What if one of theever made was treated as if it was one of theThat's what appears to be happening with 1966's MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE , which is witnessing a merchandising renaissance worthy of STAR WARS. Not only is the film getting a digital restoration on Blu-ray and DVD in October , but the movie's soundtrack will be released on vinyl in September.The soundtrack features liner notes from Videoscope columnist Tim Ferrante and artwork from Garrett T. McDonald. A "Master Variant" edition in red and black vinyl will also be available. You can listen to a sample HERE You can add these products to a heap that already includes both MST3K and RiffTrax versions of the film, the puppet-show "re-imagining" MANOS: THE HANDS OF FELT , a documentary titled MANOS: THE LOCATIONS OF FATE , and at least one video game adaption. All of which begs the question, "Dude? What the fuck?" (.)At heart, I'm an anarchist, so I adore watching things turn to shit. But I think we might actually have hit some sort of post-ironic wall with our collective obsession with the tragically terrible. I never imaged, way back in 1993 when MANOS first aired on MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, that we'd. And I'm not sure this fascination is a healthy thing.That being said, I'm totally ordering the soundtrack.Don't be like me, kids!