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VHS Dice Sets from 1985 Games are Ready to Rewind Roll

By Ted Gilbert Every time we press play on a new day it feels like VHS aesthetic is gaining a bigger foothold into nearly every aspect of culture. Sometimes it's unexpected and mildly unbelievable (see Kylie Jenner's recent make-up line), or sometimes it feels a little random (these VHS playing cards) or just plain funny (like this plush dog toy, and there a few out there). But sometimes, it just makes perfect VHSense, as is the case with these rewind-inclined RPG accoutrements from 1985 Games. A quick glance at the $67,000 and counting this project has raised on Kickstarter so...

Marina Totino Creates Beyond Video: The Endless Miniature Video Store of Your Dreams [INTERVIEW]

Interview with Marina Totino by Ted Gilbert Video store nostalgia has been hitting a high note in the last few years. The Last Blockbuster arguably led the way by reminding Americans that video stores still exist, and rekindling our collective cultural love affair with them. Well, how about a video store that fits on your mantle, or even better: a VHSpecial little place on your video shelf? We've previously praised the radical rewind-inclined miniature work of GLAZY UK, and Melissa Kay’s utterly amazing MK Video, but recently the work of Marina Totino caught our Videovore eye, and we...

5 Rare and Unusual VHS Stock Variants That’ll Rewind Your Mind

By Josh Schafer Through our many years of roaming and rummaging through the vast rewind-inclined world, we’ve uncovered some truly radical slabs of VHS stock variants. We thought it proper to VHShare some of our favorites with you, Tapeheads! Here are five of the most fantastic VHSpecimens we’ve come across. Let’s press play! SCOTCH JUST FOR KIDS If you’re looking for the most wacky, fun and wonderfully ridiculous VHS blank ever created, this has our vote, Tapeheads. These Scotch Just For Kids videocassettes are strikingly unique, and were engineered to help kids use videotapes with ease. These JFK...

Berenstain Bears or Berenstein Bears: Does this VHS Prove The Mandela Effect is Real?

By Ted Gilbert For those of our rewind-inclined readers unfamiliar with "The Mandela Effect," it is an odd psychological phenomenon that manifests as a shared false memory. A whole bunch of people will all claim to remember some mundane aspect of the world that never was. A particularly compelling example of the effect has to do with the ubiquitous children's franchise, The Berenstain Bears. That's right -ain, though I'm sure some of you reading this will swear on your life that it was actually The Berenstein Bears. The wilder fringes of conspiratorial thought even posit that The Berenstain Bears come...

RARE VHS GADGET: The Trisonic Manual, Handheld Videocassette Rewinder [VIDEO]

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,...

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VHS Dice Sets from 1985 Games are Ready to Rewind Roll

Marina Totino Creates Beyond Video: The Endless Miniature Video Store of Your Dreams [INTERVIEW]

5 Rare and Unusual VHS Stock Variants That’ll Rewind Your Mind

Berenstain Bears or Berenstein Bears: Does this VHS Prove The Mandela Effect is Real?

RARE VHS GADGET: The Trisonic Manual, Handheld Videocassette Rewinder [VIDEO]

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