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We’re Loving These Wacky Custom-Made Horror VHS Covers
Enter the video shop of your wildest dreams.
We often reminiscence about retro horror VHS art here on Bloody Disgusting, and that’s simply because it’s so damn nice to look at. We’ll never stop missing those trips to the video shops of yesteryear, and though those days will probably never come back, we take a whole lot of comfort in the fact that there are countless fans out there making sure the VHS spirit never dies.
In the past we’ve shared fan-made, retro-style VHS art for modern horror movies and we even recently showed you a VHS-style trailer for the 2009 Friday the 13th remake. Both of those projects brought huge smiles to our faces, and this next batch of fan art is sure to do the same for you. The folks over at VHS Wasteland are having A LOT of fun with their custom VHS art.
Using art that they grabbed from companies like Fright Rags and Cavity Colors, as well as mash-up artists around the web, the site has whipped up VHS covers (front, back and spine) for all kinds of fun faux movies and animated specials with titles like A Christmas Gory, Abbot & Costello Meet Leatherface, and The Grand Overlook Hotel. They even turned Puppet Master into a “Goosebumps” episode and made the beloved Ernest P. Worrell into a slasher villain!
Check out the often hilarious mash-up VHS art below!
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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