Phantasmatapes

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This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Note: this release is available to be purchased on its own, or bundled with the Phantasma Tapes: Volume One - Soundtrack Cassette. This Limited Edition Slipcover + Cassette bundle is limited to 100 units.

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Welcome to the 1980s TV horrorshow that never was. PHANTASMATAPES is a psychotronic VHS mixtape that reimagines THE REVENGE OF DR. X (a Japan-set creature feature that was written by Ed Wood) and THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (the savage body horror film that inspired FRANKENHOOKER) as a late-nite, home-taped double feature—complete with local TV commercials and a new synthesizer score from Taken by Savages (JUNGLE TRAP). Inspired by hazy memories of channel-surfing at the witching hour, this is a nostalgic and experimental art project from the minds behind Bleeding Skull.

directed by: Annie Choi & Joseph A. Ziemba
starring: various
2025 / 72 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• PHANTASMATAPES: A 72-minute VHS mixtape
• Commentary by Bleeding Skull's Annie Choi and Joseph A. Ziemba
• THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1962, 82 mins): Uncut VHS preservation
• THE REVENGE OF DR. X (1970, 94 mins): Uncut VHS preservation
• Short: THE MAX HEADROOM PIRATE INCIDENTS (2025, 7 mins)
• Short: A GHOST (2025, 2 mins)
• Short: I WANT MY D&D (2025, 8 mins)
• English SDH subtitles