing bit of needle torture. But these grisly sequences have a “pasted in” feel, as if the producers saw trouble and decided to beef up the violence.
Censorship: Due to its graphic content, “Killer Nun” faced censorship and bans in several countries, including the United Kingdom, where it was listed as a “video nasty.” Legacy Influence on Exploitation Cinema : The film is considered a key entry in the nunsploitation genre and has influenced other films that explore similar themes of ...
Oct 22, 2019 · Arrow Video resurrects one of nunsploitation cinema’s greatest outliers with the Anita Ekberg headlined Killer Nun, a 1979 oddity about a morphine addicted nun whose bad habits lead to the murder of long-term patients housed within the hospital she works.
Oct 15, 2019 · Killer Nun managed to earn a spot on the infamous Video Nasties list of forbidden titles imposed by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in the 1980s, based largely on the title alone. It was removed from the list in 1993 with thirteen seconds of cuts and later released uncut in 2003.
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Jun 30, 2023 · Nightmare was famously named one of the “Video Nasties” back in the 1980s, a term associated with a period of panic and censorship in the UK during the rise of popularity of the video cassette...
Aug 1, 2021 · Sex, Drugs, and Driller Killers: The History of Video Nasties. The 1980s are often looked back upon fondly by fans of horror cinema for its over-the-top depictions of violence and...
