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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Absurd

1

Absurd

1981

Anthropophagous

2

Anthropophagous

1980

Lisa, Lisa

3

Lisa, Lisa

1974

A Bay of Blood

4

A Bay of Blood

1971

The Beast in Heat

5

The Beast in Heat

1977

Blood Feast

6

Blood Feast

1963

The Ghastly Ones

7

The Ghastly Ones

1968

Bloody Moon

8

Bloody Moon

1981

The Burning

9

The Burning

1981 ★ 2.5

Cannibal Apocalypse

10

Cannibal Apocalypse

1980

Cannibal Ferox

11

Cannibal Ferox

1981

Cannibal Holocaust

12

Cannibal Holocaust

1980

The Cannibal Man

13

The Cannibal Man

1972

Devil Hunter

14

Devil Hunter

1980

Don't Go in the Woods

15

Don't Go in the Woods

1981

The Driller Killer

16

The Driller Killer

1979

Evilspeak

17

Evilspeak

1981

Exposé

18

Exposé

1976

Faces of Death

19

Faces of Death

1978

Fight for Your Life

20

Fight for Your Life

1977

Flesh for Frankenstein

21

Flesh for Frankenstein

1973

Bloodeaters

22

Bloodeaters

1980

Gestapo's Last Orgy

23

Gestapo's Last Orgy

1977

The House by the Cemetery

24

The House by the Cemetery

1981 ★ 2.5

House on the Edge of the Park

25

House on the Edge of the Park

1980

Day of the Woman

26

Day of the Woman

1978

Island of Death

27

Island of Death

1976

The Last House on the Left

28

The Last House on the Left

1972

Love Camp 7

29

Love Camp 7

1969

Madhouse

30

Madhouse

1981

Mardi Gras Massacre

31

Mardi Gras Massacre

1978

Nightmare

32

Nightmare

1981

Night of the Bloody Apes

33

Night of the Bloody Apes

1969

Night of the Demon

34

Night of the Demon

1980

Snuff

35

Snuff

1976

SS Experiment Love Camp

36

SS Experiment Love Camp

1976

Tenebre

37

Tenebre

1982

Night of the Howling Beast

38

Night of the Howling Beast

1975

Zombie Flesh Eaters

39

Zombie Flesh Eaters

1979

The Beyond

40

The Beyond

1981

The Boogey Man

41

The Boogey Man

1980

Cannibal Terror

42

Cannibal Terror

1980

Contamination

43

Contamination

1980

Dead & Buried

44

Dead & Buried

1981

Eaten Alive

45

Eaten Alive

1976

Man from Deep River

46

Man from Deep River

1972

Delirium

47

Delirium

1979

Don't Go in the House

48

Don't Go in the House

1979

Don't Go Near the Park

49

Don't Go Near the Park

1981

Don't Look in the Basement

50

Don't Look in the Basement

1973

The Evil Dead

51

The Evil Dead

1981 ★ 3.8

Frozen Scream

52

Frozen Scream

1981

The Funhouse

53

The Funhouse

1981

Human Experiments

54

Human Experiments

1979

Inferno

56

Inferno

1980

Killer Nun

57

Killer Nun

1979

Late Night Trains

58

Late Night Trains

1975

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

59

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

1974

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

60

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

1981

Possession

61

Possession

1981 ★ 4.5

The Dorm That Dripped Blood

62

The Dorm That Dripped Blood

1982

Slave of the Cannibal God

63

Slave of the Cannibal God

1978

Boogeyman II

64

Boogeyman II

1983

The Slayer

65

The Slayer

1982

Night School

66

Night School

1981

The Toolbox Murders

67

The Toolbox Murders

1978

Unhinged

68

Unhinged

1982

Visiting Hours

69

Visiting Hours

1982

The Witch Who Came from the Sea

70

The Witch Who Came from the Sea

1976

Women Behind Bars

71

Women Behind Bars

1975

Night of the Zombies

72

Night of the Zombies

1980