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The lust among collectors for Carl J. Sukenick's scarce slice of utter SOV insanity Alien Beasts is getting VHSteamy, Tapeheads. A recent online auction exemplifies at least one or two people's burning anti-digital desire to possess this particular slice of DIY of magnetic magic (along with Sukenick’s Mutant Massacre 2) and get an unreal glimpse into Sukenick’s decidedly unique and indescribable shot-on-video vision. But the high-flying auctions and steady VHSearching are apt to soon cease. That’s right, Tapeheads: the cult film saviors at Massacre Video and those mammary movie lovin’ video vindicators at Horror Boobs Video are in motion to...

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While doing my daily diggin’ through the world weird web this morning, a thread on the analog-obsessed, video vindicating Facebook forum VHS MISFITS IRON FIST BLISS! struck me as especially provocative and important in relation to today’s VHS collecting culture. It tackles a topic that has caused a massive amount of discussion, communal laughter and sometimes, even a bit of analog outrage. The subject? The going-rate of certain tapes in comparison to their generally accepted value, as defined by seasoned and experienced collectors. This is a subject that can set online opinions ablaze, and has the potential to display the...

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The loving leniency of his parental units gave Trashmonger Trevor Bather full-on free reign over the rental store shelves. Even with that analog liberty in hand, the answer was always in the horror section. The influence of those blood-drenched, low-budget gems helped to form a bond between two horror-lovin’ buddies that began before double-digit years, eventually leading to the assembly of a most awesome analog-purveying crew now known as Trashmonger Video. Inspired to bring back a shelved SOV project by the expanding analog lovin’ culture on the world weird web, Trashmonger’s fresh VHS release for their homegrown anthology Scrapbook of...

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Multi-talented and all-around impassioned artist Hayden Hall is one radical dude. He’s already riding high on the home video vibe with the release of his first two homegrown SOV flicks via some fresh VHS, and he’s also set the analog adoring crowd abuzz with excitement over his bitchin’ custom Benny figure from Kirk Alex’s essential Lunch Meat. His knack for low-budget production coupled with his bodacious party time excellent aesthetics are apt to have him make an even bigger impact with his next ooey-gooey indie flick which is currently in production, set to mix together a heady blend of exploitation...

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The colossally cool crossover of analog affection and custom figure casting continues to expand at an exciting rate, Tapeheads. We've seen the groovy mini-figure maker Midas Wilder soup up VHS shelves with his Video Nasteez line and analog-lovin’ Hayden Hall stoked out fans of Kirk Alex’s seminal low-budget trashterpiece Lunch Meat with his custom Benny figure (now on pre-order - more with Hayden next week, mang!). Enter super-rad SFX artist Scott Campbell and his Midnight Society imprint. Scott’s work is certainly inclined toward celebrating the most excellent (and amusing) aspects of life taking inspiration from essential junk food eats, fecal-slurpin’...

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