Censorship and Horror
When you have a genre such as horror, some films are bound to cause offence to someone, somewhere. A look at the eternal fight between the film and the censor.
Censoring Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer 
Continuing on from a look at the censorship of Zombie Flesh Eaters in the UK comes an examination of a far more realistic horror movie, John McNaughton´s Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Censoring The Evil Dead
One of the UKs most notorious horror movies and one which led a difficult life at the hands of the censorship board. Read the story and find the best version to own here. Censoring Zombie Flesh Eaters 
Lucio Fulci directed Zombie Flesh Eaters 26 years ago. At the tail end of 2005 it was finally available, legally, uncut in the UK. Read about its journey here. Censorship and Horror
When a horror film pushes the boundaries of taste and decency by visually increasing these areas, it will invariably become a victim of a censorship board somewhere in the world. DVD Compare [offsite link]
An excellent website dedicated to comparing the different DVD releases of a single title to establish which is best. Great for feature lists, sound options and cuts. Has society become de-sensitised to horror?
Article asking if apathy or de-sensitising has to do with the re-release of previously banned horror movies; goes in depth into the film ´I Spit On Your Grave.´ Horror movies and Splatter movies
What is the difference between genuine horror movies and splatter movies? If horror is used to scare and haunt, why are we seeing more and more torture porn from Hollywood, what audience does it serve, and what is it's message? Splatter movie horror
A look at how ´Splatter movies´ are becoming more and more common in mainstream horror, with their depictions of torture, mutilation and sadism, do they have a rightful place in the genre, or are they going too far? The Original Video Nasty Banned List
The full list of ´video nasties´ and the 39 movies that were prosecuted and banned in the UK. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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