Dirty Books, part 2: how obscene libel became a crime in England, from the first licensing laws to 1868.

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Dirty Books, part 1: a history of banned erotic literature in England 1725–1975, starting with sixteen classic titles.

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The forgotten horror shorts that played in British cinemas 1976–83, the last flowering of the British horror boom.

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Video Nasties sleeve artwork, part 4: the final titles on the DPP list and the artists behind them.

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Video Nasties sleeve artwork, part 3: more titles from the DPP list, including Derann's original British art.

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Video Nasties sleeve artwork, part 2: tracing the sleeves back to their original posters and artists, title by title.

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Who painted the Video Nasties? Part 1 of Sim Branaghan's study of the sleeve artwork used to sell Britain's banned videos, 1980–84.

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Horror film history books 1965–79, part 3: David Pirie's The Vampire Cinema and the later 1970s titles.

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Horror film history books 1965–79, part 2: from the first Hammer histories of 1973, including The House of Horror, onwards.

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Horror film history books 1965–79, part 1: how horror films came to be taken seriously, and the first books written about them.

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