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Publication Date
2024-04-01
Edition Number
2
Pages
596
ISBN
9781909394957

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Headpress
ISBN-10
1909394955
ISBN-13
9781909394957
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13057279865

Product Key Features

Edition
2
Book Title
Cannibal Error : Anti-Film Propaganda and the 'video Nasties' Panic of the 1980s
Number of Pages
596 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Film / General, Popular Culture
Publication Year
2024
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Revised
Genre
Performing Arts, Social Science
Author
David Slater, David Kerekes
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Several books have been devoted to this phenomenon, but this is the most intelligent, thoroughly researched and longest" Psychotronic Video Guide, "A disturbing and fascinating look at the peculiarity of Little England and the knee-jerk idiocy of our moral guardians."5 STARSSFX, "Impressively researched and highly readable... a compelling piece of social history." Video Watchdog, A disturbing and fascinating look at the peculiarity of Little England and the knee-jerk idiocy of our moral guardians5 STARSSFX, "Brilliant overview... A superbly argued book which presents all the facts... will intrigue fans of horror movies as well as social historians." 5 STARS --FILM REVIEW, Brilliant overview A superbly argued book which presents all the facts will intrigue fans of horror movies as well as social historians. 5 STARSFILM REVIEW, "Brilliant overview A superbly argued book which presents all the facts will intrigue fans of horror movies as well as social historians."5 STARSFILM REVIEW, "Intelligently and clearly written... likely to stand as the last word on the nasties brouhaha." 5 STARS Empire, "A disturbing and fascinating look at the peculiarity of Little England and the knee-jerk idiocy of our moral guardians." 5 STARS SFX
Dewey Decimal
791.436548
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
In the early 1980s, video technology forever changed the face of home entertainment. The videocassette a handy-sized cartridge of magnetic tape inside a plastic shell domesticated cinema as families across Britain began to consume films in an entirely new way. Demand was high and the result was a video gold rush, with video rental outlets appearing on every high street almost overnight. Without moderation their shelves filled with all manner of films depicting unbridled sex and violence. A backlash was inevitable. Video was soon perceived as a threat to society, a view neatly summed up in the term video nasties.CANNIBAL ERROR chronicles the phenomenal rise of video culture through a tumultuous decade, its impact and its aftermath. Based on extensive research and interviews, the authors provide a first-hand account of Britain in the 1980s, when video became a scapegoat for a variety of social ills. It examines the confusion spawned by the Video Recordings Act 1984, the subsequent witch hunt that culminated in police raids and arrests, and offers insightful commentary on many contentious and banned films that were cited by the media as influential factors in several murder cases. It also investigates the cottage industry in illicit films that developed as a direct result of the video nasty clampdown.CANNIBAL ERROR, a revised and reworked edition of SEE NO EVIL (2000), is an exhaustive and startling overview of Britains video nasty panic, the ramifications of which are still felt today., Cannibal Error, a revised and reworked edition of See No Evil (2000), is an exhaustive and startling overview of Britain's 'video nasty' panic, the ramifications of which are still felt today., In the early 1980s, video technology forever changed the face of home entertainment. The videocassette - a handy-sized cartridge of magnetic tape inside a plastic shell - domesticated cinema as families across Britain began to consume films in an entirely new way. Demand was high and the result was a video gold rush, with video rental outlets appearing on every high street almost overnight. Without moderation their shelves filled with all manner of films depicting unbridled sex and violence. A backlash was inevitable. Video was soon perceived as a threat to society, a view neatly summed up in the term 'video nasties'. CANNIBAL ERROR chronicles the phenomenal rise of video culture through a tumultuous decade, its impact and its aftermath. Based on extensive research and interviews, the authors provide a first-hand account of Britain in the 1980s, when video became a scapegoat for a variety of social ills. It examines the confusion spawned by the Video Recordings Act 1984, the subsequent witch hunt that culminated in police raids and arrests, and offers insightful commentary on many contentious and 'banned' films that were cited by the media as influential factors in several murder cases. It also investigates the cottage industry in illicit films that developed as a direct result of the 'video nasty' clampdown. CANNIBAL ERROR, a revised and reworked edition of SEE NO EVIL (2000), is an exhaustive and startling overview of Britain's 'video nasty' panic, the ramifications of which are still felt today.
LC Classification Number
PN1995.9.D37

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