Everything old is new again! At least that’s how it seems with newly established niche distribution label Lovechild Pictures announcing the first film in its upcoming series of artisanal VHS releases. The debut project will be James Felix McKenney’s dystopian sci-fi opus Automatons.

Lensed in gritty black & white Super 8mm, Lovechild Pictures’ analog presentation enhances the experience of this nostalgia-inspired horror epic, best described as “Robot Monster meets Eraserhead.”

Produced by Larry Fessenden’s Glass Eye Pix and McKenney’s MonsterPants Movies, Automatons stars newcomer Christine Spencer (Satan Hates You), Brenda Cooney (I Sell the Dead), and genre icon Angus Scrimm (the Phantasm series). Also featured are Don Wood (Colonial House, Hypothermia), John Anthony Blake (“Doctor Who,” Psychomania), and executive producer Larry Fessenden (Habit, The Last Winter).

Packed to the brim with bonus content and an original making-of interview zine with director James Felix McKenney, Lovechild Pictures’ Automatons VHS tape will be available for online purchase October 15th, signed and limited to 50 copies. New York Comic Con attendees will have an advance opportunity to grab a copy at the Glass Eye Pix booth, where 20 of the tapes will be for sale, limited to one per customer.

Inspired by late-night cable broadcasts of yesteryear’s horrors, Automatons spins a fever-dream nightmarescape that must be seen to be believed.

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Synopsis:

Set in the distant future following an all-out robot genocide, Automatons follows a lone female survivor, sparring on against all odds with the aid of her mechanical companions.