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Planet Hex
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Приєднався 16 бер 2006
Author of VHS Ate My Brain. VHS culture, cult films, nerd stuff on Ebay, comics, music and life lived by an author, musician, filmmaker and comic book writer. This is Planet Hex, and it's the only planet I've got.
Book news, tape talk, new podcast & Ebay Horror VHS hunt || Planet Hex
Hey! Check out how my new book is being received, news of a new podcast, the usual tape talk and some Ebay shenanigans!
VHS Ate My Brain II: The Revenge (Amazon UK): amzn.to/3SPLaNF
VHS Ate My Brain II: The Revenge (Amazon US): a.co/d/iwcIC6s
VHS Ate My Brain: Revised Edition (Amazon UK): amzn.to/3NdrEay
VHS Ate My Brain: Revised Edition (Amazon US): a.co/d/3Jl3DX8
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
#vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties
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PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff.
Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written for comics, magazines and websites galore. I'm a dad, a pop culture nerd and guitarist from the UK. During my days as a DJ I was dubbed 'Mister Hex' and the nickname stuck. So this is my world. This is Planet Hex.
My latest fiction book, 'Shards of the Infinite': amzn.to/3AhbFQ5
Series 1 of my Rock Revival podcast (also on Spotify, Audible, ITunes and more): www.podomatic.com/podcasts/andrewhawnt2
My made-in-lockdown horror movie THE DEMON AND I: ua-cam.com/video/5T03aDYe9QE/v-deo.html
Find me on most socials as @andrewhawnt
VHS Ate My Brain II: The Revenge (Amazon UK): amzn.to/3SPLaNF
VHS Ate My Brain II: The Revenge (Amazon US): a.co/d/iwcIC6s
VHS Ate My Brain: Revised Edition (Amazon UK): amzn.to/3NdrEay
VHS Ate My Brain: Revised Edition (Amazon US): a.co/d/3Jl3DX8
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
#vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties
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PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff.
Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written for comics, magazines and websites galore. I'm a dad, a pop culture nerd and guitarist from the UK. During my days as a DJ I was dubbed 'Mister Hex' and the nickname stuck. So this is my world. This is Planet Hex.
My latest fiction book, 'Shards of the Infinite': amzn.to/3AhbFQ5
Series 1 of my Rock Revival podcast (also on Spotify, Audible, ITunes and more): www.podomatic.com/podcasts/andrewhawnt2
My made-in-lockdown horror movie THE DEMON AND I: ua-cam.com/video/5T03aDYe9QE/v-deo.html
Find me on most socials as @andrewhawnt
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VHS ATE MY BRAIN II: THE REVENGE - OUT NOW!
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VHS ATE MY BRAIN II: THE REVENGE IS OUT NOW! The sequel to the 2014 book (and its 2023 revised edition) on VHS collecting and the video rental era is here! Taking a look at sequels good and bad alongside ten years of retro culture, author Andrew Hawnt brings you more nerdery. It's tape time again! VHS ATE MY BRAIN 2 (Amazon UK) amzn.to/3YRvNZe VHS ATE MY BRAIN 2 (Amazon US) a.co/d/fm08D4C Also ...
Book release news & Nottingham Comic Con review || Planet Hex
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I'm back! VHS ATE MY BRAIN 2 IS OUT TOMORROW! Also, check out the fun we had today at Nottingham Comic Con! Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written f...
VHS ATE MY BRAIN II: THE REVENGE - OUT AUGUST 19, 2024
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VHS Ate My Brain II: The Revenge is out on Monday August 19th, 2024! LAUNCH DAY LIVESTREAM, 8PM UK TIME ON MONDAY AUGUST 19: ua-cam.com/users/livehxC8kny8gSI?si=Jq289HF8xFG5v2v3 In the sequel to his 2014 cult hit and its 2023 revised edition, author Andrew Hawnt takes a look at sequels from the video rental era and what has happened over the last ten years of VHS culture! Just when you thought ...
