Forest of Fear
Government agents spray a remote marijuana crop with an experimental herbicide, transforming exposed growers into murderous zombie-like cannibals. As the infection spreads through the forest, survivors are caught between official secrecy and a growing horde of chemically altered attackers.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Toxic Zombies; Bloodeaters; Forest of Fear |
| Year | 1980 |
| Director | Charles McCrann |
| Country | USA |
| Runtime | Approx. 89 min |
| Main cast | Charles McCrann, Beverly Shapiro, Dennis Helfend, John Amplas |
UK status
One of the 39 successfully prosecuted titles. It is also widely known as Toxic Zombies and Bloodeaters.
Now available internationally under alternate titles, with cult interest focused on its bizarre anti-drug premise and regional-zombie atmosphere.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- Charles McCrann wrote, directed, edited and starred in the film.
- The story revolves around an experimental herbicide called Dromax.
- John Amplas, known for George Romero’s Martin, appears in the cast.
- Its alternate titles include Toxic Zombies and Bloodeaters.
- The rural Pennsylvania setting gives the film a regional-horror identity.
- It belongs to the successfully prosecuted DPP 39.
Distributor / VHS label
Archive cover shown is the user-supplied scan. UK distributor / VHS-label attribution varies by edition and is not asserted here without a verified sleeve imprint.
Trailer
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