Fun
"Another fun zine from Vinegar Syndrome."
Details
The return of Vinegar Zine-Drome!
Featuring:
- Meet a VS Staffer: Evie Horn
- Optical Hell: The Beastmaster by Kurtis Spieler
- An interview with designer HAUNTLOVE
- Category III: An Introduction to the Extreme Cinema of Hong Kong by Samm Deighan
- An interview with Sam DiGristine of FULL OF HELL
2026 / 36 pages / Color / English / 5.5" x 8.5"
Additional info:
- Limited run of 1,500 units
Overall rating: 4.6764708 / 5 from 68 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Vinegar Zine-Drome #2 is a limited edition paperback zine featuring interviews and articles on various topics. Customers appreciate its engaging content and compact format, making it a cool and enjoyable read.
Summary topics
- zine content: 35%
- readability: 25%
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Review highlights
- "Really enjoying this little zine and this second issue is packed with plenty goodness." —
- "Big fan of the zines , keep em coming!" —
- "Really enjoy these zines, Hope VS can keep them coming!" —
Reviews
Wonderful Zine
"Wonderful zine released by Vinegar Syndrome. Nice companion piece to their film releases that goes into further details about their process as well as highlighting artists and people involved with the film preservation. Always looking forward to these releases."
Cool And Interesting Magazine
"Cool little magazine that has info on the behind the scenes of VS. The interviews with the employees who work there and the insider on the restoration work is interesting. I like the art and the look of the publication too. I hope they keep doing these."
Sleek Little Volumes
"I love digging into these booklets for my bedtime reading. Keep them coming!"
Creative layouts
"An essay and quick read with some awesome artwork!"
Cool little zine
"Enjoying these so far! I hope they’re published a little more frequently going forward."
Another Exciting Zine!
"Was very excited to read the article on Category III cinema in Hong Kong and I was not disappointed. Please keep making more!"
Zine Die = "Sine die" Passion
"Vinegar Zinedrome #2 from Vinegar Syndrome is a cult film zine that explores different corners of genre cinema and its community. The issue includes a staff spotlight on Evie Horn, an article on The Beastmaster’s visual effects, an interview with the band Haunt Love, an introduction to Hong Kong’s extreme Category III cinema by Samm Deighan, and a discussion with filmmaker Sam DiCristino about his film Full of Hell. Overall, it mixes film criticism, interviews, and cult cinema history aimed at fans of underground and exploitation films. This fanzine feels like a natural extension of the Vinegar Syndrome philosophy: celebrating forgotten films, exploring the people behind them, and keeping the culture of cult cinema alive through thoughtful writing and passionate fandom. For collectors of Vinegar Syndrome releases and lovers of obscure genre cinema, it’s a fascinating companion piece to the label’s ever-growing catalog."
Zine 2
"Those zines are awesome."
Still room for improvement.
"As others have said, a slight drop in manufacturing quality compared to the first issue makes the price a little steep. Two articles are excellent- the Beastmaster one and the Category III one. More of this please, on the technical and restoration aspects. Not keen on the inclusion of an interview with the band Full Of Hell though. This is a mistake made by a lot of fanzines back in the old days. Metal zines including movies and movie zines including music. No. Keep the focus on the main subject matter. Would love to see more pages, and more focus on technical aspects, plus even how you actually go about acquiring movies, rights, etc."