Cannibal Error: Anti-Film Propaganda and the 'Video Nasties' Panic of the 1980s

by David Kerekes

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909394955
• ISBN13: 9781909394957
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Headpress
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.4"