The Slayer is a 1981 US horror by JS Cardone. See IMDb

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Cornerstone R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2001 Protected/Vipco R0 DVD

Previously the BBFC cut 14s for an 18 rating for:

• UK 1992 Vipco VHS

From IMDb:

• Edited to shorten a pitchfork murder

And before that, Vipco released the uncut VHS in June 1982. It appeared on the video nasties list in October 1983 but was dropped in April 1985

Review from UK Amazon: Minimal Gore

The Vipco DVD is grainy and washed out.

The film is quite good. two couples fly to a quiet island for a well-earned break, but Kay knows the horror that is waiting for them & sure enough they are killed off by this monster. Once the killings start & the storm comes, there's a good atmosphere .

Unfortunately, the gore is way too minimal - with a decent pitchforking scene being its only saviour.

The Bay of Blood is a 1971 Italian horror by Mario Bava. See IMDb

The BBFC waived their cuts for an 18 rating for:

• UK 2010 Arrow DVD/Blu-ray

Previously the BBFC imposed 7 cuts totalling 43s for:

• UK 2000 Film 2000 R2 DVD
• UK 1994 Redemption VHS

1. The first murder of a teenage girl loses 2s in 2 cuts, the first of her throat being cut from behind and the other of a graphic hatchet blow to the head.
2. 21s (nearly the entire scene) is cut from a boy dying with a machete embedded in his face.
3. 3 cuts totally 9s diminish the death of couple impaled with a spear whilst making love. We love the blood welling from the wounds and their writhing whilst impaled.
4. 11s has been cut from the death of Simon being forced up a wall by a spear impaled in his stomach.

And before that. the uncut version titled Blood Bath was released on the Hokushin label in February 1983 and was listed as a video nasty in March 1984. It stayed on the list throughout so became one of the collectable DPP39s.

Review from US Amazon: Granddaddy of all slasher movies

Bay of Blood is often called the "Granddaddy of all slasher movies". Many reviews have made the reference to Friday the 13th and very similar killing styles. After watching Bay of Blood you can definitely see where Friday the 13th (made in 1980) got a lot of it's ideas.

With that being said Bay of Blood does not possess the single element that defined the slasher film, the indestructible, omnipresent killer.

The movie succeeds almost entirely thanks to Mario Bavo, who serves as both director and cinematographer, with his typical stylish flare which heavily influenced the great Dario Argento, his eye appealing use of color and interesting editing techniques, which include a lot of blurry dissolves give Bay of Blood an almost dream-like, surrealistic feel.

All in all, worth an evening for the avid Italian horror fan.

The Evil Dead is a 1982 US horror by Sam Raimi. See IMDb

US Anchor Bay has revealed a Blu-ray release of Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead, which released on August 31. The disk will include two new HD transfers (one in 1.85:1 and the other in the original 1.33:1).

Theres also a new audio commentary by Sam Raimi, producer Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell. Other extras are as per US DVD releases.

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2010 Anchor Bay Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2002 Starz/Anchor Bay R1 DVD at US Amazon

In the UK, all BBFC cuts were waived for:

• UK 2006 Anchor Bay R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2002 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
• UK 2001 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
• UK 2001 Anchor Bay VHS

Previously the BBFC demanded 41 cuts adding up to 2:05s

Review from imdb: Raimi is already a legend

Raimi is already a legend, because he created 'The Evil Dead', without a doubt one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Made on a shoe string budget as a labour of love, it still remains Raimi's best movie. He has subsequently worked on bigger projects with bigger names but it is arguable whether he has ever surpassed the invention, thrills, energy and sheer fun of this. And why Bruce Campbell never became a genuine movie star after his debut here, and not just a much loved cult figure, is a complete mystery to me.

'The Evil Dead' is a modern horror classic and absolutely ESSENTIAL viewing for any self-respecting movie buff! It doesn't get much better than this!

From promotional material:

Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as Nucleus Films releases the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon - one of the most extraordinary and scandalous eras in the history of British film.

For the first time ever on DVD, TRAILERS to all 72 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions are featured with specially filmed intros for each title in a lavish three-disc collector s edition box-set, alongside a brand new documentary - VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP AND VIDEOTAPE.

Disc One presents the 39 titles which were successfully prosecuted in UK courts and deemed liable to deprave and corrupt.

Disc Two presents the 33 titles that were initially banned, but then subsequently acquitted and removed from the DPP's list.

Disc Three This era-defining documentary features interviews with filmmakers Ruggero Deodato ( Cannibal Holocaust ) Neil Marshall ( The Descent , Doomsday ), Christopher Smith ( Severance , Black Death ) and MP Graham Bright as well as rare archive footage featuring James Ferman (director of the BBFC 1975-1999) & Mary Whitehouse. Taking in the explosion of home video, the erosion of civil liberties, the introduction of draconian censorship measures, hysterical press campaigns and the birth of many careers born in blood and videotape, West s documentary also reflects on the influence this peculiar era still exerts on us today.

Extras include a gallery of original video company idents and extensive gallery of lurid cover art for every video nasty.

Possession is a 1981 French/W German horror by Andrzej Zulawski

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Second Sight R2 DVD at UK Amazon for release on 25th October 2010
• UK 1999 Visual VHS

Previously VTC released the film on VHS in September 1982. It was banned as a video nasty in September 1983.

