Issue 29: Fantasy

The mist clears. There’s a stir in the lake. A hand arises from the water, outstretched with a glowing object. A sword? No, a glass chamber containing a new VHS Tracking zine. Behold – The Fantasy Issue! In this A5 sized, double sided, two page, fold-out publication, we traverse the celluloid landscape for the genre […]

Issue 28: Cinemas

“We come to this place… for magic”, to quote our Nicole (Kidman, in the American theatre chain ads for AMC). For Issue 28 of VHS Tracking zine, CINEMAS is our topic and the featured writers approach this hallowed ground with personal memories and stories to share, recommending not so much specific films but the cinemas […]

Issue 27: Fashion

“Y’know I got a Show to run here, and it must pop POP POP!” – The Fifth Element As a medium of sight and sound, cinema marks the trends in fashion, acting as time capsules for how people looked or how they wanted to look! For Issue 27 of VHS Tracking, artists and writers respond […]

Issue 26: Dreams

“…the Internet and dreams are similar. They’re areas where the repressed conscious mind escapes” – Paprika (2006) A new VHS Tracking zine emerges from the collective subconscious. For Issue 26, VHS Tracking explores the topic of dreams from all cinematic angles! From movies about dreams to movies with dream sequences in them and finally to […]

Issue 25: Special Effects

“This thing doesn’t want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation.”VHS Tracking is a zine of movie recommendations, and Issue 25 holds the theme of Special Effects. A variety of writers examine the glory days of practical effects, from stop-motion skeletons to gloop-covered bodies, dated CGI animation and traumatic freeway crashes, and […]