VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media2016
Directed by Thomas Edward Seymour, Kenneth Powell
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The premise
This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie and cult films. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger), Greg Sestero (The Room), Debbie Rochon (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Deborah Reed (Troll 2), Mark Frazer (Samurai Cop), James Nguyen (Birdemic) and many others.
Horror Vault's take
A lively and affectionate deep-dive into the golden age of VHS and the scrappy cult films that thrived on video store shelves, this documentary charts the full arc of physical media from its origins to its digital-age demise. Packed with candid interviews from genre legends and beloved trash-cinema icons, it doubles as both a pop-culture history lesson and a love letter to the weird, wonderful world of B-movies. Whether you revere or mock films like Troll 2 and Birdemic, there's genuine passion here for the outsider art that VHS made possible.
Content: Clips Of Low-Budget Genre Film Violence
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