In September 1984 it was cleared of obscenity in a jury trial and was removed from the list. VTC re-released the film with a toned down cover in December 1984.

Review from UK Amazon: Art Horror

Possession is totally extraordinary. Packed with symbolism it can be read on so many possible levels of interpretation it's bewildering.

Set in a European city (obviously Berlin during it's partition) in an alienating mixture of ultra modern buildings and decaying grandeur, visually it evokes a sense of dislocation.

Thematically, it seems to be a study of a marriage in the last phase of destruction, with Sam Neill returning from doing a msterious job (spying?) and meeting his wife played by Isabelle Adjani, whose agitated reaction to his arrival only hints at the deep levels of disturbance she enacts as the film progresses.

What follows is a nightmarish and surreal two hours of startling images, bizarre acting and frequent bloodletting.

If you liked Antichrist you will be interested to see a lot of similar themes in Possession - misogyny, madness, faith, evil and lust permeate a fractured dreamscape.

Possession is as challenging an art-horror as I've ever seen.

I Spit on Your Grave is a 1981 US revenge film by Meir Zarchi. See IMDb

The BBFC required 2:54s of cuts for a new 2010 DVD/Blu-ray from 101 Films. This is set for release on 20th September 2010.

The BBFC commented on their latest cuts:

• Company was required to make cuts to scenes of sexual violence in order to remove potentially harmful material.

Previous versions were all cut by 7:02s albeit achieved with a different mix of completely cut footage and reframing with the offending action being lost off screen.

All the cuts are to the rape scene. The ensuing revenge carnage is left unscathed

US releases are uncut for MPAA Unrated versions.

Review from US Amazon: Brutality

Over the years my memory had embellished the film; nonetheless, it still shocked me, today.

It is easy to forget that there are actors following a script. The film is evenly paced and unrelenting. One is forced to confront the brutality of rape and violence.

The actress is quite convincing and deserves recognition. The rape scenes are borderline snuff quality except for the fact the editing and directing have moments of brilliance. The men are sickening and easily hated; they are just vicious animals without any redeeming qualities, yet they are believable. Let us not forget, there are men who commit these atrocities. One can appreciate why she seeks revenge.

Without question, the rape scenes are some of the most disturbing moments in cinematic history. The castration scene is unparalleled. The special effects are just that, effective.

The DVD is an excellent package. I Spit on Your Grave isn't presented as a low budget film. It is art; it's not a slasher flick; it's not meant for entertainment.

The planets must have aligned in some way recently, as the BBFC have reversed a censorial decision for the Arrow Video release of Dario Argento's Inferno.

Their original ruling saw the movie left with the same cut after all these years, that being the instance of a cat eating a live mouse. Sure it's only about six seconds of footage, but the fact that they are tampering with art depicting something which occurs in nature is annoying.

A lot of effort was put into the new transfer, and Arrow stood to lose a packet from disgruntled Argento fans electing not to purchase the UK Blu Ray.

A sensible head was kept, and the were BBFC politely lobbied to re-examine their decision. To the surprise of everybody involved, the board revoked the cut to the movie, and have granted it an uncut 18 rating.

The importance of this seemingly minor victory cannot be appreciated enough. There is hope for an uncut edition of The Abyss after all.

Show Arrow you support their victory when Inferno comes out on Blu Ray in the UK on the 2nd of August.

The The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue is a 1974 Italian/Spanish horror by Jorge Grau.

I have previously missed the release of an uncut US Blu-ray. The uncut region free Blu-ray was released by Blue Underground in October 2009.

All BBFC cuts were waived for the 2002 Blue Underground DVD and 2010 Optimum DVD.

Previously the 1:27s pre-cut cinema version was submitted for video in 1985 by Network Distribution. The BBFC demanded 26s of further cuts. This release was titled The Living Dead at  Manchester Morgue

And before that VIP released the uncut video in June 1992 titled The Living Dead . This was listed as a video nasty in October 1983 but it was dropped from the list in April 1985

Review from US Amazon: British Mini

Watching this film was a real treat as it was devoid of the usual American teenage students being slaughtered and was even filmed here in the U.K. It's full of 1960's/70's kitsch and the hero's even drive a real British Mini, a link copied in a recent advertisement campaign! The picture quality is excellent so you can see the Zombies in all their lurid excellence and so are the extra's and packaging. If you only ever buy one Zombie movie, make it this one!

Cannibal Apocalypse is a 1980 Italian/Spanish film by Anthony M Dawson

There is a new UK DVD release scheduled for 7th June 2010 from Optimum Releasing

The BBFC cut 2s from the 2005 Cinema Club DVD and 2010 Optimum DVD: A compulsory cut was required to remove sight of animal cruelty (in this case, a rat being set on fire with a flamethrower)

The film was an early casualty of the video nasty press panic and was added to the DPP list of banned videos in July 1983. It remained on the list until the end of the scare so became one of the collectible DPP 39s

Review from UK Amazon: Horror and action

Interesting and disgusting mix of horror and action from the director of Castle of Blood Antonio Margheriti. What makes it work is that there is some nasty gore scenes like the infamous shotgun wound scene and eating chunks out of human flesh, a cool if cheesy funk soundtrack with a war theme that almost sounds like the theme to "G.I. Joe", a grisly twist in the end and the film is also a metaphore on how the horrors of vietnam can affect a soldier and this is one of Quentin Taratino's personal faves.