‘See No Evil’ at 20: In Defense of the Nasty Slasher Classic
20 years after release, 'See No Evil' reemerges as a premier example of the slasher genre's beautiful, filthy past.
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Kerekes & Slater's acclaimed Killing for Culture, See No Evil is an exhaustive and startling overview of Britain's video nasty' culture which chronicles the phenomenal rise of video technology, concern for the children', the clampdown of the Video Recordings Act (1984), and video's alleged associations with criminal activity.See No Evil contains studies of film-induced' murder cases (Columbine and Michael Rambo' Ryan), interviews with the video underground' (bootleggers and dealers), plus detailed and insightful commentary on contentious movies in both Britain and the US.
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20 years after release, 'See No Evil' reemerges as a premier example of the slasher genre's beautiful, filthy past.
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