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It happens to all us Videovores: through years of fervent VHS collecting, you’re bound to gather up some not-so-desirable tapes. Perhaps it’s from buying a particular lot for the sake of one ultra-rare tape among the chaff, or inheriting a stack of old Disney tapes from a friend that’s ecstatic about bequeathing them unto you (and you just can’t say no), or it’s those inevitably dismal commons from that box o’ tapes you picked up from the side of the road, ‘cause who would leave tapes on the side of the road?! No matter how much discretion VHS collectors endeavor...

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It's currently in preparation, Tapeheads! Yes, the analog aficionados at VHShitfest have just announced their next release, and it's a real humdinger: ATTACK OF THE MUTANT ROADKILL AND THE VAMPYRE ZOMBIES FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE! Tapes are currently set at a $25PPD price tag for a 3 hour tape with all kinds of never-before-seen trailers and extras, housed in a Large Clamshell case decked out with reversible cover art featuring an all new layout from The Teenage Videovore Johnny Dickie and on the reverse, the OG artwork for GROUNDHOG'S DAY MASSACRE 2, which is MAD RARE, man! Each slab also...

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Just about a year ago now, Briarwood Entertainment established themselves in the analog revival with their admittedly ambitious yet utterly exciting book box VHS release of Johnny Dickie’s indie anthology messterpiece SLAUGHTER TALES, successfully wowing tapeheads with a first in the new VHS era. The emulation of an MGM Home Video style book box VHS was a feat no other fresh VHS entity had dared before, and perhaps may never dare again, as Briarwood has seemingly carved out that particular slice of video vindication as their signature move. And Briarwood has been staying analog attentive since the release of SLAUGHTER...

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While wandering through the world weird web today, I came across an exciting addition to the ever-expanding array of video era appreciation incarnations that’ve been cavorting across the analog revival landscape, bolstering the presence of our once un(der)recognized sub-culture. You may recall some VHS love via video games earlier this year with FAR CRY 3: BLOODRAGON, and watch out now ‘cause here it comes again, only this time in a micro-gaming platform set forth by the Italy-based design studio Santa Ragione. Let us begin with a close-up of one of the shelves. All I gotta say is: ALIEN DEAD Star...

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With a formative history of engrossing himself in heaps of heavy metal and mounds of magnetic midnight movies, NY filmmaker Evan Makrogiannis is now a perpetual proponent of kicking it old school. From his early days of crafting crude coagulated creations in a low-budget vein captured via a store-bought home video camera, to recently wowing VHS collectors aplenty with the his token of grindhouse gratitude THE TURNPIKE KILLER in a lush big box edition, Makrogiannis has steadily stayed true to his passion and funneled his affection and energy into the creation of fringe film for the love it. And now,...

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