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HorrorDecor.net Provides Analog Comfort with their VHS Pillow! Attach Your Favorite Horror Flick, and now, LUNCHMEAT Exclusive Labels!

We all know VHS invaded homes across the land in the 80s and totally changed the face of entertainment as we know it. And now, with the mighty resurgence of our favorite format, it has again invaded our homes in a multitude of innovative and super-fun ways much to our analog-obsessed delight. And just recently, I had the extreme pleasure of collaborating with the cool ghouls over at HorrorDecor.net with their super-groovy VHS Pillow, cooking up some LUNCHMEAT exclusive labels compatible with their slice of video-loving comfort. I did a news update for this cool collaboration release, but I thought...

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Indie filmmaker Walter Ruether AKA Scarlet Fry pays homage to his favorite format with the new horror anthology DEATH BY VHS!

With a history in home video and an undeniable affection for the format, filmmaker Walter Ruether aka Scarlet Fry has recently aimed his latest anthology endeavor at the almighty VHS. His new film Death by VHS is a set of stories sure to appeal to fans of trashterpiece cinema filled with blood, babes, bong rips and a cast of archetypal bogeys that’ll send you into a whirlwind of B-grade bliss. Read on, fellow tapeheads, and learn how this here analog assault just may be your last… The poster for DEATH BY VHS. The time display is the best. LM: Can...

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VHS 1138 Breaks Out Stacks and Racks of Analog Glory and Adds More Ammunition to the Arsenal of Video Rental Shops in The Lone Star State!

VHS 1138 proprietors Bryan Duff and Mr. Brett are two dudes that are finally living their analog dream with their very own fully-operative video rental shop. Inspired by the beloved video stores of yore along with the other Texan Analog Heroes I LUV VIDEO and VULCAN VIDEO, Bryan and Brett have crafted their own brand of DIY, punk rock party time excellent analog appreciation and celebration with enough love to go around for ALL physical media. But, of course, the VHS is the main attraction here, and with the all the super-rad support from the folks around them, VHS 1138...

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Original 1979 MEDA Home Video Release of HALLOWEEN goes for $13,000 on eBay. Fluke, Fake, or Absolute Lunacy? NOW UPDATED WITH DETAILS FROM ONE OF THE BIDDERS!

A recent eBay auction has the horror and VHS collector community abuzz with reactions of disbelief, awe and for some, disgust. The original 1979 MEDA (predecessor to Media) video release of John Carpenter’s seminal horror film HALLOWEEN recently fetched over $13,000 on the online auction site, and in turn, has sent off an explosion of fervent opinions, speculations and even conspiracy theories. (SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO READ THE UPDATED STORY FROM ONE OF THE BIDDERS!) As so finely pointed out by my Mom: "Dude couldn't even get free shipping?!" It's all kinds of whack. Personally, I...

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SECRET LAIR Slaps Down Some Bitchin' Big Box Glory with NOTLD and Dares You to Enter the VHSHOLE! Your VCR Will Be STOKED.

It’s impossible to conceal the clarion call of Nate Higley’s nascent home video label SECRET LAIR. Nate and his brand of VHS vindication have been steadily kicking ass with killer collabs, a signature style of analog amalgam and ultra-bitchin’ handmade big box bliss. And with the VHS culture currently at a fever pitch, Higley is fervently hacking away at his craft to bring the slavering Videvores out there a festive feast of video celebration. And even if it all ends tomorrow, and tape collecting is just another obscure hobby that had its moment in the sun (no pun intended), Nate’s...

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