Rob's Nostalgia Projects

10/09/2026

Just finished transferring another three VHS tapes for the Censorship project, covering a couple of episodes of 'For One Night Only', and 'Mondo Rosso' (one of which is a complete showing with Mark Of Satan following). The ISFS episodes were not as good as the current ones, so were left. Still have more tapes in the pipeline, fingers crossed!

14/08/2026

Huge thanks to Paul, I've just finished transferring a further tape for the Censorship set; a complete showing of the Forbidden Season showing of El Topo, with introduction beforehand, which will be integrated in to disc 1.

I'm still waiting to hear from a couple more people with possible additional tapes, so I'll give it a while before I share any revised discs.

08/08/2026

Are you able to help out? I'm offering £50 per VHS tape to loan or buy (and/or a copy of the set), if anyone has recordings to fill in the gaps on my Censorship Blu-Ray set;

https://www.bookofthedead.ws/online_portfolio/br_censorship_blu-ray.html

If you have any original VHS tapes stashed away which you could send to me for transfer, or can offer recordings of anything else which might fit with the set, please get in touch. Short or Long play, mould, even if the quality is a bit rough. Message me. Here is what I know the set is still missing;

Broadside: A Gentleman's Agreement (Channel 4 - 22.15 June 8, 1983)

BBC2's 1992 Vault of Horror
> Full Film: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (BBC2 - 06:10 Sunday November 1, 1992)

BBC2 1995 Forbidden Weekend
> Talking X's: Hugh Grant & Richard Curtis, Emmanuelle (BBC2 - 22:28 Saturday May 27, 1995)
> Talking X's: Lily Savage, The Exorcist (BBC2 - 23:08 Saturday May 27, 1995)
> Full Film: Pastor Hall (BBC2 - 09:20 Monday May 29, 1995)
> Talking X's: Kate Hardie, Saturday Night Fever (BBC2 - 10:55 Monday May 29, 1995)
> Talking X's: Alexander Walker, Frankenstein (BBC2 - 22:28 Tuesday May 30, 1995)
> Talking X's: George Melly, King Kong (BBC2 - 22:28 Thursday June 1, 1995)

BBC2 1997 Forbidden Season
> David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (BBC2 - 22.20 Sunday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Videodrome (BBC2 - 22.40 Sunday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Shivers (BBC2 - 00.10 Monday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Django Kill (BBC2 - 23.10 Sunday February 9, 1997)
> Forbidden - Tetsuo II - Body Hammer (BBC2 - 00.20 Monday February 17, 1997)
> Full Film: Tetsuo II - Body Hammer (BBC2 - 00.30 Monday February 17, 1997)
> Mark Cousins and Eyes without a Face (BBC2 - 23.55 Sunday February 23, 1997)
> Full Film: Eyes without a Face (BBC2 - 00.05 Monday February 23, 1997)
> Full Film: EI Topo (BBC2 - 01.30 Saturday March 22, 1997)

Channel 4 1999 Censored Weekend
> Full Film: Evil Dead II (Channel 4 - 23:50 Saturday 20, 1999)
> Full Film: Zombie Flesh Eaters (Channel 4 - 01:25 Sunday 21, 1999)

07/08/2026

Quick update, the Vault Of Horror disc for the Censorship set is now done. The final feature for that evening; Abbott and Costello, cuts off around half way though. Just to complete the showing, I added in the remainder of the film from another source, with some filters to match the rest of the footage. It's not something I've wanted to do anywhere else on this set, but I though it worth just completing the line-up and maybe it can be replaced with original footage at some point.

https://www.bookofthedead.ws/online_portfolio/br_censorship_blu-ray.html

Adding this new disc in mid-way messes up the 1-10 disc numbering, so I've re-worked all the disc art, menus and ISO images to remove any disc numbers. This means that any new discs can just be added in to peoples sets in whatever order needed. Still waiting to hear from a handful of people who might have footage to add. Someone mentioned having a recording of Ghostwatch, that might be a nice addition. That played on BBC1 before the 1992 Vault Of Horror evening, that was back when the TV used to put the effort in and have a decent Halloween line-up. These days you would never know it was Halloween from the TV.

Anyway to get some interest, I'm offering £50 per tape if anyone can fill in any gaps on this set. If you have any original VHS tapes stashed away out there, or anything else which might fit, please get in touch. Short or Long play, even if the quality is a bit rough. Here is what I know I'm still after;

Broadside: A Gentleman's Agreement (Channel 4 - 22.15 June 8, 1983)

BBC2's 1992 Vault of Horror
> Full Film: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (BBC2 - 06:10 Sunday November 1, 1992)

