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Lunchmeat VHS, Issue 2
EditorJosh Schafer
Categories Horror
FrequencyUnpredictable
First issueAugust 2008
Country United States
Based in Elmer, New Jersey
Website http://www.lunchmeatvhs.com/

Lunchmeat VHS Fanzine is a magazine dedicated to the preservation of horror and exploitation films on the VHS format. It is published occasionally and is edited by Josh Schafer. It has been in publication since August 2008.

Contents

Content

Lunchmeat VHS contains interviews with actors of niche genre films, painters of VHS cover art, directors of obscure gems, and even proprietors of long-standing VHS rental stores. Lunchmeat VHS also reviews music from horror films (on vinyl), and produces genre-themed crossword puzzles as well as cartoons. [1]

Contributors

Some of the regular writers include John DeSantis, Heather Drain, Rob Hauschild, Louis Justin, David J. Moore, and Josh Schafer. [2]

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