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Born and bred analog addicts and perpetual proponents of the physical media experience, the Videovores turned vinyl entrepreneurs Tom RedRum and Mike Paine are just about ready to unleash yet another analog beast for Chester N. Turner’s SOV trashterpiece BLACK DEVIL DOLL FROM HELL courtesy of their Poisoned Mind Records imprint. Working in conjunction with Massacre Video on this initial release, these dudes have amped up the score even more, revisiting the raw tracks and re-mastering them to create the ultimate BLACK DEVIL DOLL FROM HELL aural experience. The limited edition EP is set to be jam-packed with amazing extras...

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One of the most talked about slabs of new VHS flesh to be recently issued is Mondo Video’s clamshell-encased analog edition of the 2012 Franck Khalfoun remake of the indisputable slasher classic MANIAC. The release was met with much anticipation from tapeheads worldwide, and upon its release, sold out 500 limited edition copies quicker than most could have anticipated. And, of course, now that they are officially sold out, we’re seeing a slew of tape flips and trades on sites like eBay and Horror VHS Collectors Unite! due to the beastly nature of supply and demand. And now, in the...

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In my tenure as a Videovore or Cinemaphile or whatever you want to call it, I've always sought out the darker depths of film. That being said, I've seen some serious shit. Recently, I stumbled upon an independent filmmaker named James Bell, who had completed a project that he had been working on for several years. Upon exchanging emails, he sent me a copy of the film and I was taken back. I go into most independent films with low expectations and they're usually met… not everything can be SLAUGHTER TALES. But as rough and shaky as James' film was,...

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Connecticut-based tapehead Adam Taylor’s VHS obsession is founded on an early and unending appreciation for the format, gleaned from the racks and stacks of Mom and Pop shops and heated hunts in the wild. Fast forward to today, and his many years of crazed collecting have brought him to the valley of new wave video vindication. At first an admitted hater, but now a loving participator in fresh VHS, Adam’s Psycho Video brand is offering a limited edition for each release, as well as another common edition that’ll never cease, keeping the Psycho analog amazement flowing non-stop. His intense passion...

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Paris Group International is a VHS-obsessed creative crew founded on the collaboration of analog sights and eclectic electro-grooves. Aside from being a heavy-hitting media production company with clients the world over, they’ve taken their talents to the task of re-animating one of the seemingly less celebrated staples of the video era: the music home video! And in-between their current journeys into the musical realm of magnetic magic, I was able to catch up with one of PGI’s main brains Paolo Xz as he details their perpetual plunge into the static filled, wonderfully wonky world of VHS aesthetics and their unending...

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