80's Video Shop 2nd Anniversary || Planet Hex
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The 80's Video Shop is my favourite place in the world to hang out. Great people, great tapes, great films on the big screen and good times! Come with me while I attend their 2nd anniversary party! Creators shown in the video: 80s Video Shop: @80svideoshop Straight to Video podcast: @stvpodcast Paul Shipper Art: @PaulShipper One Night Rental movie trailer: ua-cam.com/video/ouV1WgUqUjM/v-deo.htm...
VHS Collecting: Late night Ebay horror hunting || Planet Hex
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It's tape time again! What can we find this time on the 'bay? Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written for comics, magazines and websites galore. I'm ...
Nottingham Video Games Expo 2024 || Planet Hex
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It's time for Notts VGE 2024! We went along for the Saturday and played games, bought delightful junk and hung out with our tribe. Check it out. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books suc...
Guitars! Japan Fest! Wrestling! The weekend was AWESOME! || Planet Hex
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The past weekend was fantastic - I needed a full-on blowout to get my head back into a good place, so I rocked out at a rehearsal studio, went to Japan Fest in Derby and attended another House of Pain Wrestling event! Links for this episode: Jan Doyle Band: @jandoyleband Japan Fest: www.otakuworld.co.uk/quad LJ English: @LJEnglish Jero11: @JERO11 DJ Manimal: @manimal5835 House of Pain Wrestling...
VHS Collecting: VHS Culture in the news || Planet Hex
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More weird and wonderful VHS-related news stories from across the internet! Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written for comics, magazines and website...
VHS Collecting: I got boxes of free VHS!|| Planet Hex
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It's tape time! An old friend gifted me two boxes of his old VHS - let's check them out! Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written for comics, magazine...
VHS Collecting: Thoughts on Grading VHS || Planet Hex
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Let's chat about the VHS grading thing going on! Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written for comics, magazines and websites galore. I'm a dad, a pop ...
VHS collecting: Physical media roundup & VHS Culture in the news || Planet Hex
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It's your friendly neighbourhood VHS nerd! Check out what I've been revisiting and some cool VHS stories I found while researching for VHS ATE MY BRAIN II: THE REVENGE, which is out soon ;) Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, ...
VHS Collecting: Tape talk, physical media haul & Horror VHS on Ebay || Planet Hex
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It's tape time again! Let's check out my recent haul and what's going on with horror tapes on the bay! Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio #vhs #vhstapes #retro #nostalgia #vhsatemybrain #80s #eighties #90s #nineties PLANET HEX? It's about pop culture. VHS. Cult films. Retro hunting. Music. Nerd stuff. Hi, I'm Andrew Hawnt. I'm the author of books such as VHS ATE MY BRAIN. I've written for co...
