The Basement Tapes

7 x 11 in.

352pp

Full Color Offset

Section-sewn softcover with return flaps

Edited by Luca Antonucci and Mitsu Okubo

Essays by William Bostwick, Jon Dieringer and Luca Antonucci

Cover design by Shea Hardacre of Disperse Home Media

Published by VS Press

First printing of 2000

2025

VS Press presents The Basement Tapes, a curated deep dive into the eclectic VHS archive of The Basement, a studio and art collective based in San Francisco’s Mission District. This book offers a unique look at their collection, shaped by a fascination with greasy horror films, obscure science fiction, niche special-interest nightmares, and exploitation cinema. The Basement Tapes serves as both a visual archive and a passionate tribute to these often-overlooked pieces of analog media history.