Open It If You Dare! The Goriest Horror Magazine of the 1970s

Everyone knows that it was Fangoria that first emerged to feed the gorehounds, right? Well, not quite. A few years earlier, Monster Mag specialised in printing the bloodiest images that it could find, leading to public outrage and becoming a precursor for the video nasties hysteria a decade later. Please like and subscribe to help us bring you more documentary video content. All content on The Overlooked Hotel is hand-crafted - no AI has been used in writing, researching, editing or narrating. Support original work by humans. Check out our other channels for the best in movies and music    / @desperatelivingreviews      / @desperatelivingmusic   Support our work:   / desperateliving   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/desperat... Visit our website: https://desperate-living.com Follow us on social media:   / reprobatepress   https://bsky.app/profile/desperate-li... https://www.threads.net/@desperate_li...   / desperate_living_online   https://mastodonapp.uk/@reprobatepress All third-party audio/visual content is used for educational and critical purposes and is exempt from copyright rules under the fair use provisions of the British Copyright act and its 2014 amendments. Chapters: 00:00 - Fangoria was not the first 01:46 - Top Sellers and the birth of Monster Mag 03:22 - Depraved and Corrupting 05:26 - For Adults Only: The forbidden fruit of Monster Mag 06:47 - The Rise and Fall of Monster Mag 08:20 - Dez Skinn, House of Hammer and a brief return 09:46 - The Double X mystery 10:17 - The 2010's revival 11:02 - Splatter mags and the Video Nasty generation