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Check Out this Amazing Limited Edition CULT VHS LOGO COLLECTION Poster from DRUID UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL!
The Druid Underground Film Festival has been invading eyes and boggling minds since 2006, and is self-described as “a traveling powerhouse of the most bizarre and provocative films on earth!”, but DUFF does much more than collect, compile and screen the weirdest of the weird. They’re a multi-faceted entity just oozing with underground cinema appreciation. If you want all the gory details attached to DUFF, you can learn all about their history here, and read through a list of past film fest winners right here. You can also peep an insightful reel just below… Along with their efforts...
HORROR BOOBS Presents THE MUSEUM OF VHS - NYC Debut, Tape Swap, and Screenings at SUPERCHIEF NY!
Heads up, Videovores of New York! On Saturday, July 15th 2017 the Museum of VHS will be invading New York for the very first time! 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the VHS tape and what better way to celebrate than to have the Museum of VHS bring their biggest, most exhilarating, and educational exhibit yet to the Big Apple! The memories of perusing the isles of your local Mom and Pop shop will come rushing back to you as you feast your eyes on vintage video store decor, scarce promotional material, mounds of eye popping posters, standees and slicks,...
THE MUSEUM OF VHS Comes to The Alternative Gallery in Allentown, PA on Thursday, Dec. 29th from 6 – 10PM! This is a TOTALLY FREE EVENT, Tapeheads!
Heads up to all the Videovores of Allentown, PA and surrounding areas! The home video history preservation and archival initiative THE MUSEUM OF VHS will be on display at The Alternative Gallery located at 707 N 4th St, Allentown, PA 18102 this coming Thursday, December 29th from 6 P.M. – 10 P.M. This is a totally FREE EVENT! LUNCHMEAT will be on hand and supplying a few choice pieces for this installation, so if you’re in the area, be sure to groove on out and enjoy some most excellent home video history including, but not limited to rare VHS, obscure...
Japan-Based Company FUNAI ELECTRONICS Will Stop Making VCRs at the End of July! Thoughts Moving Forward!
Staunch fans of our favorite analog format were met with some historically heartbreaking news yesterday, as confirmed by a Mental Floss UK article. Japan-based consumer electronics company Funai Electric has announced that at the end of this month, they will discontinue manufacturing their VCR units (which were produced in China) due to decline in demand and difficulty finding parts for the machines. At the highest point in their 30-year VCR-making history, Funai (which is known to us here in the States as the brand Sanyo among others) was selling around 15 million VCR units per year, but most recently, their...
The Vincent Price Estate is Now Auctioning Off VHS Tapes from His Personal Collection via eBay! YES! You Can Own a VHS Tape Taken Straight from the Shelf of Vincent Price!
Here’s some absolutely amazing news for fans of the King of Horror and number one Lunchmeat favorite Vincent Price! Shared directly from the official Vincent Price Facebook page, it looks like the powers that be over at the Vincent Price Estate are currently selling some genuine VHS tapes directly from old Vinny P’s personal collection. You read that right, Videovores: these are ACTUAL home videos straight from VP’s shelf! Sound insane? It is. However, it’s totally true, and you can check out the current eBay auctions by clicking this here hot link (or just searching “Vincent Price Personal VHS” on...