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Video Rental Stickers: To Remove or Not to Remove? A Tapehead Debate! PLUS! A Spotlight on the MOVIE MELT Heat Sensor Sticker!
It’s a question that seems to divide the preference of contemporary video collectors: do you dig those stickers you find on former rental VHS? Some Videovores see these often faded and crusty video store stickers as mere inconveniences that take away from the aesthetics of an undisturbed, otherwise pristine slice of home video heaven. Other Tapeheads, however, see these stickers as an enhancement to the video’s aesthetic while also providing some obscure insight on its origin, ultimately adding a distinct bit of spice to their VHS collection. It’s an interesting question to be sure, and one that certainly deserves...
FRIGHT RAGS to Unleash VIDEO SERIES T-SHIRT BOX SET Celebrating THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE VHS Cover Art by Richard Hescox!
There are few instances of VHS cover art that have proved to be as lasting and iconic as the Media Home Entertainment release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It’s one sexy slab to be sure, and it’s apt to make the most voracious Videovores salivate at the very sight of it. And now, horror-centric apparel company FRIGHT RAGS is just about ready to make this outstanding piece of home video cover art a part of your rewind-inclined wardrobe. Come Wednesday, January 25th at 10AM EST, FRIGHT RAGS will unleash an official collaboration with artist Richard Hescox (who also created...
THE SLEAZE BOX and VULTRA VIDEO Bring CHAOS A. D. and CANNIBAL CLAUS to Fresh VHS!
Hey-yo, Tapeheads! Here’s a heads up on some fresh VHS created via a collaborative effort from the fiends at The Sleaze Box and those video-vindicating dudes over at Vultra Video! They’ve cooked up a couple slabs of analog glory just oozing with low-budget sleaze to help appease your grimy cinema needs. The first of this foul combo is CHAOS A.D. which by the looks of the trailer, promises to offer a slippery, sordid neon-lit world populated by blood-spattered captives tortured by some sadistic creeps in Halloween costumes. The second feature CANNIBAL CLAUS features a grimy old dude (Bob Glazier) with...
LUNCHMEAT Proudly Presents VIDEORAMA! A Super Limited Edition Trading Card Set Featuring a Spectacular Selection of Killer VHS Cover Art!
Prepare yourself for some tape trading of an excitingly different variety, Videovores! LUNCHMEAT is absolutely VHStoked to present an extremely limited edition rewind-inclined retro mash-up like you've never experienced before: VIDEORAMA VHS COVER TRADING CARDS! This series of limited press trading cards celebrates some of the most spectacular slabs of home video horror to ever assault your eyes from a video store shelf! What's on the back of the cards? That would be tidbits of information on the movies, video releasing labels and the tape's place in the VHS collector world! Too groovy! The HORROR series of VIDEORAMA is strictly...
FILM TRAUMA Presents REWIND IT! HORROR VHS SWAP Saturday, January 14th at BLAST FROM THE PAST in Burbank, CA! FREE EVENT!
Heads up to the Videovores of Southern California and VHSurrounding areas! This coming Saturday, January 14th at BLAST FROM THE PAST in Burbank, the rewind-inclined peeps at FILM TRAUMA are throwing a VHS-driven shindig that will be crawling with genre celebrities, groovy giveaways, and of course, a mess of magnetic magic for sale and swap, man! The REWIND IT! HORROR VHS SWAP starts at 12noon and goes until 4PM. This is a totally FREE event with plenty of FREE parking! BONUS! Here’s the official advert from FILM TRAUMA just below, Tapeheads… Here's all the info, yo! I wanna...