Lets Get The Banned Back Together - 2 GHASTLY ONES 1968
Next up, we fast forward 5 years to a shocking tale of whipping, wills, wigs and wickedness. It’s 1968’s BLOOD RITES! Aka THE GHASTLY ONES!
WHY have three couples received a spooky invitation to the old Crenshaw House?
WHY is the groundskeeper Colin kept chained in the basement?
WHO is painting bloody crosses and impaling guests on pitchforks?
And how did director Andy Milligan get the whole shoddy shambles in the can in 5 days?
Comedian, novelist and pub quiz host Richard Asplin takes you kill by kill through a spoilerific romp around the cardboard and crinoline of gothic horrors in episode 2 of this exploration into all the horror movies your government, your teachers and your parents NEVER wanted you to see!
Press play…if you dare…
Richard Asplin is an award nominated novelist, comedian, pub quiz host and has written for The Guardian and The Sunday Telegraph.
https://letsgetthebannedbacktogether.uk/
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Lets Get The Banned Back Together - 1 BLOOD FEAST 1963
Let’s Get The Banned Back Together – Episode One – Blood Feast (1963)
We begin our treacherous trawl through DPP’s list of forbidden films and corrupting cassettes with a deep dive into the oldest film on the list. Herschell Gordon Lewis’s BLOOD FEAST.
WHY is humble Miami caterer Fuad Ramses so keen to take on this order for a 18th birthday party? WHO is the killer removing eyes, legs, brains and tongues from nubile Playmate models? And HOW did anyone think this 67-minutes of gory, titillating, cannibalistic 60’s exploitation guff was going to deprave the British public?
Comedian, novelist and pub quiz host Richard Asplin takes you kill by kill through a spoilerific romp across Miami in the first episode of this exploration into all the horror movies your government, your teachers and your parents NEVER wanted you to see!
Press play…if you dare…
Richard Asplin is an award nominated novelist, comedian, pub quiz host and has written for The Guardian and The Sunday Telegraph.
https://letsgetthebannedbacktogether.uk/
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Lets Get The Banned Back Together - Teaser Trailer
Let’s Get The Banned Back Together – Teaser Trailer!
Why did 72 of the goriest, most gruesome and grotesque horror movies suddenly…disappear? How did cult shockers, slashers and horrors go from “available now!” to renters and owners winding up in UK prisons? And what happened in the early 80s that got priests, parents and politicians on the march to “Ban This Filth!”
But more importantly…where can I get these movies?!
Comedian, novelist and pub quiz host Richard Asplin introduces your new favourite film podcast. All the horror movies your government, your teachers and your parents NEVER wanted you to see!
Rewatched, reviewed and reevaluated. With more spoilers, splatter, shock and silliness than should be allowed! Press play…if you dare…
Richard Asplin is an award nominated novelist, comedian, pub quiz host and has written for The Guardian and The Sunday Telegraph as well as appearing on 5 Live & LBC.
https://letsgetthebannedbacktogether.uk/
Why did 72 of the goriest, most gruesome and grotesque horror movies suddenly…disappear? How did cult thrillers, shockers, slashers and horrors go from “available now!” to renters and owners winding up in UK prisons? And what happened in the early 80s that got priests, parents and politicians on the march to “Ban This Filth!” But more importantly…where can I get these movies?!
A hilarious deep dive into the forgotten world of banned VHS horror movies from the 60s, 70s and 80s that fell foul of the British censors during the ”Video Nasty” moral panic. Comedian, novelist and pub-quiz host Richard Asplin takes you through spoilerific plot details, kill by kill, looking at the often comedic carnage that lurks between the credits in some of the most infamous banned horrors of the era.
Novelist, broadcaster and comedian Richard Asplin has appeared on Radio 5 Live & LBC as well as writing for The Guardian and The Sunday Telegraph.
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