BBC2 1995 Forbidden Weekend
> Talking X's: Hugh Grant & Richard Curtis, Emmanuelle (BBC2 - 22:28 Saturday May 27, 1995)
> Talking X's: Lily Savage, The Exorcist (BBC2 - 23:08 Saturday May 27, 1995)
> Full Film: Pastor Hall (BBC2 - 09:20 Monday May 29, 1995)
> Talking X's: Kate Hardie, Saturday Night Fever (BBC2 - 10:55 Monday May 29, 1995)
> Talking X's: Alexander Walker, Frankenstein (BBC2 - 22:28 Tuesday May 30, 1995)
> Talking X's: George Melly, King Kong (BBC2 - 22:28 Thursday June 1, 1995)

BBC2 1997 Forbidden Season
> David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (BBC2 - 22.20 Sunday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Videodrome (BBC2 - 22.40 Sunday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Shivers (BBC2 - 00.10 Monday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Django Kill (BBC2 - 23.10 Sunday February 9, 1997)
> Forbidden - Tetsuo II - Body Hammer (BBC2 - 00.20 Monday February 17, 1997)
> Full Film: Tetsuo II - Body Hammer (BBC2 - 00.30 Monday February 17, 1997)
> Mark Cousins and Eyes without a Face (BBC2 - 23.55 Sunday February 23, 1997)
> Full Film: Eyes without a Face (BBC2 - 00.05 Monday February 23, 1997)
> Full Film: EI Topo (BBC2 - 01.30 Saturday March 22, 1997)

Channel 4 1999 Censored Weekend
> Full Film: Evil Dead II (Channel 4 - 23:50 Saturday 20, 1999)
> Full Film: Zombie Flesh Eaters (Channel 4 - 01:25 Sunday 21, 1999)

07/08/2026

Quick request, does anyone have an original Radio Times magazine 31 October - 6 November 1992 (Michael Parkinson cover), they'd be willing to sell? Been after one for a while but no luck.

01/08/2026

We have another upgrade to the Censorship set coming soon.

Huge thanks to Simon, I've just spent the day transferring an E240 VHS tape containing just about a complete showing of the BBC2 1992 Vault Of Horror Halloween evening, running in long-play at 7h 51m 18s. The recording starts at the beginning of the evening's line-up, and ends part way in to the final feature; 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein', which is cut off at the 44min mark (just over half way through). See the evening's line-up below.

That same Halloween evening in 1992 (as a 12 year-old), I was watching Ghostwatch on BBC1, which I had to turn off as it was too scary. It gave me nightmares for weeks thinking (mistakenly) it was all real!

There's a special place in the heart of every ageing horror fan, for those special few who recorded TV programs on VHS as a teenager. Who kept the tapes though student-hood, adulthood & parenthood, kept them safe from the sort-outs & the house moves, out of mouldy basements and leaking lofts, defended them to the last when their partners suggested they hadn't been touched in years and they should finally throw them out to make room for 'the baby', they are truly kings among us and should all be lauded as such!

Thanks again to Simon, and all the other contributors, so we can be taken back to our TV watching youth, and make the Censorship set all it can be!

The Vault of Horror, BBC2 - Sat 31st Oct 1992

11.05pm A festival of terror, hosted by Dr Walpurgis, for Hallowe'en.

11.10pm What's behind the Door, Mummy?
Leading figures in horror discuss what it is that scares people.

11.20pm Tales from EC
Comics that inspired Creepshow.

11.25pm Creepshow
First network showing for Stephen King and George Romero 's horror.

1.25am The Art of Illusion
Make-up effects wizard Tom Savini.

1.30am The Unholy Trinity
The creations of Clive Barker, Sean Cunningham, Wes Craven.

1.40am The Curse of the Werewolf
The newly restored version of Oliver Reed's Hammer horror.

3.10am Prime Evil
Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell on the Evil Dead saga.

3.15am Terror on the Page
Stephen King and other authors open their books.

3.20am The Bride of Frankenstein
Perhaps the greatest horror film ever.

4.30am The Horror of S*x
Love, pain, s*x, s*xuality and the position of women in horror.

4.35am Dario's Friends
Italian Dario Argento at work on his new movie, Trauma.

4.45am Death Line
Cannibal horror on the London Underground.

6. 10am Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Horror spoof from the comedy duo.

Here is all the material I'm still looking for, if anyone has any tapes stashed away out there, plus anything else which would fit this set, please get in touch.

Broadside: A Gentleman's Agreement (Channel 4 - 22.15 June 8, 1983)

BBC2's 1992 Vault of Horror
> Full Film: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (BBC2 - 06:10 Sunday November 1, 1992)

BBC2 1995 Forbidden Weekend
> Talking X's: Hugh Grant & Richard Curtis, Emmanuelle (BBC2 - 22:28 Saturday May 27, 1995)
> Talking X's: Lily Savage, The Exorcist (BBC2 - 23:08 Saturday May 27, 1995)
> Full Film: Pastor Hall (BBC2 - 09:20 Monday May 29, 1995)
> Talking X's: Kate Hardie, Saturday Night Fever (BBC2 - 10:55 Monday May 29, 1995)
> Talking X's: Alexander Walker, Frankenstein (BBC2 - 22:28 Tuesday May 30, 1995)
> Talking X's: George Melly, King Kong (BBC2 - 22:28 Thursday June 1, 1995)

