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
72 mins / 2025 / Color/B&W
Special features:
– 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
