r/ObscureMedia • • Jan 03 '26

Annual Media Discussion & Request Thread 2026 and a friendly reminder to review and follow the posting and commenting guidelines in this post, on the sidebar and in the wiki

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r/ObscureMedia • • 7h ago

Chevrolet marketing tape (1980)

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This is a training cassette I found at a goodwill it was probably used between 1980 - 1990 and usually came with a whole kit that included VHS tapes.


r/ObscureMedia • • 1h ago

Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety (1986): A 10-minute Canadian safety cartoon where the dog is the only responsible adult

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r/ObscureMedia • • 1h ago

Spiral | Cancelled Mondo Media Flash Web Series trailer (2000)

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Sorry for the awful quality, this is all I can find on it.

In 2000, anime character designer and animator, Toshihiro Kawamoto, partnered with Mondo Media and Mark Giambruno to create the flash animated web series "Spiral". A pilot was pitched to Mondo Media but was never greenlit for a full series. The pilot remains lost and this footage found in a demo reel is all that is found.


r/ObscureMedia • • 5h ago

Onyx - Slam (1993) live on Arsenio Hall

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Onyx performing Slam on The Arsenio Hall Show on June 3rd, 1993


r/ObscureMedia • • 21h ago

Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996) Workprint-Reconstruction 115 minutes

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This was created years ago by Darkwork Creations on Youtube. It features the movie in chronological order, and even has do it yourself computer animation and voice over for scenes not available in any form besides the script.

I may try to update the edit one day with the further material found in the Arrow Video workprint and remix the audio. It'll be a huge project and I don't see me working on it anytime soon.


r/ObscureMedia • • 20h ago

Ice and the Iced - We’ve Had Enough Now (1981)

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r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

Top Cat Live (1995) Update - 10 new interviews in English were found after Lost Media youtuber, LSuperSonicQ covered this obscure series, making it partially found!

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r/ObscureMedia • • 19h ago

Go! Greenman! Ep. 38, Greenman vs Gorilla (1974) at one point thought to be lost.

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r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

Everyone's Channel - A Public Access Documentary - (1990)

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r/ObscureMedia • • 2d ago

I created an interactive online archive of Launch Magazine, the CD-ROM magazine (1995)

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Launch Magazine was an experimental magazine that covered music, movies, games and more. What made it truly unique was the presentation: Instead of flipping pages and articles, you would explore "Launch City" like you would a point-and-click adventure game, interview celebrities with dialogue choices, and listen to album previews while you read the review. It was truly ahead of its time, predicting the coming convenience of the internet with immense style. The journalism was also stellar, featuring exclusive interviews with music legends and exclusive live performances that never left this format.

I created a playable archive that allows you to run Launch in your browser just as you would on a PC in the 90s, utilizing the x86 virtual machine engine by Copy. This way, not only can you experience all the ambience of Launch from the intro videos to the closing ads, but you can run (some) of the included game demos!

I'll be working to improve performance and add more Launch issues later on, but there's already hours of content in the current beta build. Try it out at https://sayitshwok.com/launcharchive


r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

Walk With Me - R.W. Schambach (P&C Power Productions) (1980)s

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Hey folks,

Today's rip is ANOTHER one from R.W. Schambach. It's about what you'd expect when listening to a weird 80s tent revivalist, very animated, lots of yelling, and stories thrown into the songs like, "I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN A YOUNG GIRL, WEAK AND WEARY, CAME TO ME WITH AN ILLNESS THAT MEDICAL SCIENCE COULD NOT CURE!" which is an interesting little window into what was actively preached and believed by many people at that time. Of course, this type of worship and preaching still exists, just not as common as it used to be. Uploaded for preservation!


r/ObscureMedia • • 2d ago

The Modernettes - Rebel Kind / I Can Only Give You Everything (1982) on CKVU Vancouver

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Performance from the CKVU TVs "Vancouver Show" circa 1982

Includes interview with Mary-Jo and John


r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

Harvey Films Cartoon Collection Vol. 1 (1957)

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r/ObscureMedia • • 2d ago

"Osu" (aka "Male") (1962) An experimental animated short by Osamu Tezuka involving a cat observing a man deciding to murder his lover. In Japan, the short premiered with the very first episode of the Astro Boy anime.

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35 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

The Occult : An Echo From Darkness (1970)

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10 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

The Oni (1972) by Kihachirō Kawamoto

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Great stop motion puppetry just in time for spooky season


r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

Terror Firmer (1999) R rated, VHS, Troma

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Rare R rated version of the film where Lloyd and company mock the MPAA while delivering a heavily sanitized version of the film.


r/ObscureMedia • • 1d ago

Jane’s Addiction 11-22-(1997) + PfP 06-25-1997 [DAUD]

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The last tape from my collection of Pearl Jam tapes I had yet to upload until now. There’s no Pearl Jam on this, just Jane’s Addiction and the spinoff band Porno for Pyros, who did a small set at Lollapalooza in 1997.

Source for Jane’s Addiction tape is Schoeps > DAT-M or Shoeps > DAT-M > DATC(x) and I am unsure if that also applies to the filler because that wasn’t even listed on the printed inlay.

“Jane Says” has left channel dropouts, but at least the right channel was still fine. Both shows are otherwise complete to my knowledge.

Transfer: DAT > Sony PCM-7040 (AES/EBU) > Marantz PMD580 > 16/48 wav.

I have not checked for alt sources of these shows.


r/ObscureMedia • • 2d ago

Pinky & The Brain movie pitch written by Russell Calabrese and Kirk Tingblad (1997)

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r/ObscureMedia • • 3d ago

Kleenex - 'Beri Beri' + 'Nice' (1978) Swiss television

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Swiss post-punk band Kleenex (later changed to Liliput) lip-syncing in the studio for Swiss Television (Karussell) on December 13, 1978


r/ObscureMedia • • 2d ago

The Boogeyman (1982) [00:27:57] -- one of the earlier "dollar baby" adaptations of a Stephen King short story

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r/ObscureMedia • • 3d ago

Black Death - Black Death (1984) Only studio album by the one of the earliest (if not the first) known all-African-American metal bands.

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75 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia • • 3d ago

Once Upon A Time in America (1984) rare 143 minute U.S. theatrical version. VHS. Best quality.

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91 Upvotes

This copy has normal audio levels and better picture quality than the version uploaded on Archive.org years ago. A personal render of a copy I own with the right settings(the archive copy is blown out and bright with tracking issues).

Here's the corrected file:

https://transfer.it/t/Ux3LGn5TXbxK


r/ObscureMedia • • 3d ago

Popol Vuh - Letzte Tage - Letzte Nachte (1976)

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