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  Interview with Mike Beck by Josh Schafer, Dec 1 2025, Raleigh, NC.   Blockbuster Video is arguably the most divisive cultural icon of the 90s. For some, it’s the beacon of premium nostalgia, a literal sign of the times that offered countless movie nights at home, making memories of glory days gone by. To others, the blue and gold ripped ticket represents an evil corporate giant, censoring content, and stomping out the small town Mom and Pop shops that created the foundation for the video rental era.   This is the classic example of both things being true. They...

Yo, Tapeheads! We are wildly VHStoked to team up with author and illustrator extraordinaire Tony Rodriguez to bring you VIDEO FOREVER – an incredibly vibrant and dynamic art book curating a collection of the most colorful video store fronts in the world. VIDEO FOREVER blends art, storytelling, education, and the enduring charm of the video store era.   VIDEO FOREVER Drops SAT, 6/15 at 12PM EST on LUNCHMEATVHS.COM!    This hardcover edition is strictly limited to 100 copies. The first 30 orders receive a signed, high-quality print featuring one of the video stores in the book!       Presented...

Heads up, Tapeheads of Charlotte, NC and VHSurrounding areas!! Wanna watch a mega rare shot on video bad taste horror comedy from the 90s… in a video store?! WE GOT YOU!     LUNCHMEAT is wildly VHStoked to invite you to the absolutely awesome video rental destination VISART VIDEO in Charlotte, NC on FRIDAY, MAY 31st for a screening of Steve Latshaw’s (JACK-O, BIOHAZARD: THE ALIEN FORCE) VAMPIRE TRAILER PARK! We are also welcoming writer and star Pat Moran and co-star Cathy Moran to the screening! This is a once in a fright-time opportunity, Tapeheads! So don’t miss it if you can...

By Brantley Palmer  Hey, Tapeheads! I’d like to introduce you to one of the best video stores in the country (until its closing in 2015, at least), Video Headquarters in Keene, New Hampshire. It wasn’t just an amazing physical video retailer. The other thing that made it so special was how this one video store and its owner, Ken McAleer, far outside the film hubs of Los Angeles and New York City, were able to support and benefit other independent video retailers around the country, and how their presence would clash directly with studios and larger chains.      Boasting...

By Josh Schafer   If you’ve recently been VHScrolling through our Instagram feed (@LunchmeatVHS), chances are you caught an eyeful of a radical, rare, and ultimately curious VHS era gadget: the Trisonic Manual VHS Rewinder.     After the response on the rewind-inclined web, we decided to create a video taking a closer look at this curious VHS era gadget with thoughts on its intended use and answering the question: how long does it actually take to rewind a tape with this weird and wonderful thing?   Check out the full video below and let us know what you think,...