Hanging out with CASSYETTE at Bear Tree Records, Sheffield
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Hanging out with CASSYETTE at Bear Tree Records, Sheffield
Old nerd checks out VHS horror on Ebay || Planet Hex
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Old nerd checks out VHS horror on Ebay || Planet Hex
VHS Collecting: The Tapehead's Library || Planet Hex
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VHS Collecting: The Tapehead's Library || Planet Hex
In The Night Shift - Chaos Bleak and The Spiritual Bat live in Nottingham
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In The Night Shift - Chaos Bleak and The Spiritual Bat live in Nottingham
Retro hunting, book haul, VHS era movies on Plex & Pluto || Planet Hex
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Retro hunting, book haul, VHS era movies on Plex & Pluto || Planet Hex
VHS collecting: Late-night tape talk & online tape hunt || Planet Hex
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VHS collecting: Late-night tape talk & online tape hunt || Planet Hex
Tape Time! VHS book trailer, tape haul, VHS horror on Ebay || Planet Hex
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Tape Time! VHS book trailer, tape haul, VHS horror on Ebay || Planet Hex
VHS ATE MY BRAIN II: THE REVENGE - Book trailer
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VHS ATE MY BRAIN II: THE REVENGE - Book trailer
Underworld Gathering - The Hagley Wood Vampires / The Medea Project / Chaos Bleak
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Underworld Gathering - The Hagley Wood Vampires / The Medea Project / Chaos Bleak
Book update, retro hunting & ex-rental VHS horror on Ebay || Planet Hex
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Book update, retro hunting & ex-rental VHS horror on Ebay || Planet Hex
Tape Time! VHS Book update, Another Universe, Online Finds & Ebay Tape Hunt! || Planet Hex
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Tape Time! VHS Book update, Another Universe, Online Finds & Ebay Tape Hunt! || Planet Hex
A movie shot in a video store! One Night Rental review || Planet Hex
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A movie shot in a video store! One Night Rental review || Planet Hex
VHS collecting: late night tape hunt on Ebay & Facebook || Planet Hex
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VHS collecting: late night tape hunt on Ebay & Facebook || Planet Hex
VHS Collecting ...on Etsy? || Planet Hex
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VHS Collecting ...on Etsy? || Planet Hex
Tape talk, VHS on Ebay, online movie finds and more! || Planet Hex
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Tape talk, VHS on Ebay, online movie finds and more! || Planet Hex
Great to hear the book sales are going so well And that you're planning a Digital release, Now all you need to do is voice an audio version 😂 Dentists also freak Me out, I don't know Why As I have no dental horror stories, Play always to a great job 😂 I definitely wouldn't buy a mouldy tape if I saw one, Nice watching you search for tapes, I wish you all the best with the continued success with the book
Just watched this video again....I'm a sucker for collecting VHS lol. I've subscribed to the channel btw. Seen your book on eBay also, I'll be buying a copy this week!
Best of luck with the sequel mate ☘️☘️
🎉🎊🥳 congratulations
Cheers!
Nice one I wish you the best with your book released And hope you sell plenty of copies, Glad to hear you had a great time at Comic Con And that there were plenty of comics there to see, Fantastic video I hope you had a wonderful weekend
Thank you buddy! It has been busy but good!
Congratulations on your upcoming sequel book release, I wish you the best of luck with it and hope you sell plenty of copies
Ill be buying it!
Thanks for showing this. I collect a few Ex-rental Blockbuster video VHS's mainly for the nostalgia of the store experience and how exciting it was but also for the fantastic artwork that looks so good on the big boxes. I use them purely as retro decoration and I'm also sentimental to the fact that the tape has a lot of history behind it being rented out and watched by many. With online streaming now and instant access it just doesn't compare to going to the store on a weekend and getting to rent the movie you wanted. 😃
Exactly! Being in the store was part of the experience!
Cool you got all that for free
Nice to hear about the VHS scene thank you
Looks like a class time ☘️
Crazy prices on eBay nice to see what’s out there
Very cool place 👍
Awesome, I even got a cameo! 😅
1976 was a great yr ,I was 12 when I bought the FM issue #125 my very first FM magazine ever since that day I scraped and saved my money to get the next issue.
I miss the excitement of new magazines and comics so much.
Awesome! 👍
funny to see Lorca and the crop up aka Starship. had it on my watch list for years and never got round to it I think recorded it on to my PC from a Strarship VHS.. I'll get there one day
Going in 2 weeks 🤞
Legend!
Great video my man, it was an awesome day
I had this issue back in the day. Famous Monsters of fFlmland was just wonderful. I bought quite a few of them in the 70s.
I love magazines like this. I wish they were still as cool!
No offense, but might I ask what the benefits are of buying VHS Tapes? Not trying to be mean or anything as I also buy VHS Tapes but I'm not like a hardcore VHS Collector. I more so buy VHS if it's something that is stuck on VHS and has yet to be released on any modern format such as DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K, etc. Other than that, I mainly just go with the Highest Quality Possible.