BBC2 1997 Forbidden Season
> David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (BBC2 - 22.20 Sunday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Videodrome (BBC2 - 22.40 Sunday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Shivers (BBC2 - 00.10 Monday January 19, 1997)
> Full Film: Django Kill (BBC2 - 23.10 Sunday February 9, 1997)
> Forbidden - Tetsuo II - Body Hammer (BBC2 - 00.20 Monday February 17, 1997)
> Full Film: Tetsuo II - Body Hammer (BBC2 - 00.30 Monday February 17, 1997)
> Mark Cousins and Eyes without a Face (BBC2 - 23.55 Sunday February 23, 1997)
> Full Film: Eyes without a Face (BBC2 - 00.05 Monday February 23, 1997)
> Full Film: EI Topo (BBC2 - 01.30 Saturday March 22, 1997)

Channel 4 1999 Censored Weekend
> Full Film: Evil Dead II (Channel 4 - 23:50 Saturday 20, 1999)
> Full Film: Zombie Flesh Eaters (Channel 4 - 01:25 Sunday 21, 1999)

20/07/2026

The revised Super8Shorts.com website is now up. Still have another few days before the single Blu-Ray set is completed, but people can place orders now.

Before The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II & Army Of Darkness, there were the Super-8 Shorts, over 70 made from 1969 onward, now available for the first time on official & professionally produced DVDs, from Bill Ward & Scott Spiegel.

19/07/2026

Just finished transferring two 180min VHS tapes for the possible future Ch4 August 1995 Sci-Fi Weekend set. They contain 3h 25m consisting of;

Beam Me Up Scotty!
(Sat 26th August 1995, 8:30pm)

FILM: THX 1138
(Sat 26th August 1995, 10:25pm)

Secret History - The Roswell Incident
(Mon 28th August 1995, 10:25pm)

The total line-up of programming across the three evenings will run around 24h 50m, so some way off, but my Forbidden Weekend set began way back in 2012, and it wasn't until 2024 when I released an almost-complete version.

If anyone else can add VHS recordings to this set, please get in touch!

08/07/2026

This is a side-project I've had on my to-do list for a few years. Back in June 2022 before their passing, I asked both Scotty Speigel & Josh Becker if I could combine their respective Super8Shorts.com five disc DVD discs sets in to a single two-disc Blu-Ray set, which could also be expanded with additional discs if more shorts became available.

It's something I never got round to at the time, but now I'm working on it. The contents will be identical to the old DVD versions, just on fewer higher capacity Blu-Ray discs.

Of the total sixty-four known Super-8 Shorts, the twenty-two titles released over S8S.com box-sets 1 & 2, constitute the bulk of the titles owned/co-owned by Bill Ward & Scotty Spiegel. The eleven shorts on box-set 3 constitute the bulk of the titles owned/co-owned by Josh Becker (leaving three of his early shorts unreleased), around eight further unreleased shorts are owned/co-owned by Bruce, Twenty owned/co-owned by Sam (including It's Murder, Clockwork and Within The Woods), and one further short owned by John Cameron.

Both Sam & Bruce have been contacted directly with regards to participating in Super8Shorts.com. I talked to Sam on the phone in November 2018. The upshot of what he said was it was problematic releasing the shorts, most of which used copyright material in terms of music, sound effects and clips, while he is a working director himself, but didn't say never. Bruce was too busy at the time, and said maybe in the future. I've asked a few people for help in tracking down John Cameron regarding his shorts, but haven't got anywhere on that. So currently, the shorts list will remain as-is.

24/06/2026

I'm starting a new project, to attempt a preservation of Channel 4's 1995 'Sci-Fi Weekend'. Much like my Censorship Blu-Ray set containing BBC2's May 1995 Forbidden Weekend, this depends on connecting with people who have kept VHS recordings of the original broadcast, loaning tapes & transferring them. I've already picked up a few bits & pieces in working on other projects, plus there are a couple of clips on YouTube as well.

Channel 4 ran a Sci-Fi weekend of programming over three nights; Saturday 26th, Sunday 27th and Monday 28th of August, 1995, to coincide with the international science fiction convention Worldcon in Glasgow. It featured documentaries and movies all around the theme of fantasy & science fiction. The movies included THX 1138, Outland, The Man Who Fell To Earth, and Soylent Green, along with special documentaries and assorted bits and pieces. Channel 4 even gave the weekend its own special idents. It totals around 24 hours of footage over the three evenings.

Back in 1995, Sci-Fi was very 'in'. S1 of The Outer Limits had just started showing on BBC2, along with S2 of X-Files, Star Trek TNG series 5, Quantum Leap S2 & Space Precinct S2. Channel 4 was broadcasting the second series of Babylon 5, and there was S2 of Seaquest DSV on ITV.

If you have any original VHS recordings, please message me!