The Art of the Nasty - Revised, expanded, updated!

[Marc Morris]

I've been keeping this one quiet, so I thought I'd let you all know that the book I worked on during my Redemption days is about to be re-printed courtesy of FAB Press!

To coincide with the release, FAB Press will be holding a one-off all-day nasty festival at London's Riverside Studios. So watch this space for updates.

[Angel]

I'm interested in this, I bought the original version which has always been a favourite of mine, in fact I prefer it to Shock! Horror!

I especially enjoy the information that accompanies each cover.

Yeah looking forward to this.

[The Reaper Man]

I remember trying to buy this from Waterstones when first released.I recieved a raaatthherrr disgusted look and told 'no'.Snooty little git,he never even checked for me......
So yeah,it's a deffo from me.It's funny,I was reading SHOCK HORROR AGAIN in the bath the other night.A lot of the info regarding the dvd releases of certain films and censorship issues,for example,SS EXPERIMENT CAMP are now outdated.Time for a redux perhaps?

[smileysmile18]

Originally Posted by reaper72

I remember trying to buy this from Waterstones when first released.I recieved a raaatthherrr disgusted look and told 'no'.Snooty little git,he never even checked for me......
So yeah,it's a deffo from me.It's funny,I was reading SHOCK HORROR AGAIN in the bath the other night.A lot of the info regarding the dvd releases of certain films and censorship issues,for example,SS EXPERIMENT CAMP are now outdated.Time for a redux perhaps?

Ha, I remember flicking through this in my local branch of Waterstones many many moons ago! If the snooty assistant had bothered to check, he would have seen that they definately DID stock it. Always regretted not buying it, so I'm very pleased with this news.

[Marc Morris]

The tickets are now on sale! You can choose one of the following options:

Ticket only. Total cost £26.00 (£25.00 plus £1.00 postage/admin charge)

Ticket + Special Edition Book. Total cost £45.99 (£25.00 ticket plus £1.00 postage/admin fee plus £19.99 for Special Edition book to be collected on the day)

Special Edition Book only. Total cost £24.75 (£19.99 plus £4.76 postage). These willl be sent in the week after the film festival

Orders can be paid for using a Credit Card or PayPal on the FAB Press website, or by sending a cheque/postal order made payable to 'FAB Press Ltd' at the following address:

FAB Press Ltd
7 Farleigh
Ramsden Road
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1QE

[spooks]

Ummmm nice! Any idea what films are gonna be shown? Or when they may get confirmed?

[eiren]

Excellent, I am ordering one of these as we speak.

[Marc Morris]

Saturday 11 July

FAB Fest 4: The Art of the Nasty
Book-launch and all-day film festival to mark the passing of 25 years since the introduction of the Video Recordings Act, and the end of the pre-certification era for home video in the UK.

double-bill:
TAKE AN EASY RIDE (18) 12.30pm (running time 45 minutes)
GB, 1976
director: Kenneth Rowles
cast: Helen Bernat, Margaret Heald, Pauline Bates
This cautionary tale about the perils of hitch-hiking is a low-budget exploitation classic, which enjoyed a 48-week uninterrupted Soho run during the late 70s. Unseen since its Iver Film Services pre-cert video release. Screening introduced by director Kenneth Rowles.
...plus...
THE BRUTE (18) 1.15pm
(running time 90 minutes)
GB, 1977
director: Gerry O'Hara
cast: Sarah Douglas, Julian Glover, Roberta Gibbs
Julian Glover plays one of cinema's most disturbing villains in this powerful British film about domestic terrorism. The Brute has remained unreleased in the UK on any format since its pre-cert video debut on the Brent Walker label.

DEATH WEEKEND (18) 3.15pm (running time 90 minutes)
Canada, 1976
director: William Fruet
cast: Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata
This stunning home-invasion horror film from Canada, aka The House by the Lake, has been unseen in the UK since its pre-cert era video release on the Vampix label.

SATAN'S SLAVE (18) 5.25pm (running time 90 minutes)
GB, 1976
director: Norman J. Warren
cast: Michael Gough, Martin Potter, Candace Glendenning
Director Norman J. Warren will introduce a very rare screening of the export version of his 1976 Satanic shocker, as originally released by early market-leaders |ntervision at the dawn of the video era.

EQUINOX (18) 8.00pm (running time 80 minutes)
USA, 1970
director: Jack Woods & Dennis Muren
cast: Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Frank Bonner
Equinox is rumoured to have influenced classic video nasty The Evil Dead. This rarely screened horror movie has remained unseen in the UK since its two pre-cert video releases on the Mountain and KM labels.

BLACK DEVIL DOLL (18) 9.40pm (running time 75 minutes)
USA, 2009
director: Jonathan Lewis
cast: Heather Murphy, Natasha Talonz, Christine Svendsen
UK premiere for the most talked-about exploitation film of the year, true to the spirit of the wild pre-cert video era. Chucky meets Dolemite as a jive-talking puppet goes on the rampage!

www.blackdevildoll.com/trailers.html

[vincenzo]

I've got the pre-certs of both Death Weekend and The Brute, and two brilliant films they are too. Both long since in need of reissue.

Satan's Slave is my favourite Warren film.

[The Reaper Man]

Deffo.
SATAN'S SLAVE and PREY are evens IMO Vince.