Hi! VHS is my thing because I have a deep nostalgia for video rental stores. I've written whole books on the personal and cultural importance of the format and I'll always love it. I like new stuff and clear prints too but tapes will always have a special significance for me. Look up VHS Ate My Brain: Revised Edition on Amazon for the full story. And the sequel which is out soon.
Great video - such a top event it was
Cheers! I enjoyed it a lot. Loved the indie devs area. That was cool. I'll be back next time :)
Thanks for sharing your footage of this years Nottingham Video Games Expo and making a returning visit - thanks for the comments about the changed layout with the talks in a different room and how did your mother do on Street Fighter? We've noted to get the venue to look at their air-con for the future! It looks like you all had fun and thanks for being with us again - J
No problem! It was a pleasure to attend. Great atmosphere. The indie area was superb! See you next time 🎉
Mum kindly had a go on Alex Kidd so I could get a picture, but that's as much as she managed 😅
i also had a little go on playing bullion and enjoyed it. unfortunately i completely missed lowtek games but that game looks amazing! i'm going to look them up now :D great vlog! shame i didn't see you otherwise i would of come and said hi :)
I must say hi sometime!
Really enjoyed watching you rock out on your guitar And Sounds like you had a great time at Japan fest , Nice one mate
Thanks so much, buddy! It was a cracking weekend :)
Amazing!! 🎉🙌
No, YOU'RE amazing!
Excellent news
Would love to have you on our weekly live one week if you were up for being our guest one week, great content.
who sold you the lego figures?
Get your Grandma Graded! LOL mine is 94 Bless her heart and still rockin' and rollin'
I have a Mcdonalds Back to the Future! That I will have graded in time. I need to sell a few to generate money, get it done slowly and cheaply then use that money to grade more. I have over 500 sealed tapes most of them canidates for 7-9 grading I hope. Demo tapes as well are going to be good with this, or at the top of the line the Oscars "For your Consideration" VHS holy grail demo tapes that were printed for nomination screening. A sealed one of those will harnass some capital. I only have 2 open copies of Consideration tapes, Shadow of the Vampire and Tim Burton's Sleepy hollow. Not a Tarantino Fan and that is where we are polar opposite! But that is the beauty of film and diversity it is art, and I envy the Full tilt Boogie disk as mine was scratched beyond use when I bought it, but hey From Dusk till Dawn works. Now that is A Laser Disk I want to hunt down. You are an idea machine Broski! Helps me think. Death Becomes her is Classic 90's comedy horror. We both share a Love of Fairuza Balk, even as a kid I loved her in "The Return to Oz" one of the most psychologically damaging Disney films ever made LOL I love it. True Dark Disney there. Approaching 4K tapes I am certainly having space concerns, but I have been involved in large scale inventory management for 2 decades in essential retail so, it is a challenge and a side project this VHS, but at times it is like a job, that is where I need to step back and enjoy myself like yourself! Always inspiring Broski Keep on huntin'
Thank you buddy! Always a pleasure to read your comments! Mt favourite Fairuza film will always be the Craft but she's great in everything! Happy hunting!
Demons is fantastic! We always had the Uncut version in Australia, and I own our "Palace Home Video" tape, which if in good condition, goes for crazy money.
Demons delivers every time!
I regular buy vhs and betamax from UK e bay. They mostly are video nasty pre-certs though. I hate to bid, would much rather a "buy it now" and at a reasonable price. My all time favorite tapes from UK are the the VIPCO "Strong Uncut Version" vhs and betamax pre-certs of ZOMBIE FLESH-EATERS. I have five in total and amazingly 2 of my copies are brandnew, never used and in shrink-wrap. Love you channel by the way👍👍
Aw cheers! Gotta love the nasties!
