video nasty
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He skews toward modern horror filmmaking but has the references and deep film knowledge to make “Immaculate” feel more like a long-lost video nasty dredged up out of an obscure VHS archive.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024
But his 62-minute video nasty on Berry played to fewer laughs.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2021
Filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond poses this question in her first feature film Censor, set in the so-called "video nasty" era of the 80s.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2021
Today, watching a video nasty can still be a harrowing experience: there are some films you really don't ever need to see.
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2010
But for a couple of years The Evil Dead, despite endorsements from the likes of Stephen King, was considered a "video nasty" and dragged through the courts.
From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2010
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