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After a bit of VHSilence, the rewind-minded re-animators at Phantom Pain Films are back in action, Tapeheads. You may recall their brand of fresh VHS creations from releases such as Devil Times Five, the absolutely ridiculous (and loving it) 1988 women’s wrestling double-feature Going Hog Wild / Oil of L.A. (still available by clicking here!), and a limited edition run of J.R. Bookwalter’s zombie trashterpiece The Dead Next Door as a part of their now completed Indiegogo for the Ultimate Edition of that same watershed indie horror film. And now, Phantom Pain Films has returned with yet another Bookwalter essential...

The Halloween VHSeason quickly approaches, Tapeheads, and if you’re in the Philadelphia area and looking for one rewind radical time on Halloween weekend 2017, we’ve got you covered, dude. LUNCHMEAT is proud to present the TAPE OR TREAT VHS SWAP at Century Bar located at the corner of 29th and Reed streets in South Philly! Groove on through and bask in an avalanche of absolutely spectacular VHS overload, driven by a small army of vendors spilling forth a mind-bending medley of VHS and related rewind-inclined wares, all up for trade or sale! That’s right: trade! Bring a bag or box...

The films of ultimate outsider shot-on-video filmmaker Carl J. Sukenick are just about as mind-melting as they come, Tapeheads. His personal brand of sometimes incoherent, sometimes inane but forever fascinating SOV insanity has been championed by some of the most influential entities within the fresh VHS world, including Massacre Video, SRS Cinema, Horror Boobs and Saturn’s Core Audio and Video. But the rewind-inclined warriors at Poser Rot Video are expressly dedicated to unleashing unseen slabs of Carl’s work, thus far exclusively handling previously unreleased Sukenick material. And their newest offering from Carl, a brain-bending zombie epic called Zombie City, will...

The more in-the-know VHS aficionados are likely to be familiar with the name Mike Malloy. Apart from his outstanding work on the documentary Eurocrime: The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the 70s, and his participation in flicks like Samurai Cop 2 and Django Lives, he’s also been making appearances here in Lunchmeat Land since 2013 when he first started the journey to create Plastic Movies Rewound: an episodic documentary that details the sometimes seedy, sometimes incredible, but always entertaining hidden world of the home video industry. Now over the years we’ve seen a flood of VHS-driven documentaries that...

Physical manifestations of VHS and video era appreciation and celebration are emerging in impressive and excitingly innumerable instances, Tapeheads. Jason Champion's fully functional video store stationed in his own home and the curated installations of The Museum of VHS are just a couple of the contemporary entities which offer an entertaining, interactive and insightful trip back to the time when VHS was king. And now, Ryan Turek, who has had a prolific history in the horror industry and currently summons scares for heavy-hitting Blumhouse Productions, is ready to unleash a tape-driven time machine of his own. His upcoming Slashback Video...