Bad vhs cover art book

You will find the website separated into four sections. The urban legend about the phallic tower being deliberately added seems debunked by snopes but is definitely there on the vhs cover intentional or not. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. See more ideas about cover art, horror movies and horror. And five seconds is all the time you have to grab a readers. Sellers will often list a batch of several disney or childrens vhs. I hope you all enjoy this video as much as i did making it. At any rate, the art was great, at times ridiculous, but i would say always amusing. May 28, 2015 buy vhs video cover art by thomas hodge isbn. When bad covers happen to good books these books obviously deserve better covers.

May, 2015 the cover art on those boxes is now the subject of a new and highly entertaining book, vhs. Too often, one quick glance is all the time you get to make an impression. Ive got a whole book dedicated to the nasties with all. This early cover art really is different, check it out. Filmography showcasing my work behind the camera and author for my book releases. Yes, this is the original little mermaid that you remember from childhood, the one with marina, fritz, the evil cat, the whole thing.

I have no idea why they put a horrible picture that is not from the movie on the cover of the dvd, what a waste when the film is full of beautiful images. The lost art of the vhs box contains some of the greatest craprack video covers of all time. You should probably read it while wearing acidwashed. The cover art on those boxes is now the subject of a new and highly entertaining book, vhs. This guy mocked up perfect vhs cover art for modern tv shows and movies. A long overdue and beautifully illustrated new coffee table book, appropriately titled vhs video cover art, is now available from schiffer publishing. Yet, despite their flaws i am still able to enjoy looking at these old boxes as a fan of the genre, and for sheer nostalgias sake. Its still odd to consider that here, in my mid20s, i can still remember a time when vhs tapes were how i watched childrens animated films. The stupendous fantasy of the aztec hounds turned loose on the modern world. Dvdcoverart consists of a community of members and custom artists with a common interest in sharing and creating dvd covers and labels. As former mondo ceo justin ishmael writes in the books foreword, its that weird. This vhs box cover features one of the most spectacular pieces of poster art from the franchise.

For example, nothing is written about vincent prices homosexuality. Video cover art is a unique and largely lost art form that. Also featuring i saw them kill michael farmer and the voodoo widows recipe for death. Jul 26, 2015 hence the reason why most of the box art in the book comes from uk releases. Babes, crime, helpless women, magazine, true detective leave a comment. All hirez scans taken from my personal collection of vhs tapes. A menacing godzilla stands alone before a vicious biollante rose who looks soooo much cooler than the movie prop while four other roses rise up in the background. Packed with a dozen plots and a variety of bizarrely funny slasher deaths, death spa is an extremely horror fever dream that never slows down. Cinema posters film posters vampire film movie covers book covers movie gifs halloween movies art archive rock legends. Here are 25 disney vhs tapes that are worth a fortune. Over 240 fullscale, complete video sleeves in this collection of action, comedy, horror, kids, scifi, and thriller genres.

The back cover simply showcases a small picture of godzilla during his osaka rampage. Thanks go to john aka theflyingninja1 for buying me this book, as part of an exchange. The urban legend about the phallic tower being deliberately added seems debunked by snopes but is definitely there on the vhs cover. Ummmmm, thats the exact same image as the movie poster there, genius. People will watch the movie to see those specifics. This book collects a pretty wide selection of vhs cover images from the decade in a broad range of genres. Its about me making commentaries on really bad vhs cover art. Part four of the craptastic bad vhs cover series featuring the following titles bounty hunter 2002, blood debts, breakin new york style, revenge of the teenage vixens from outer space. Movie covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. A lifelong lovercollectoraddict of 80s vhs and cover art, his work aims to bring back that lost magic of film posters. Game of thrones, breaking bad and the wolf of wall street all get the retro treatment. Jul 28, 2016 watching movies on vhs may be a thing of the past, but artist steelberg has given films like rogue one, the revenant and pacific rim retrolooking vhs cover art to remind us of our vcr past.

