10 Great Overlooked British Horror Films of the 1970s

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

There are so many British films from the 70's in the genre we so love that have been neglected on dvd, never mind blu-ray.

The Corpse
Fragment of Fear*
Tam Lin*
Trog*
Endless Night
The Night Digger*
What Became of Jack and Jill
Seagull Island
Dominique
Absolution
Voices
The Brute

That's just a few off the top of my head.

*These are available as on demand dvd-r's from various reputable studios but haven't had legitimate dvd releases.

Tam Lin actually has a US DVD (and Blu-ray ) release.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

Tam Lin actually has a US DVD (and Blu-ray ) release.

Thanks. I didn't research before i typed. I do have it in my wish list but thought it was perhaps a dvd-r.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

An interesting article from the BFI here.

I must track down Full Circle at some point - the only one I've yet to check out.

Overlooked by whom?? As The Haunting Of Julia is the only one not available (SADLY!!!! ). The Shout being the Streets Of Fire of Brit horror notwithstanding hahaha. Still if it gets folk watching them......

[mr 420]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

I wish someone would release 'The Appointment', an intensely creepy Brit film from the early eighties starring Edward Woodward. I'm surprised it didn't feature in that BFI list.

It too is on YouTube ( and also had a UK video release on 3M?, that seems to ring a bell) and is well worth watching. Here's a taste, I think you'll all enjoy it.

[mr 420]

Lindsay Shonteff's Night After Night After Night is another that definitely needs to be seen, but apparently Shonteff's son is a nightmare when it comes to acquiring the rights.

[mr 420]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Doesn't sound promising for a dvd release does it?

Being a big fan of British films of the era it really pisses me off that there are so many gems still not out. The odd one creeps out like Craze on Nucleus or Baby Love on Network but that's about it each year, two or three if we are lucky. We might be getting four this year with the BFI releases of Symptoms and Psychomania.

Why can't 88 do a British range of films? I'm sure they'd sell better than Ironmaster.

Hear! Hear! Somebody should shoot off an email asking what the chances would be on a British range.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by mr 420

Lindsay Shonteff's Night After Night After Night is another that definitely needs to be seen, but apparently Shonteff's son is a nightmare when it comes to acquiring the rights.

Cough tell me about it. A sad state of affairs

[mr 420]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Cough tell me about it. A sad state of affairs

I would love to see How Sleep The Brave again. I remember that being a cracking little war film.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by mr 420

Lindsay Shonteff's Night After Night After Night is another that definitely needs to be seen, but apparently Shonteff's son is a nightmare when it comes to acquiring the rights.

I know someone who was in touch with the Shonteff estate and the son who's now the rights owner and he has absolutely no interest at all in making his fathers films available again. This wasn't just a quick email either it was a discussion that went on for weeks.

It's quite sad in a film history sense but i doubt we'll ever see any Lindsey Shonteff films on dvd aside from Devil Doll and Permissive.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by mr 420

I would love to see How Sleep The Brave again. I remember that being a cracking little war film.

I actually have that on dvd. It's quite obviously filmed in an English wood. I've also got Ice Cold in Phoenix.

It's a shame but they aren't the Shonteff films we are after.