Tag Archives: VHS

Silent Night, Deadly Night Diorama

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Reverend

Back in December of 2008 (almost 17 god-damned years ago!) I wrote a post on this blog, “A Very Bava Xmas”, about the 1984 holiday exploitation film Silent Night, Deadly Night. In particular, I focused on the early scene where … Continue reading →

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Media Haul: Vinyl, Laserdiscs, DVDs, and more

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Reverend

I’m back from my final trip of the year, and when in Rome it’s hard for me not to do some media hauling. I hit Amoeba Records in LA and picked up Drain’s California Cursed, Shudder to Think’s Pony Express Record … Continue reading →

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Slashback Video

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Reverend

I’m not sure exactly what to say about this one, it was a bit like that Spider-man meme when I was like wait, that’s me? I walked into my own dream. When I first went into Slasher World it was … Continue reading →

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VHS Stack #3

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Reverend

I had these tapes running last week while I was working from the office, and I got to watch all of Crumb (1994) and Planet of the Vampires (1965) and most of DEVO’sThe Men Who Make the Music (1979) and … Continue reading →

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VHS Stacks 1 and 2

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Reverend

I’ve been making a point of working regularly in bava.studio this year and most of the last. It’s done wonders for my sense of home/work separation; nothing like a change of scenery to inspire new work flows. One of the … Continue reading →

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The Hitcher: Never Pick Up a Stranger in Portland

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Reverend

Picking up on my last post about how much PDX rules, let me pile on a bit more. The day after I arrived Zach took me to the Hollywood Theatre to see The Hitcher (1986) in 35mm. Approaching the amazing … Continue reading →

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Still Unwinding

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Reverend

It’s just over a month since re-living the glory days of 1994 at Portland’s Revolution Hall. The show was billed as Unwound playing their 1994 album New Plastic Ideas. That was reason enough to go to the show, and I … Continue reading →

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Archiving Video on Twitter with PeerTube

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Reverend

In terms of archiving videos I come across online, PeerTube is similar to Pinboard. I go to my instance and add the URL with the this Tweet and the whole thing archives https://t.co/BMpdsltmDI #loveit https://t.co/Z2eCUW4gLs — Jim Groom (@jimgroom) April … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Video Hauling, Episode 1

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Reverend

Tim and I finally started our VHS hauling video series that was planned out back in January, but never got off the ground. It’s understandable given we have been quite occupied with opening Reclaim Arcade and trying to keep up … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Fotomat

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Reverend

Now that Reclaim Arcade is up and running I find myself looking for other things to dream about. My life has come to a beautiful moment wherein the things I imagine can actually come true, not sure how I got … Continue reading →

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