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All of the analog addiction and obsession is getting to a fever pitch here in the States: TONS of new VHS labels are emerging from DIY enthusiast’s basements; the more established releasing labels are looking to VHS as a revived platform for their films; an army of VHS-centric documentaries are coming to fruition; and there’s just a general massive...
The first time I met Chris King of The Witches, he was stuffing my hands full of free VHS tapes. And I’m not talking crudtastic copies of Titanic or Jingle All the Way here… these were groovier-than-hell slipcases, killer cut boxes (yes, I dig the cut boxes, too!) and some stuff that would generally fetch double digit price tags among collectors....
Cult Leader Video is the collective brainchild of Ed Demko and Kelly Forbes: two dudes that understand the current state of affairs when it comes to the consumption of physical media, especially in the horror business. So, with the foundation of video era appreciation and a love for the printed word by way of quality control, this duo is determined...
As perpetually demonstrated and celebrated within the pages of LUNCHMEAT, the video format possesses the distinct power to preserve otherwise unavailable flicks, keeping them visible to those staunch Videovores who crave the outer limits of trashterpiece cinema. And in these recent revival times, the format has now become a vessel to re-animate out-of-the-way...
Cult Movie Mania has just unleashed what could quite possibly be the grooviest VHS package to come out of the new VHS releasing resurgence. Just one look at the Deluxe VHS Edition of Jonathan and Shawn Lewis’ Black Devil Doll, and you’re apt to have an extreme analogasm. I know I did, man! And it’s CMM’s Andrew Allan’s sentiment about...
The first time I was introduced to Drew Bolduc’s THE TAINT, it was on a clear pink VHS tape. Needless to say, I was all about it, and was anxious to see what these dudes were going to cook up next. Lo and Behold, co-director / co-writer Drew Bolduc shot me a message asking me to check out the promo reel for his brand spankin’ new project SCIENCE...
Jim VanBebber is one hellacious filmmaker. He makes his films the way HE wants to make them, no compromises, and it’s earned him one hell of a reputation that resounds throughout the fringe film community. And now, Severin Films’ (and Intervison dude) David Gregory is bringing one of VanBebber’s most recognized works to the VHS format: THE MANSON...
This past Saturday, April 13th an ardent assembly of Videovores arrived at Viva Video in Ardmore, PA to celebrate the World Premiere of Gary P. Cohen’s VIDEO VIOLENCE REDUX DELUXE: a Frankensteinian slice of SOV cinema that stitches together both VIDEO VIOLENCE and it’s sequel, offering a fresh and mashed up look at the legacy that is...
And here it is, my fellow tapeheads! It’s the official press release from Camp detailing all of the info about the upcoming VIDEO VIOLENCE DIEHARD VIDEOVORE EDITION that I’ve been cooking up for the past few months. I’m absolutely STOKED about the release of this, and super-happy to finally be able to share the news with everyone!...
The resurgence of VHS interest, appreciation and celebration is now in full swing. There’s been a thrilling influx of activity going on in the Videovore community with a plethora of VHS-oriented events, new home video releases from an impressive array of labels, new DIY zines and blogs focusing on our favorite format, and now, there’s a veritable...
