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Video Nasties: DPP 72

Curated by the horror codex · From Director of Public Prosecutions (1984) · 71 films · Last updated Apr 26, 2026

The 72 films listed by the UK Director of Public Prosecutions in 1983–84 as obscene under the Video Recordings Act. Films 1–39 were successfully prosecuted; 40–72 were either dropped or unsuccessfully prosecuted.

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Absurd1

Absurd

1981

Anthropophagous2

Anthropophagous

1980

Lisa, Lisa3

Lisa, Lisa

1974 ★ 3.5

A Bay of Blood4

A Bay of Blood

1971 ★ 2.7

The Beast in Heat5

The Beast in Heat

1977

Blood Feast6

Blood Feast

1963

The Ghastly Ones7

The Ghastly Ones

1968 ★ 3.0

Bloody Moon8

Bloody Moon

1981

The Burning9

The Burning

1981 ★ 2.8

Cannibal Apocalypse10

Cannibal Apocalypse

1980 ★ 2.5

Cannibal Ferox11

Cannibal Ferox

1981

Cannibal Holocaust12

Cannibal Holocaust

1980 ★ 3.5

The Cannibal Man13

The Cannibal Man

1972

Devil Hunter14

Devil Hunter

1980

Don't Go in the Woods15

Don't Go in the Woods

1981

The Driller Killer16

The Driller Killer

1979 ★ 4.3

Evilspeak17

Evilspeak

1981 ★ 3.3

Exposé18

Exposé

1976

Faces of Death19

Faces of Death

1978

Fight for Your Life20

Fight for Your Life

1977

Flesh for Frankenstein21

Flesh for Frankenstein

1973 ★ 3.5

Bloodeaters22

Bloodeaters

1980

Gestapo's Last Orgy23

Gestapo's Last Orgy

1977

The House by the Cemetery24

The House by the Cemetery

1981 ★ 3.0

House on the Edge of the Park25

House on the Edge of the Park

1980

Day of the Woman26

Day of the Woman

1978 ★ 3.0

Island of Death27

Island of Death

1976 ★ 3.5

The Last House on the Left28

The Last House on the Left

1972 ★ 3.3

Love Camp 729

Love Camp 7

1969

Madhouse30

Madhouse

1981 ★ 3.0

Mardi Gras Massacre31

Mardi Gras Massacre

1978

Nightmare32

Nightmare

1981 ★ 3.5

Night of the Bloody Apes33

Night of the Bloody Apes

1969 ★ 3.5

Night of the Demon34

Night of the Demon

1980 ★ 3.0

Snuff35

Snuff

1976

SS Experiment Love Camp36

SS Experiment Love Camp

1976

Tenebre37

Tenebre

1982 ★ 4.1

Night of the Howling Beast38

Night of the Howling Beast

1975

Zombie Flesh Eaters39

Zombie Flesh Eaters

1979 ★ 3.0

The Beyond40

The Beyond

1981 ★ 3.8

The Boogey Man41

The Boogey Man

1980

Cannibal Terror42

Cannibal Terror

1980

Contamination43

Contamination

1980 ★ 3.0

Dead & Buried44

Dead & Buried

1981 ★ 3.8

Eaten Alive45

Eaten Alive

1976 ★ 2.5

Man from Deep River46

Man from Deep River

1972

Delirium47

Delirium

1979

Don't Go in the House48

Don't Go in the House

1979 ★ 3.0

Don't Go Near the Park49

Don't Go Near the Park

1981

Don't Look in the Basement50

Don't Look in the Basement

1973

The Evil Dead51

The Evil Dead

1981 ★ 4.5

Frozen Scream52

Frozen Scream

1981

The Funhouse53

The Funhouse

1981 ★ 3.0

Human Experiments54

Human Experiments

1979

Inferno56

Inferno

1980 ★ 3.5

Killer Nun57

Killer Nun

1979 ★ 3.0

Late Night Trains58

Late Night Trains

1975

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue59

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

1974 ★ 4.0

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker60

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981 ★ 3.8

Possession61

Possession

1981 ★ 4.2

The Dorm That Dripped Blood62

The Dorm That Dripped Blood

1982

Slave of the Cannibal God63

Slave of the Cannibal God

1978

Boogeyman II64

Boogeyman II

1983

The Slayer65

The Slayer

1982 ★ 3.0

Night School66

Night School

1981 ★ 2.5

The Toolbox Murders67

The Toolbox Murders

1978

Unhinged68

Unhinged

1982

Visiting Hours69

Visiting Hours

1982

The Witch Who Came from the Sea70

The Witch Who Came from the Sea

1976 ★ 4.0

Women Behind Bars71

Women Behind Bars

1975

Night of the Zombies72

Night of the Zombies

1980 ★ 3.5