A cover gallery for science fiction quarterly official theatrical movie poster for combat shock directed by buddy giovinazzo. Horror movie posters, film posters, bad film, vhs movie, classic horror movies, movie covers, movies to watch. May 28, 2015 this book will definitely appeal to the vhs fanatics, but it will also be perfect for anyone who loves a bit of nostalgia for the days of video rentals. The film, obviously enough i suppose, looks nothing like the rather racy cover common practise with low budget fantasy videos but ive kept is because of one. Packaged lovingly to resemble an vhs tape from days gone by, the book portable grindhouse. Jul 30, 2015 thanks go to john aka theflyingninja1 for buying me this book, as part of an exchange. Vestron video, a norfolk, connecticutbased company, released over 3,000. I found this at the bottom of a box recently i have it on vhs cassette and was immediately transported back to my hormonally supercharged days in the mid 80s. He was the guy responsible for such international poster campaigns as hobo with a shotgun, the innkeepers, the sacrament and the heat among many others. So, being inspired by rdvdcollection and the posting of terrible dvd cover box art, i decided to create this subreddit so we can have a good hearty chuckle at dvd covers that just look bad. Keep up with the latest daily buzz with the buzzfeed daily newsletter. At worst, well its just video clickbait offering up spurious imagery of sex and violence created by it would seem drugaddled monkeys left in a room way too long with typewriters and a whole set of dayglo paints to play with. You spent countless hours working on your book, you chiseled out each word with endless patience, you wrote and rewrote every sentence until everything was perfect. Jul 10, 2015 however, even more of the art was done what that great artist mr.

Compiled by tom the dude designs hodge a great movie poster artist inspired by this period, the 12. A hilarious unintentional goof up on the cover art that was later edited on the laser disc release. Video cover art is a unique and largely lost art form that represents a period of unabashed creativity. Compiled by tom the dude designs hodge, it showcases nearly 300 pages worth of vhs sleeve artwork from movies made in the 1980s and 1990s. But if anyone decides to dig up some old tapes, remember.

Awesomely bad 80s vhs horror movie cover art classic. All the major genres are represented in vhs video cover art, including action, comedy, scifi, thriller and of course, horror. Modern movies get their own throwback vhs boxes cnet. Tom hodge art prints a store for all my limited edition prints. Yes, there was a time when netflix and other various streaming sites did not exist.

Boredpanda staff ive been told not to judge a book by its cover, but when the cover has a title like reusing old graves, its hard not to. Vhs tapes are starting to become a collectors item. Welcome to thomas hodge dude designs industries website. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Not long ago, my wife and i watched please rewind, a documentary about the rise and fall of vhs and the underground culture of vhs collectors and was overcome by feelings of nostalgia. Yes there was one last part of the bad vhs cover art series, and now i thought it would be a good time to upload itsome of the vhs titles included in this final installmentor is it. These are some of the old videos that i had done, a long time ago, where i talked about some bad vhs and dvd cover art that i had found.

Fantasy movies, retro art, horror art, the good old days, box art. The great gatsbys cover art was completed before the novel itself was, and then its imagery integrated by fitzgerald into the text. If only all horror vhs covers could look this good. Also, there are plain bad books with titles like does god ever speak through cats.

Disney little mermaid vhs with original cover art highly. Vestron video this is the singlemost important video distribution company in vhs history. Mar 14, 2015 its about me making commentaries on really bad vhs cover art. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Here you will find images from my years spent as the last of the traditional cover artists this area comprises of my cover artwork for the official bbc vhs tape releases in the early 1990s, as well as my marvel comics uk.

In nearly every example the front cover has an illustration while the back cover generally features scenes from the film along with the usual plot summary. Post links or discussions of your favorite vhs cover art. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Most movies should tell you a little bit about the first act to get you excited about the movie, but you dont want to give any specifics that arent necessary. The cover art and liner notes are included for a cd. Oct 23, 2015 the ultimate guide to vhs box art that scared you in the 80s. Worst book cover art do you have a really abominably painfully ugly book cover to nominate. When searching completed listings, many sellers dont know to use the keywords original or banned cover art, so make sure those keywords are in the title and description area. Find more movies like combat shock to watch, latest combat shock trailer, a dangerously disturbed vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle. Of course theres bound to be a bad cover in the lot. New book on the totally awesome vhs video cover art of the. This guy mocked up perfect vhs cover art for modern tv.

Sep 27, 2016 heres how book covers look in the uk vs. It may have minor damage to the jewel case, including scuffs or cracks, or to the item cover, including scuffs, scratches, or cracks. Something so bad that you feel a need to put a postit note over it while reading what is inside to keep from cringeing. Published by schiffer publishing, the 264page hardcover book is like a noahs ark for 80s graphics and typography. Over 240 vhs box covers are pictured in the book both back and front covers. Thomas the dude designs hodge is an independent art director, designer, and artist for film key art. The dude designs commercial design and illustration work. These covers make the films look much better than that actually were.

Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Hellraiser and i spit on your grave had cover art so audacious that we would never even dream of asking our parents to rent them. Hence the reason why most of the box art in the book comes from uk releases. The books horror section spans from page 94 to page 178, and the true joy of the collection is that toms choices are more about art that inspires him than the movies that are most popular. Doctor who magazine and classic comics cover artwork. See more ideas about box art, vhs to dvd and horror movie posters. At its best the vhs cassette cover was a mini work of art telling you everything thats good about the movie inside the box.