The Last VHS debate LOL Cars by Disney 2006 but really a strange fluke as it was only sold through their online members club, never in stores during the very end of the DVD transition War that destroyed VHS. It was the Last Disney VHS made and a used copy is 4K on ebay 12k graded 8.5 sealed, but I have a sealed copy of a Steven Seagal movie called Submerged right in front of me with a 2005 Sony release as well so, perhaps it was earlier in the year.
Back to the Future Video Store, That is walking into the cave area with the Grails at the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, frozen in time. Amazing, thank you for sharing. That man loved movies as we do, perhaps more. Twister is right behind Jurrassic Park production wise. Another one I mass on. LOLOL Enjoy it for its bit of crapness, SPEED I gave up buying that one in BULK around 2021 I only Mass certain titles as this point.
Thank you for your passion of VHS, it reinforces my craziness LOL Great video and pick ups Broski, Digital Man looks awesome! Like Cyborg Van Damme but better known for Universal Soldier, and of course the Terminator James Cameron style. Adventures in Baby Sitting was a favorite child hood movie for my sisters, best friend Wes and I. DEBRA HILL is a reason why, Producer straight out of John Carpenter Ville! Good movies and experience. Kim Cattral LOL She is Funny looking as a Vulcan in Star Trek VI.... The "Hot but Not Look" LOL Like Ben Steins Girfriend straight across match there. Gorgeous in Big Trouble Lil China though. I LEARNED something here, WB DVD old school cases are "CLICKER" cases as well as the US releases I have always been buying those paper plastic combo releases as they are better quality I believe in disc as well. That noise they make with the snap! CLICK. It is catchy, like an early fidget spinner gimmick. I found One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest and Blazing Saddles in the DVD clickers this week alone. Stepping up huntin' those. 13 Ghosts a Good Silent Hill style Run. That top 10 is logical, predictable as I see what get turns over at thrifts and absorb quality and good condition. I have over 800 Disney but only buy good quality unless vintage classic releases. Titanic and Jurassic Park I have over 30 copies a piece, It is now a 59th Survivor Race to get to 100 copies. what movie will get there first? I am thinking Jurassic Park. 31 functional VCRS also in the fleet, I am not sure exactly what I am doing, but I keep doing it well raiding the thrift turn overs cheaply LOL Again thank you Broski, you are a Spear Head of VHS culture.
Do enjoy ya content mate.
Thanks buddy! I know I'm niche but I love what I do.
@@AndrewHawnt ya good at it too .
I need to pick up that Vice Press release, I liked the evil dead 2 one.
Hurry up, before it’s out of print. Already ordered. 👌 Definetely not cheap, but the artwork is worth it.
I've had the Geek VHS in the past. I recall it going on about a geek would bite the heads off chicken etc.. But this is the form of geek that I discover (from Nightmare Alley) was a carnival attraction of the past.. They would often take a homeless person or such and keep them in a kind of horrible way up make them act weird.. rather different from how the word has evolved
The Video Dead?? And you sold that? 😔
Native Tongue still sounds super fresh and always good to revisit and The Faculty Soundtrack is pure gold!! ❤
Absolutely! That Faculty disc takes me right back to my 20s!
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Hello Andrew. "Gappa:The trifibian monster" (1967) was released originally and distributed by Deran film services. That tape you have is a bootleg tape and could of been found in the "Big video sale shop" in my Town, the one with the Tower. who used to repackage public domain films on 60 min tape, i guess its like the best of compilation.
Cheers so much dude! Couldn't find anything about it!
Do enjoy ya content. Looking forward to ya new book coming out too.
Thanks so much! I hope you'll enjoy it 🤘
Always great to hear from Rob
aaa ur son who dressed as joker seems so cool^^
He's awesome ❤️
@@AndrewHawnt lol^^
WHAT DAY DID U GOO
We went on the Saturday and loved it!
@@AndrewHawnt same! my first ever con! i think i saw both of ur (in cosplay)sons!