I WAS RAISED ON VIDEO NASTIES T-SHIRT

A cult film t-shirt available in black or white cotton.

Ban them? We wore them out.
The I Was Raised On Video Nasties T-Shirt is a splatter-soaked tribute to the notorious era of VHS horror — a time when grindhouse gore, sleazy slashers, and low-budget lunacy sent the British censors into a moral meltdown. If you cut your teeth on worn-out tapes of Cannibal Holocaust, Driller Killer, or The Evil Dead, this one’s for you.

In the 1980s, the phrase "Video Nasties" was born out of panic — a moral crusade that saw dozens of horror films banned, butchered, or buried. But for a certain breed of fan, these tapes were the holy grail of forbidden cinema: grainy, gory, and gloriously out of bounds.

This t-shirt isn't just nostalgia — it's a badge of honor. It’s for those who hunted down bootlegs, argued with their parents, and stayed up way too late trying to decode the myths behind banned box art. It's for horror heads, censorship cynics, and cult collectors who know that the nastier the better.

Because if you were raised on video nasties, you were raised right.

💬 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

Q1: What were the “Video Nasties”?
A1: "Video Nasties" refers to a group of horror and exploitation films banned or heavily censored in the UK during the 1980s. They were accused of corrupting youth and sparking moral panic due to their graphic content.

Q2: Why did they become cult classics?
A2: Many of the films were poorly distributed or banned outright, which gave them underground appeal. Fans shared bootlegs and discussed them like forbidden texts, turning them into legends of horror cinema.

Q3: Which films were considered Video Nasties?
A3: Titles included The Evil Dead, Cannibal Holocaust, Driller Killer, I Spit on Your Grave, and many others that mixed gore, taboo subjects, and ultra-low-budget brilliance.