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LUNCHMEAT is absolutely VHStoked to put our heads together with Parkwood East Productions to bring At the Video Store to limited press VHS! This edition marks the first time the full-length documentary will be available on any home video format, with a limited edition of 50 copies housed in all-new artwork designed by LUNCHMEAT main brain Josh Schafer! Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, At the Video Store is a heartfelt love letter to the American video store, exploring the importance, influence, and inspiration held within the walls of these home video havens.   BEHOLD THE HUMAN...

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We’re beyond VHStoked to announce the official release details for STUCK ON VHS: A VISUAL HISTORY OF VIDEO STORE STICKERS, the brand spankin’ new, rewind-radical book written by LUNCHMEAT Editor-in-Chief Josh Schafer and designed by / featuring the photography of HOME VIDEO HORRORS creator Jacky Lawrence! STUCK ON VHS will initially be unleashed in Austin, TX at Alamo Drafthouse’s South Lamar location on January 8th to kick off VHStival Tour 2020. Along with the release of the book and a special appearance by Josh Schafer, this touring edition of VHStival will also include screenings of James Westby’s love-letter documentary to...

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LUNCHMEAT is super VHStoked to team up with Boogerlip Productions to bring all the Tapeheads out there a Limited Edition VHS release of MENANTICO BLUES! Starring “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan (yes, THAT "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan!) and strikingly directed by Ricky Whitehead, MENANTICO BLUES adeptly spins the strange and brooding tale of bizarre rituals, mysterious happenings, and the enduring legend of a deformed man lurking in the shadows juxtaposed against the harsh deterioration of small, working-class town into a grimy, crime-ridden wasteland.   MENANTICO BLUES committed to Hunter Orange videocassettes. Don't VHShoot yourself in the foot. Grab this slab.     Blending...

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In collaboration with Animus Studios and the 9th annual International Independent Video Store Day 2019 (which took place on October 19th), LUNCHMEAT proudly presents the Limited Edition VHS release of MEMORY VIDEO: a short documentary detailing the ongoing story of a neighborhood video store right outside of Philadelphia, PA called VIVA VIDEO, which is still alive and renting. Directed by Roy Power and starring Miguel Gomez, MEMORY VIDEO offers a heartfelt and insightful journey through the trials of running a modern day video store, overflowing with passion and riddled with uncertainty.   Each copy of MEMORY VIDEO will come with...

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Released at VHStival 2019, and now available for the first time since 1998 on officially licensed VHS from LUNCHMEAT! The Limited Edition VHS Re-Issue of the found footage gem GIRLS AT THE CARNIVAL comes housed in all new artwork from Savannah Soule with an exclusive interview with the original distributor Derek Erdman! The interview details the origins and intial release of GATC, along with Derek's thoughts on its re-release through us here at LUNCHMEAT!   A look at the popcorn yellow videocassette variant for GIRLS AT THE CARNIVAL. Feed this one to your VCR. You won't rewind regret it!  ...

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