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Shock! Horror!: Astounding Artwork from the Video Nasty Era (Hardcover)

by Marc Morris (Author), Harvey Fenton (Author), Francis Brewster (Author)

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: FAB Press; illustrated edition edition (19 Jan 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1903254329
ISBN-13: 978-1903254325
Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.2 x 2.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Great Britain, 1980: the dawn of the video age. With new video companies appearing on a weekly basis, competition for shelf space was fierce. Eye-catching cover designs were essential to succeed in this saturated marketplace. Video was new, unregulated and out of control. These were the outlaw years. These glory days spanned just five years, before a legal crackdown in 1984 banished most of these outrageous videos from the shelves forever. Marc Morris was one of the few to rescue these covers from obscurity, and this book delves deep into his unrivalled collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Art Attack, 24 Jan 2005

By	skanners (Nottingham, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent book containing scans of about 170 full page video sleeves from the golden era of video (1979 - 1985) as well as containing a video nasty timeline referencing the various stages of the Director of Public Prosecutions 'Nasties List'

It is yet another Marc Morris collaboration (along with the peerless 'Art of the Nasty') and another one of many classic titles from the Fabpress library that includes such informative titles as 'Making Mischief'The Cult Films of Pete Walker and 'Wes Cravens Last House on the Left by David A Szulkin.

This book is heartily recommended to anyone with an interest in video artwork from the early 80's

So why have I only given it 4 out of 5??

For one reason only!!! The paper is the only real disappointment I have with the book - It isn't quite glossy enough to display the sleeves in their full unadulterated glory and to be honest when looking through the book the one phrase that springs to mind is 'cheap paper'. This is a great pity as every other aspect of the book gains top marks from the hardcover to the binding(so far - AOTN anyone!)

Go Buy and revel in the kind of video sleeves we will never see again

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book, 3 May 2006

By	Bex (West Lothian, Scotland) - See all my reviews

When I bought this book, I had never seen it before. I had received the excellent Ten Years of Terror from Fab Press before so I had really high expectations!

I must say when I first seen it, I was a little dissapointed - it seemed quite small, and the paper isnt quite glossy enough!

However once you start to read the book, you realise just how much effort the authors have put into researching and bringing you the most complete pictorial reference of 70s and 80s exploitation movies ever written. I am a real horror and cult movie fan, but at only 18, I have never seen most of these films and the idea that some of the rarer titles are selling for hundreds of pounds is very interesting.

The book also has the most complete listings of the DPP 39 ive ever seen and all the other movies picked up and dropped along the way.
The reviews section is informative, but as the book itself says, dont go looking for plot analysis here. It does however give brief descriptions, interesting trivia and DVD availability in the UK and the US and Europe which is helpful.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the video nasties that type of movies, and to anyone who wants to complete their collection of such movies, this is the definitive guide. I've certainly made an effort to track down some of these movies since i read the book, and although some appear to have vanished off the face of the earth, many are now released- Vipco have a large horror collection on DVD, most of which are pretty cheap.

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5.0 out of 5 stars invaluable, 17 Mar 2006

By	Mr. Derek Pike "Pikeymon" (Southampton UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The really shocking thing about this book is the depth of knowledge and research of the writers about a subject which is rarely covered in such fine detail. Ignoring the lurid content of the actual films, this book concentrates on the issues surrounding the censorship of these videos during the 1980s cull. The sensible text that accompanies the beautifully reproduced video covers highlights the ridiculous nature of the ban and celebrates the liberation of these titles in recent years. The book is inspirational and has certainly been the reason I have revisited some of these great movies. A must for anyone with fond memories of dusty video stores, heavy VHS tapes and bulky boxes.

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